This unit aims to introduce students to some fundamental aspects of immunology. It reviews the normal immune response to foreign antigens and how it provides defence against micro-organisms, and also the pathogenesis and diagnosis of disorders associated with an excessive, defective or unwarranted immune response. Disorders discussed include autoimmune diseases, allergies, immunodeficiency states, leukaemia/ lymphoma and transplants. Students will also be introduced to the practical aspects of laboratory immunology. Techniques used in clinical and research immunology laboratories will be presented during practical classes. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor David Piedrafita (Gippsland); Professor Chow Sek Chuen (Sunway)
Prerequisites: Completion of at least 12 points of biology and medical bioscience units. Recommended: one unit each of first year chemistry and second year physiology.
