CURRENT TOPICS IN IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE

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Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop knowledge of current immunology research areas and advances in both health and disease Audience: Graduate 2. Describe common mechanisms by which immune dysfunction contributes to the pathophysiology of disease, including autoimmunity and cancer. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop knowledge of cutting-edge research findings and common approaches to developing new treatments for immune related disorders. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate primary immunology-related research articles and demonstrate critical reasoning with regards to methods and conclusions. Audience: Graduate 5. Design new and feasible research directions at the cutting edge of immunology research by integrating instruction material and personally-researched scientific texts to formulate individual thoughts on topics not directly covered in lecture. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop knowledge of current immunology research areas and advances in both health and disease Audience: Graduate 2. Describe common mechanisms by which immune dysfunction contributes to the pathophysiology of disease, including autoimmunity and cancer. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop knowledge of cutting-edge research findings and common approaches to developing new treatments for immune related disorders. Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate primary immunology-related research articles and demonstrate critical reasoning with regards to methods and conclusions. Audience: Graduate 5. Design new and feasible research directions at the cutting edge of immunology research by integrating instruction material and personally-researched scientific texts to formulate individual thoughts on topics not directly covered in lecture. Audience: Graduate