1. Course: Introduction to Immunology
‫מבוא לאימונולוגיה‬
Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Nutritional Sciences
B.Sc degree
Number: 2-4022610
Fall semester, second year
2 weekly hours
2. Schedule: Monday 13:00-15:00. Building 52 room 3.02
3. Lecturer: Prof. Danny Baranes
Office: Building 6 room 2.15
Tel: 30-629-1275.
Email: dannyb@ariel.ac.il.
Office hours: Monday 15:30-17:30
4. Teaching assistant/tutor: N/A
5. Course goal
Providing basic knowledge and understanding of the immunological defense
systems in the body, their components and mechanism of action; major issues
in medical immunology; application of immunological methods in diagnostics
and research.
6. Prerequisites: biology of the cell, biochemistry
7. Method of instruction: frontal lectures
8. Course plan
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Introduction to immunology
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Cellular and humoral immune systems
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Mechanism of antigen recognition
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Hematopoiesis
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Antibodies – structure and function
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Pathology of the immune system
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Application of immunological methods in diagnostics and research
9. Course requirements: Class attendance and final exam
10. Date of the examination: end of the fall semester
11. Course grading: 100% final exam
12. Main textbook and additional text books
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I. M. Roitt. Essential Immunology, Blackwell Science (Publ) 10th Ed,
2001
Janeway,CA., Travers,P., Walpot,A. .Immunobiology ,Capra,JD and .
Garland 2001
Roitt,I., Brostoff,J. and Male,D. Immunology, 5th Ed. Mosby and Co.
(Publs). London, 1998.
E. Harlow and D. Lane. Antibodies: a laboratory manual, Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory, 1988.
D. Catty. Antibodies: a practical approach. Vols. I and II. IRL Press,
1988
Shepherd, P. and Dean C . Monoclonal Antibodies: principles and
practice. Oxford University Press, 0222
http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/ghaffar/innate.htm
http://www.antibodyresource.com/educational.html
Roitt. I. M. Essential Immunology, Blackwell Science (Publ) 11th Ed, 2006
Janeway,CA., Travers,P., Walpot,A.and Capra,JD. Immunobiology, 5th Ed.
Garland Publ (NY), 6th Ed, 2005
13. Reading list: The above book list.
14. Required material for the examination: Class lectures + parts from the
books, as will be explained during the course.