Immune System II: Immune Responses in Health and Disease MBB 427 (3)
Immunologic responses toward bacterial, viral and parasitic infections. The basis of vaccines, primary immunodeficiencies, and the mechanisms by which the immune system causes allergy, autoimmune diseases, and organ transplant rejection. Immune responses towards cancer and therapeutic modulation of immune responses to protect against the indicated diseases will also be discussed. Prerequisite: MBB 426 or HSCI 426, with a minimum grade of C. Students with credit for HSCI 427 may not repeat this course for further credit.