Cellular and Molecular Immunology: An Introductory Course

Mechanisms of immune responses in health and disease. Innate and adaptive immunity; development of the immune system; molecular biology, structure, and function of antibodies and T-cell receptors; cellular basis and regulation of immune responses; infectious diseases and vaccines; allergy, inflammation, and autoimmunity. COVID-19 will be featured as a major example. Lectures and discussion in class and in sections. For upper class undergraduate and graduate students who have not had an introductory immunology course. Prerequisites for undergraduates: Biology Core, Human Biology Core, or BIO 83 and 86, or consent of instructor. For graduate students: College-level molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology, or consent of instructor.