Principles of Immunology and the Immune System

2 credits · Graduate School

The immune system plays a vital role to protect from pathogens and is intimately linked to a wide range of diseases. The goal of this course is to introduce the basics of immunology through discussion of principles of immunobiology and clinical immunology. Topics to be covered include principles of innate and adaptive immunity, antigen recognition and signaling, immune disease processes, discussion of clinical cases including immunodeficiencies, autoimmunity, inflammation, neuroinflammation, and tumor immunology. The class will consist of lectures followed by small group discussions of how those topics apply to basic and clinical immunology and will include discussions of current literature. Following the class, students will have the background to understand and interpret basic principles of immune function and understand how the immune system contributes to health and disease. [2]