Course Description
Immunology with emphasis on underlying mechanisms of development and function of the immune system. Students will critically evaluate current literature and design experiments to test hypotheses.
Athena Title
Advanced Immunology
Prerequisite
CBIO(MIBO) 4100/6100 or IDIS 4100/6100-4100L/6100L or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course will follow a lecture/discussion format. During the first meeting, lecturers will provide students with a brief overview of the specific topic including information on how the particular field has evolved, our current knowledge and controversies on the topic, and where the particular field is headed. This information will be provided using primary data as teaching material as often as possible. In addition, each lecturer will provide the students with 2-3 papers on recent, intriguing developments on the specific topic prior to the discussion period. Students are required to read all of the papers in depth and participate in an informal round table discussion of the selected papers summarizing the key findings, pitfalls/ problems, and its overall contribution to the field.
Topical Outline
Current literature in immunology will be presented by the students and discussed. About 7 current themes in immunology will be selected for discussion. Each topic will start with an introduction (1 hr lecture) and paper presentation (1 hr) by the instructor. Five students (1/2 hr each) will present 5 different preselected papers from current liteature on the same topic, followed by 1/2 to 1 hr of discussion. The students will be graded for their comprehension of the literature on the topic, presentation and writing a grant proposal (4 pages).
Syllabus
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