One of the professional short courses held at the University of Warwick,Coventry
31st March & 1st April 2008

To include:

* Introduction to the cells & their organs (The haemopoetic system; Innate and acquired immunity; Generation of an immune response; Monoclonal & polyclonal responses; Immunological cross reaction; Clonal selection theory)
* The nature & diversity of antigen receptors (Immunoglobulin structure; Classes of immunoglobulin and their functional roles; T cell receptors and diversity)
* The Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC) organisation & polymorphism (Organisation of the genetic cluster and the polymorphism within it)
* Function of the MHC in antigen processing & presentation (Loading class I & II MHC with peptides)
* Effector functions (Fc receptors; Role of complement)
* Cytokines and cell-mediated immunity (Introduction to the major players; Roles in development and differentiation; Cytokine imbalance)
* Adhesion molecules (Roles in facilitating and stabilising interactions)
* Transplant and tumour technology (Tissue typing, immunosuppression, allograph & cancer immunology)
* Immunology of infectious disease (Interaction between pathogens & immunity, cytotoxic cells, viruses & parasites)
* Autoimmunity (Mechanisms by which self tolerance are brought about and proposed mechanisms of breakdown)

For further details email : s.j.hicks@warwick.ac.uk

see the University of Warwick website on Professional Short Courses calendar here

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