Concepts of Immunology: Emory IBS 542: Fall 2004 Class Schedule

Lecture Number

Date Topic Reading Assignment Lecturer

1

Aug . 27

Overview of Immunology

Chapter 1

Boss

2

Aug. 30

Overview of Immunology

Chapter 1

Boss

3

Sept. 1

Ig and TCR gene organization 

Chapter 3

Boss

4

Sept. 3

Generation of antigen receptor diversity

Chapter 4

Boss

Sept. 6

Labor Day – No class    

5

Sept. 8

Experimental Tools

Appendix  I

Boss

6

Sept. 10

Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes

Chapter 3/5

Jensen

7

Sept. 13

Antigen presentation and processing I

Chapter 5

Jensen

8

Sept. 15

Antigen presentation and processing II

Chapter 5

Jensen

9

Sept. 17

Dendritic Cells and Function

 

Pulendran/ TA

10

Sept. 20

Mouse models in immunology

Appendix I A42 to A-47

Willliams

11

Sept. 22

Development of T and B lymphocytes

Chapter 7

Evavold

12

Sept. 24

T cell Development II

 

Evavold

13

Sept. 27

REVIEW

 

 

14

Sept. 29

EXAM I - Worth 150 of 500

   

15

Oct. 1

Cytokines/Cytokine signaling

Handouts

Gooding

16

Oct. 4

Signaling in the immune system I

Chapter 6

Kersh

17

Oct. 6

Signaling in the immune system II

 

Kersh

18

Oct. 8

T cell mediated immunity

Chapter 8

Altman

19

Oct. 11

Fall break-no class

   

20

Oct 13

B cells and immune responses: activation, distribution, and function and structure of Fc receptors

Chapter 9

Selvaraj

21

Oct 15

Lymphocyte homing, cell adhesion, chemokine receptors, & tissure distribution and migration

 

Jacob

22

Oct. 18

The innate immune system pt 1: Cells and complement

Chapter 2

Ziegler

23

Oct. 20

Immune response to bacteria

Chapter 10

Ziegler

24

Oct. 22

Innate immune system part 2-toll like receptors

Handouts

Ziegler

25

Oct. 25

Immune response to parasites

Chapter 10

Secor

26

Oct. 27

Immune response to viruses I

Chapter 10

Lukacher

27

Oct. 29

Immune response to viruses II/tracking T cells

 

Altman

28

Nov 1

Immunological memory

Chapter 10

Altman

29

Nov 3

REVIEW

 

TA

30

Nov 5

EXAM II - Worth 150 of 500

31

Nov 8

Immune regulation

Chapter. 11/ Handouts

McKenna

32

Nov 10

Tolerance

Chapter 13

McKenna

33

Nov 12

Autoimmunity

Chapter 13

TA

34

Nov 15

Hypersensitivity

Chapter 12

TA

35

Nov. 17

Immunodeficiency diseases

Chapter 11

Altman

36

Nov. 19

The immune system in AIDS

Chapter 11

Staprans

37

Nov. 22

Cancer and the immune system

Chapter 13/Handouts

Lukacher

31

Nov. 24

Vaccines

Chapter 14/ Handouts

Robinson

38

Nov. 26

Thanksgiving Holiday

   

39

Nov 29

Transplantation immunology

Chapter 13

Larsen

Pearson

40

Dec 1

REVIEW

 

TA

41

Dec. 3

Comprehensive final exam- worth 200 of 500 points    

The text is
Immunobiology, 6'th edition
by Charles A., Jr. Janeway, Paul Travers, Mark Walport, Mark J. Shlomchik

Class Meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday - Noon to 1:30p,

Rollins Research Building - 1510 Clifton Rd - Rm. 3052

 
     
 
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Updated Thursday, August 26, 2004