Aims:
The taught element of this module aims to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary
approach to understanding the complex processes involved in interactions between pathogenic
micro-organisms and their human hosts. The seminar and essay programmes of the module
aim to improve transferable skills in oral and written presentation, database interrogation
and word processing.
Objectives:
On completion of the module the students are expected:
- To have a detailed knowledge of the mammalian immune system, including the
adaptive and innate immune responses.
- To understand the molecular and genetic basis of strategies employed by micro-organisms
to invade host tissue, avoid host defence mechanisms and proliferate at
sites of infection.
- To appreciate the use of modern experimental approaches for investigating
important infectious and immunological diseases.
- To gain experience of acquiring information from primary literature sources,
and of organising and communicating it in oral and written forms.
For further information, please contact the course convener.
Recommended Literature:
You will be notified about appropriate references at lectures. For the immunology
section of the module it is recommended that you refer to:
Janeway
C.A. and Travers P. Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease. Current
Biology/Garland/Churchill Livingstone. 3rd Ed. 1997, ISBN 0815328184.
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