CMM550

040295

The immune system is essential for life in a septic world, but the potent mechanisms of defense must be tightly regulated to prevent damage to the host. Virtually all diseases encountered in the clinic have some pathology contributed by immune-related pathways. Further, many of the most prescribed medications act by targeting these pathways. Therefore, students pursuing many fields in biomedicine will benefit from an understanding of the major mechanisms of inflammation, pathology caused by the immune system, pathways of resolution, and therapeutic targets. This course will provide pre-health science professions students (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, etc.), as well as students planning a career in biomedical research, with an essential understanding of the ways in which the immune system contributes to disease.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

GIDP - CBIO (Cancer Biology)

Basic cell and molecular biology; basic immunology