Week 1: Introduction to the Immune System
Introduction to the Immune System. Introduction, Cells of the immune system, Location of the immune system.
Introduction to the Immune System00:00:00
Week 2: Components of the Adaptive Immune System
What they are and how they work. Adaptive Immunity – An Overview, MHC proteins, Antigen Processing and Presentation, T Cell Development, T Cell Activation, Costimulatory Properties of Antigen-presenting Cells, Activation of T Helper Cells, Activation of Cytotoxic T Cells, B Cell Development, B Cell Activation, Antibodies, Antibody Structure, Antibody Synthesis, Structure and Function of Secreted Antibodies, Primary and Secondary Adaptive Immune Responses, Active and Passive Immunity.
B Cells and T Cells00:00
Phagocytes and Macrophages00:00
Antigen Presenting Cells00:00
MHC Protein and T-Cell Development00:00
Antibody Structure and Synthesis00:00
Active and Passive Immunity00:00
Week 3: Immune Responses to Pathogens.
Introduction, Extracellular Bacterial Infections, Intracellular Bacterial Infections, Viral Infections, Responses to Protein Antigens (e.g., toxins). Course Content (continued):
Extracellular and Intracellular Bacterial Infection00:00
Viral Infections – Immune Response to Pathogens00:00
Immune Responses to Viruses00:00
Viral Infections and Disorders of the Immune System00:00
Week 3: Unwanted Immune Responses.
Hypersensitivities, Graft Rejection.
Unwanted Immune Responses00:00
Week 3: Disorders of the Immune System.
Autoimmunity, Immunodeficiency diseases, AIDS, Preventing and treating AIDS, Current Treatments for Persons with AIDS. Topic
Week 4 – 5: Antibodies as Tools in Medicine and Biology.
Medical uses of antibodies, Making monoclonal antibodies, ELISA, Blood typing, Immunofluorescence, Analyzing cells by FACS.
Antibodies as Tools in Medicine00:00
Medical Uses of Antibodies00:00
Week 6: Revision and Midterm Examination
Week 7 – 8: Introduction to Bacterial Diseases.
Introduction, Concepts and Terminology, The Normal Flora, Biofilms, Host Defense Mechanisms, Therapy and Prevention of Bacterial Diseases, Isolation and Identification of Bacterial Pathogens, Epidemiology and the Spread of Disease, An Introduction to Pathogenesis.
Bacterial Diseases00:00
Identification of Bacterial Pathogens00:00
Week 9: Virulence Mechanisms of Pathogenic Bacteria.
Bacterial Adherence, Avoidance of Phagocytosis, Toxins, Intracellular Existence, Regulation of virulence genes. Bioterrorism.
Treatment and Prevention of Bacterial Diseases00:00
Epidemiology and Spread of Disease00:00
Virulence Mechanism of Pathogenic Bacteria00:00
Bacterial Adherence00:00
Avoidance of Phagocytosis00:00
Bioterrorism00:00
Week 10 – 11: Viruses.
Molecular diversity, properties and pathogenicity. What is a Virus?, Why Study Viruses?, Virus Structure, The Virus Replication Cycle, Classification of Animal Viruses, Cultivating Animal Viruses in the Laboratory, Pathogenesis of Viral Infections, Vaccine Production.
Molecular Diversity of Viruses00:00
Toxins00:00
Pathogenesis of Viral Infections00:00
Vaccine Production00:00
Week 12 – 14: Specific Virus Families.
Picornavirus (Poliovirus) [structure, replication, pathogenesis, vaccines], Orthomyxovirus (Influ-enza) [structure, replication cycle, pathogenesis, antigenic variation, vaccines, antivirals], Retrovirus (HIV) [structure, replication cycle, pathogenesis, antigenic variation, vaccines, antivirals]
Specific Virus Families00:00
Viral Replication Cycle00:00
Classification of Animal Viruses00:00
Cultivating Animal Viruses00:00
Picornavirus00:00
Influenza Virus00:00
HIV Retrovirus Structure and Replication00:00
Preventing and Treating AIDS00:00