526-305 Medical and Applied Immunology
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Subject Information
Coordinators:
Credit Points: 12.5
Prerequisites:
526-304 Principles of Immunology.
Semester: 2
Contact:
36 lectures (three per week)
Description/Objectives:
The subject provides an in-depth study of cell interactions in the immune response: natural and acquired immunity to bacteria, viruses and parasites; design of vaccines; immunodeficiency, including HIV/AIDS; immunopathology of infection; autoimmunity, its aetiology, pathogenesis and treatment; and current practice and future perspectives in transplantation and tumour immunology.
By the end of the subject students should be able to understand and discuss:
- cell interactions in immunity as they relate to medical and applied aspects of immunology;
- the mechanisms of natural and acquired immunity to bacteria, viruses and parasites, and mechanisms of evasion of these responses, and how this knowledge relates to vaccine design;
- the problems of immunopathology and immunodeficiency in infection;
- the aetiology, pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmunity;
- the problems of transplantation and how they are overcome; and
- the potential of immunotherapy and vaccines against cancer.
Students should have developed skills in analysing experimental evidence
for immunological concepts.
They should appreciate the experimental basis of our knowledge of the
immune response and how this knowledge can be extrapolated to practical
applications.
Assessment:
A 1-hour mid-semester written examination (20%) and a 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (80%).
Prescribed Text:
C A Janeway et al, Immunobiology. 5th edn, 2004.
Generic Skills
Upon completion of this subject, students should understand, and be able to discuss, cell interactions in immunity as they relate to medical and applied aspects of immunology, mechanisms of immunity to microorganisms and microbial evasion of these responses, and immunopathology and immunodeficiency.
Students should have developed skills in analysing experimental evidence for immunological concepts. Students should appreciate the experimental basis of our knowledge of the immune response and how this knowledge can be extrapolated to practical applications such as immunotherapy and vaccines against microbes and cancer, and overcoming problems of transplantation and autoimmunity.