| Unit name | Advanced Immunology |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PANM33001 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Wuelfing |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
3 from the attached level 6/H lecture units and Research Skills unit. |
| School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This module is focussed on immunology currently at the cutting edge of research. The unit includes: Innate immunity, Antigen processing, Immune trafficking, Peripheral CD4 T cell differentiation, Signalling and signal transduction in T and B cells, CD8 T cell responses, Positive and negative selection during thymocyte development, Central and peripheral tolerance. The topic will include a session on flow cytometry, a research paper workshop and a data handling workshop.
Aims:
This unit provides in-depth coverage of the cellular and molecular events that drive immune responses. It illustrates the development and differentiation of immune cells, how the immune system processes and recognises antigens, how immune cells home to the tissues of our body where they are needed and highlights the consequences of their communications. It demonstrates that the immune system needs control and how this is achieved to avoid disease.
Knowledge and understanding of current topics in innate and adaptive immunity, and of the scientific literature pertaining to the field and an ability to evaluate this literature critically.
Lectures, Data Handling Session, Journal Review Session
Independent study: Students are expected to study the recommended literature.
Exam to include 2 essays, one essay to be chosen from each section containing three questions.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PANM33001).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
