Day

Date

Class mtg

Topic

Wed

1/17

1

Introductory lecture. Blood, lymph, cells.

Scientific terms. DNA-RNA-Proteins

Fri

1/19

2

Components of the Immune System.

Mon

1/22

3

Adaptive immunity: Antibodies Lecture Outline.

Wed

1/24

4

Adaptive immunity: B cells Lecture Outline.

Fri

1/26

5

Adaptive immunity: T cells Lecture Outline.

Mon

1/29

6

NO CLASS.

Wed

1/31

7

Adaptive immunity: Major Histocompatibility Lecture Outline.

Fri

2/2

8

Adaptive immunity: Antigen Processing Lecture Outline.

Mon

2/5

9

Adaptive immunity: Antigen Presentation

Wed

2/7

10

Pathogens: Host-Pathogen Relationship Lecture Outline.

Fri

2/9

11

Pathogens: Evolution and the Origins of Disease.

Discussion Article.

Mon

2/12

12

Cytokines

Wed

2/14

13

Innate immunity: Inflammation Lecture Outline.

Fri

2/16

14

Innate immunity. Immunology Review

Mon

2/19

NO CLASS President's day

Wed

2/21

15

MIDTERM I Answer Key

Fri

2/23

16

Viruses Lecture Outline

Mon

2/26

17

Viruses: Immune responses to viruses.

Wed

2/28

18

Prions Lecture Outline: Diseases caused by prions (Mad Cow disease).

Fri

3/2

19

Bacteria Lecture Outline: Significant bacterial diseases.

Mon

3/5

20

"The Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance"

Discussion Article.

Wed

3/7

21

Bacteria: Immune responses to bacteria. Persistence, immune evasion.

Fri

3/9

22

Protozoan Parasites Lecture Outline: Malaria, Leishmania, Trypanosomes.

Mon

3/12

23

Parasitic worms (Helminths) Immune evasion. A fun website

Wed

3/14

24

Allergy/Hypersensitivity Lecture Outline.

Fri

3/16

25

Allergy/Hypersensitivity.

Mon

3/19

26

Asthma

Discussion article

Wed

3/21

27

Autoimmunity: When the immune system attacks the body.

Fri

3/23

28

Autoimmune Diseases: Lupus, Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis.

3/26-

3/30

SPRING BREAK

Mon

4/2

29

HIV: Life cycle. Epidemiology and controversy.

Wed

4/4

30

HIV: How does HIV cause AIDS?

Fri

4/6

31

Vaccines: Types of vaccines.

Mon

4/9

32

MIDTERM II

Wed

4/11

33

Vaccines

Fri

4/13

34

HIV: Clinical Aspects.

Guest lecture: Professor Abrams, UCSF

Mon

4/16

35

Genetic Vaccines.

Discussion Article.

Wed

4/18

36

Organ Transplants. Clinical aspects.

Fri

4/20

37

Organ Transplants. Immunosuppressive drugs.

Mon

4/23

38

POSTER SESSION 2063 VLSB

Wed

4/25

39

Cancer: What is cancer? Oncogenesis.

Epidemiology, environmental factors.

Fri

4/27

40

Cancer: Conventional therapy, gene therapy, vaccines.

Mon

4/30

41

Cancer Therapies.

Discussion Article.

Wed

5/2

42

Immune responses to tumors.

Guest lecture: Professor Allison, UCB

Fri

5/4

43

Stress and the Immune system: Neuropeptides, Corticosteroids.

Mon

5/7

44

Stress and the Immune system:

Review for exam.