Units
3.0 QUARTER UNITS
Estimated Cost
$815

Skills you will gain

  • Immunology Fundamentals: Grasp key concepts and terminology in immunology for a strong foundational understanding.
  • Health & Disease Connections: Understand how immunological principles impact human health and disease conditions.
  • Research & Clinical Techniques: Learn experimental strategies and laboratory techniques essential in immunology.
  • Immunological Implications in Drug Discovery: Explore the role of immunology in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
  • Up-to-Date Immunology Knowledge: Stay current with recent developments in immunology and their applications in treatment and drug development.

Course Description


Immunology involves a complex network of interacting molecules and cells that function to recognize and respond to foreign agents. It also has wide-ranging implications for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotechnology industries. This course provides the fundamental principles of immunology, along with recent developments and their implications for drug discovery and development, as well as disease treatment.

The course highlights immunological techniques important in research and clinical laboratories. This course is intended for researchers in biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, nurses, and others interested in gaining a background in the fundamentals of immunology. It has been specifically designed both for those who are new to immunology and for those who already have some understanding but wish to update their knowledge.

Topics

  • Innate, humoral and cell-mediated immunity, adaptive immunity
  • The clonal selection of lymphocytes
  • Antigens, antibodies and their interactions
  • Antibody gene rearrangement
  • Lymphocyte development
  • Aspects of clinical immunology such as inflammation
  • The immune response to bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic diseases
  • Vaccines
  • AIDS and other immunodeficiencies
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Allergies
  • Transplantation immunology
  • Cancer and Immunology: Infection, Immunity and origins of Cancer;
    Immunotherapy approaches in Cancer; CAR T-cells and use in treatment of
    Cancer

Professional Credit

UCSC EXTENSION Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13114, for 30 contact hours

Prerequisites / Skills Needed

Skills Needed:

  • General microbiology and basic chemistry. Knowledge of cell biology is recommended.
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