BIO 440 - Immunology

3 CR

This course covers fundamentals of both innate and acquired immunity. The course will encompass interactions between cells of the immune system in production of immune responses and the molecules in control of these interactions. The course also includes cellular and molecular mechanisms of immunity, including antigen processing and presentation, histocompatibility, T cell and B cell development, initiation of the immune response, and immunological memory. Understanding of immunodeficiency disorder and neoplasm of the immune system, as well as basic understanding of tumor immunology are included.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 321 and BIO 324.