Immunology and Infection

Overview

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This course examines how the immune system defends the host against microbial infections, including host–pathogen interactions, clinical immunological analysis, immune therapeutics, and vaccine development. It also develops scientific-literature critique, information management, communication, teamwork, and ethical practice.

Syllabus

Define and relate the factors involved in host-pathogen interactions.
Evaluate clinical laboratory immunological analyses of important infections.
Compare and analyse strategies in immune therapeutics and vaccine development.
Display effective communication and presentation skills, teamwork and professionalism.
Demonstrate competencies in information management, critiquing, analysing scientific literature and ethics.
Describe how the immune system functions to defend the host against infections by microbes.