Education-Course Descriptions
146. Immunotherapy
This course will consider both basic scientific and therapeutic aspects of four important areas of immunology: vaccination, tumor immunology, autoimmunity, and mucosal immunology. The vaccination module will consider current vaccination strategies and new advances in vaccinology. The tumor immunology module will consider the challenges of tumor antigen identification and mechanism of delivery to the immune system to combat malignancies. Autoimmunity will be discussed to describe basic mechanisms behind the disease and what can be done to modulate the immune response to prevent or treat such diseases. Mechanisms of immunity and intervention strategies at sites such as the gut and lungs will be considered in the mucosal immunology module. Each session will consist of a 45 to 60 minute lecture outlining the topic followed by a 60 to 90 minute discussion of current papers (assigned reading).
Prerequisite: A previous immunology course and/or permission of an instructor.
Gorham, Usherwood, Berwin, and staff.