Immunology I
Biology 5190
Summer Session 1  2002
Dr. Tom McConnell (Office: N-305; phone 328-4244)
Office Hours: 4:00 - 5:00 PM   M-TH
Lecture: Room: BN-102; Time: 9:40-11:10PM  M-F (All 5 days)
Text:Immunology, 4th Edition by Janis Kuby
Biol. 5190 is a detailed introductory course designed to provide a background in the structure of the genes and proteins of the immune system, the function of these molecules, and the function of the cells which make up the body's defense system. Experimental design is emphasized.
Grading Policy and Exam Procedures
Grades will be based on two one-hour exams and a comprehensive final exam. Each of the one-hour exams will count 33% of your final grade. The final exam will count 34% of your final grade. Failure to take an exam at the assigned time and date will result in a zero for that exam. These exams are your only point opportunities and will cover lecture material and reading assignments from the text. Students with excused absences from any of the exams may be allowed to take a comprehensive makeup exam scheduled for Tuesday, June 25 (last day of class), subject to my approval. Only one makeup exam will be given. Undergraduate student exams (e.g. 4BI or equivalent) and post-Bachelor-degree student exams (6GR, 7GR, etc.) will have one or more different questions - totaling approximately 10% of the point value of each exam - often in the form of an experimental design question for the "GR" students.
Prerequisites
Genetics
Microbiology
 
Recommended: Cell physiology or equivalent
 
Lecture Schedule
Introduction, General properties of immunity
General properties of immune responses
Cells of the immune system
Lymphoid tissues
Antigens
Organization and expression of immunoglobulin (Ig) genes and T cell receptor
Antibody-antigen interactions
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

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