Course Schedule:
• This introductory course will provide students with an overview of how the immune system works and the special vocabulary and experimental systems that describe it.
• We will read and discuss an excellent textbook (Janeway’s Immunobiology) with study questions and occasional experimental papers. There will be a short research proposal and one open book exam at the end of the course.
• The course is designed for two kinds of students:
· Those specializing in other areas who want to learn enough immunology to gain access to the experimental literature.
· Those with a particular interest in immunology. As a 2-credit course, Introduction to Immunology can be fit into the PMCB first year curriculum. This course, or a good undergraduate course in immunology, is a prerequisite for the Advanced Immunology course (MBIM 612, offered in the spring quarter alternate years, next in 2012).
• Introduction to Immunology will be offered every year, with a minimum enrollment of six.
• 2 Credits. One 2 hour class per week. Thursdays 1 to 3.
First meeting Thursday, January 12th, 1 to 3 in RJH 6501. The 8th edition is available in the OHSU bookstore, but it is cheaper at Amazon ($89.91 with free shipping). The e-book version is now available at this link: http://store.vitalsource.com/show/978-1-1366-6521-9. A 6 month e-rental is $62.00. If you are on a tight budget, the 7th edition of the text is adequate for this course.
• Questions? contact
David Parker, course coordinator, <parkerd_at_oshu.edu>, 503 494-1498 or
Ilhem Messaoudi, faculty, <messaoud_at_ohsu.edu>, 503 418-2734
