Basic immunology
Course introduction
The aim of the course is to cover the basic principles of the immune system and its regulation and give an updated insight into molecular immunology.
The following main topics are addressed in the course:
- General introduction to the immune system
- The adaptive and innate immune system
- T cells and cytokines
- Antigen presentation
- B cells and antibodies
- Tolerance and MHC restriction
- Generation of an immune response
- Immunologic memory (vaccines)