Course Date: 9th April 2012
Course Duration: 2 Days
Location: School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry,
CV4 7AL
School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Price:
£580 (£500 for NHS or University staff/full time students) includes refreshments and lunch
Course objectives:
This course is aimed primarily at
personnel from the pharmaceutical
industry, the medical community
and academic scientists, although it
would be suitable for anyone
seeking a grounding in
immunology. It stands on a highly
successful base of custom built
courses and will draw on the
resources of a department with
extensive expertise to provide a
thorough grounding in this
important field
This course is aimed primarily at personnel from the pharmaceutical industry, the medical community
and academic scientists, although it would be suitable for anyone seeking a grounding in immunology. It stands on a highly successful base of custom built courses and will draw on the resources of a department with extensive expertise to provide a thorough grounding in this important field.
Target audience:
Topics covered:
Introduction to the cells & their organs (The haemopoetic system; Innate and acquired immunity; Generation of an
immune response; Monoclonal & polyclonal responses; Immunological cross reaction; Clonal selection theory)
The nature & diversity of antigen receptors (Immunoglobulin structure; Classes of immunoglobulin and their
functional roles; T cell receptors and diversity)
The Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC) organisation & polymorphism (Organisation of the genetic
cluster and the polymorphism within it)
Function of the MHC in antigen processing & presentation (Loading class I & II MHC with peptides)
Effector functions (Fc receptors; Role of complement)
Cytokines and cell-mediated immunity (Introduction to the major players; Roles in development and differentiation;
Cytokine imbalance)
Adhesion molecules (Roles in facilitating and stabilising interactions)
Transplant and tumour technology (Tissue typing, immunosuppression, allograph & cancer immunology)
Immunology of infectious disease (Interaction between pathogens & immunity, cytotoxic cells, viruses & parasites)
Autoimmunity (Mechanisms by which self tolerance are brought about and proposed mechanisms of breakdown)
A series of small-group tutorials will be conducted, using discussion, graphic displays and experimental materia
Introduction to the cells & their organs (The haemopoetic system; Innate and acquired immunity; Generation of an
immune response; Monoclonal & polyclonal responses; Immunological cross reaction; Clonal selection theory)
The nature & diversity of antigen receptors (Immunoglobulin structure; Classes of immunoglobulin and their
functional roles; T cell receptors and diversity)
The Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC) organisation & polymorphism (Organisation of the genetic
cluster and the polymorphism within it)
Function of the MHC in antigen processing & presentation (Loading class I & II MHC with peptides)
Effector functions (Fc receptors; Role of complement)
Cytokines and cell-mediated immunity (Introduction to the major players; Roles in development and differentiation;
Cytokine imbalance)
Adhesion molecules (Roles in facilitating and stabilising interactions)
Transplant and tumour technology (Tissue typing, immunosuppression, allograph & cancer immunology)
Immunology of infectious disease (Interaction between pathogens & immunity, cytotoxic cells, viruses & parasites)
Autoimmunity (Mechanisms by which self tolerance are brought about and proposed mechanisms of breakdown)
A series of small-group tutorials will be conducted, using discussion, graphic displays and experimental materia
Language:
English
CME points:
Contact person name: Charlotte Moonan
Contact person phone:
On-line booking hyperlink: template.bio.warwick.ac.uk/shortcourses/immunology.pdf
Contact person email: Charlotte.Moonan@warwick.ac.uk
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