Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• HST.176 (Fall 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Cellular and Molecular Immunology 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Health Sciences and Technology 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Shiv Pillai
  Dr. Frederick W. Alt
  Dr. Marcus Altfeld
  Dr. Paul Anderson
  Dr. Jon C. Aster
  Dr. Hugh Auchincloss
  Dr. Steven P. Balk
  Dr. Samuel M. Behar
  Dr. Richard S. Blumberg
  Dr. Francisco Bonilla
  Dr. Bobb 
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  HST.176 Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features downloadable lecture notes and exams.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course covers cells and tissues of the immune system, lymphocyte development, the structure and function of antigen receptors, the cell biology of antigen processing and presentation, including molecular structure and assembly of MHC molecules, the biology of cytokines, leukocyte-endothelial interactions, and the pathogenesis of immunologically mediated diseases. The course is structured as a series of lectures and tutorials in which clinical cases are discussed with faculty tutors.