PCB 4233 IMMUNOLOGY 3 credits

Prerequisite(s): BSC 2010/2010L, and MCB 3020C or PCB 3023C. This course teaches the fundamentals and functions of the immune system. The role of the immune system in health and disease is a vital component of life and investigations into this system introduce the student to the organs, tissues, cells, and molecules of the immune system and their relationship to disease. The immune system involves complex interactions between blood cells, chemical signals, cellular signals, genetics, and foreign “invaders” which allow us to merge concepts from biology, microbiology, biochemistry and genetics. 47 contact hours.