MI5061 - Advanced Immunology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences (pre 2015) |
Advanced aspects of the biology of the immune system and interaction with other body systems with emphasis on: the evolution of the immune system in warm and cold blooded vertebrates; immunophysiology, regulation of the immune system and the role of the immune system in parasitic and infectious diseases, reproduction, auto-immune diseases, tumour and transplantation biology as well as the potential to manipulate the immune system.
Learning Outcomes
- critically evaluate the strategies used to gain a better understanding of immune mechanisms and ways in which the immune response can be modified;
- describe at an advanced level the role of the immune system in infectious and noninfectious diseases;
- describe the ontogeny and the interactions between the different components of the immune system and their role in immunoregulation;
- outline the evolution of the immune system in invertebrates, fish, birds and mammals;
- understand the physiological and functional interaction of the immune system with other body systems.
| Prerequisites: | MI2011 and MI2021 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TV5120 and MI3061 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Catherine Rush |
| Lecturer: | Professor Natkunam Ketheesan. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); other exams (12%); tutorial attendance and participation (12%); assignments (16%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.