[vc_row el_class=”inner-body-content” css=”.vc_custom_1668075925947{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE OBJECTIVES” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1668075900011{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Introduces the principles of immunology including: development of the immune system, innate immunity, immunoglobulin structure and genetics, antigen-antibody reactions, the major histocompatibility complex reactions and antigen presentation, T cell receptors (genetics, structure, selection), T cell activation and effector functions, energy and apoptosis, cytokines, phagocytic cell function, immune responses to infectious organisms and tumors, autoimmune diseases, autoimmunity, allergies, and immune deficiencies. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668075876007{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]CLO: 1. Understand the general perspectives of innate and acquired immunity
CLO: 2. Comprehend the nature of antibodies and process whereby antibodies are induced in response to antigens.
CLO: 3. Demonstrate the process of immunization, functions of small molecular compounds that are essential for immunity in animals and plants.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]