Immunology

This course aims to introduce basic concepts in Immunology. You will learn fundamentals of the immune system including immune cells and tissues as well as molecular and cellular components of innate immunity and adaptive immunity. This course includes detailed sections on pathogen recognition and inflammatory signalling in innate cells, on development of lymphocytes as well as on structure and function of antibodies and T-cell receptors. This course will also focus on the significance of the major histocompatibility complex, on T-cell/antigen interactions, on cell- and antibody-mediated immunity and on immune responses to infections. You will be introduced to applied topics in immunobiology including vaccines, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency. Learning will be accomplished through a combination of traditional lectures supported by educational animations, small class tutorials and a laboratory practical.