Instructor: J. John Cohen, MDCM, PhD
The course ran on Tuesdays, 28 August to 27 November 2018, from 1-3 PM (1300-1500 h).
Students in a degree program are enrolled by that program; please email us to tell us you'll be joining the course (since we don't find out any other way until late in the process, and you could miss out on important information). Non-degree students (PRAs, for example) need JJ Cohen's permission and signature to register; please drop him an email. The forms for you to register are on line; click Prospective Students, then Apply and then the CU Anschutz Non-Degree Students button.
Auditors are welcome, also with permission; please let JJ know your interest before the course starts. Space is limited, so contact JJ early.
IMMU 7630 is a course in human-based immunology designed for graduate students, clinicians, and others who are not necessarily immunologists. It considers the broad sweep of immunology and its relationships to other disciplines, focusing on ideas and concepts more than details. Sufficient clinical examples are included to establish relevance, and widely-used immunologically-based methods are discussed. We practice clear communication by constructing and maintaining an online discussion group to which we all contribute. These course notes serve as our textbook. Scroll down for the schedule, and link via the left-hand navbar to that week's page. There you can download pdf files of each Unit, which corresponds to about an hour of class. Look at the files and decide if you want to print them. There is supplementary material on each week's page.
This site is continuously revised and updated.
Crucial advice: Always read the notes before coming to class!
There's no required text. If you want to consider buying a text, click here for 2017 recommendations.
Essential to read: Syllabus, with rules, course organization, grading, schedule, and advice: You can download a hard copy.
Students requiring special accomodations: speak to JJC, and click here.
Information about UCD faculty and staff tuition waivers here.
2018 Course Schedule
(printable version)
Week |
Date |
Unit |
Topic |
| 1 | 28 Aug | 1 | Introduction to Course & Immunology |
| 2 | Innate to Adaptive Immunity | ||
| 2 | 04 Sept | 3 | Anatomy & Physiology of the Immune System |
| 4 | Antibody Structure | ||
| 3 | 11 Sept | 5 | Antibody Genes |
| 6 | Antibody Function | ||
| 4 | 18 Sept | 7 | Monoclonal Antibodies and Antibody Techniques |
| 8 | Ontogeny of the Immune System | ||
| 5 | 25 Sept | 9 | T Cells |
| 10 | T Cells | ||
| 6 | 02 Oct | 11 | Immunogenetics & Transplantation |
| 12 | Immunity & Vaccines | ||
| 7 | 09 Oct | 13 | MIDTERM TEST |
| 14 | MIDTERM TEST | ||
| 8 | 16 Oct | 15 | Immunodeficiencies |
| 16 | Immunology of AIDS | ||
| 9 | 23 Oct | 17 | Immunopathology Type III: Immune Complex Disease |
| 18 | Immunopathology Type II: Autoimmunity | ||
| 10 | 30 Oct | 19 | Immunopathology Type I: Allergy & Parasite Immunity |
| 20 | Immunopathology Type IV: T Cell Mediated | ||
| 11 | 06 Nov | 21 | Chronic Frustrated Immune Responses & Regulation |
| 22 | Immunohematology | ||
| 12 | 13 Nov | 23 | Tumor Immunology |
| 24 | Immunomodulators and Biological Response Modifiers | ||
| 13 | 20 Nov | 25 | Lymphomas, New Developments & Ideas |
| 26 | Overview & Review | ||
| 14 | 27 Nov | 27 | FINAL TEST |
| 28 | FINAL TEST | ||