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Immunology Fall 2020 & Spring 2021
This page has content for three courses
PATH 511AQ - Immunology A
PATH 511BQ - Immunology B
PATH 5210Q - Molecular and Cellular
Immunology
Masters students can take Immunology A independent of Immunology B. However, Immunology A is a pre-requisite for Immunology B.
Molecular and Cellular
Immunology is a course designed for Ph.D. students. Masters students can take this course by permission.
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY 2:30-3:50
Classroom: TBD/Online
Textbook: Janeway’s Immunobiology 9th Edition, 2016, Garland Scientific
Course Directors:
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, work 973-972-5233, cell 973-518-8038, MSB C567, bocarsly@rutgers.edu) and co-director Dr. Christine Rohowsky-Kochan, 2-7394, rohowscm@njms.rutgers.edu
Note: Lecture order and lecturers are subject to change
Beginning of PATH 511AQ - Immunology A and PATH 5210Q - Molecular and Cellular
Immunology
Lecture |
Date |
Topic |
Textbook Chapter |
Lecturer |
1 |
Mon
Oct 19 |
Course Intro.
Cells and organs of the immune system |
Chapt. 1 |
PFB/CRK
Ponzio |
2 |
Wed
Oct 21 |
Innate Immunity, part 1 |
Chapt. 2,3 and parts of Chapt 11 |
Beaulieu
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3 |
Mon
Oct 26 |
Innate Immunity, part 2 |
Chapt. 2,3 and parts of Chapt 11 |
Beaulieu |
4 |
Wed
Oct 28 |
Innate Immunity, part 3 - complement |
Chapt. 2 |
Rohowsky-Kochan |
5 |
Mon
Nov 2 |
Antigens and Antibodies |
Chapt. 4, sections 1-10 and Chapt 10 sections 15-20 |
Parker |
6 |
Wed
Nov 4 |
Organization and expression of Immunoglobulin genes and the T cell Receptor |
Chapt. 5
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Weinstein
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7 |
Mon
Nov 9 |
The MHC |
Chapt. 6 |
Rohowsky-Kochan |
8 |
Wed
Nov 11 |
Antigen processing and presentation |
Chapt. 6 |
Bocarsly |
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Mon
Nov 16 |
EXAM 1 – Lectures 1-8 |
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9 |
Wed
Nov 18 |
T cell maturation and differentiation |
Chapt 8 |
Rohowsky-Kochan
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10 |
Mon
Nov 23 |
T cell activation |
Chapt 7 |
Kumamoto |
11 |
Wed
Nov 25 |
Cell-mediated Immunity |
Chapt. 9, 11 |
Ponzio |
12 |
Mon
Nov 30 |
B cell generation, activation and differentiation |
Chapt. 8, 10 |
Weinstein |
13 |
Wed
Dec 2 |
Leukocyte activation and migration |
Chapt. 11,1 |
Bergsbaken |
14 |
Mon
Dec 7 |
Mucosal Immunity |
Chapt 12 |
Edelblum |
15 |
Wed
Dec 9
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Hypersensitivity |
Chapt. 14 |
Salgame |
16 |
Mon
Dec 14 |
Tolerance and Autoimmunity |
Chapt. 15 |
Siracusa |
17 |
Wed
Dec 16
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Immunodeficiency syndromes, including AIDS |
Chapt 13 |
Bergsbaken |
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Monday
Dec 21 |
EXAM 2 Lectures 9-17 |
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Continuation of PATH 5210Q Molecular and Cellular Immunology/ Beginning of PATH 511BQ Immunology B
18 |
Wed
Jan 2 |
Immunity to infectious disease – Viruses and Bacteria |
Chapt. 12,13 |
Bocarsly |
19 |
Mon
Jan 7 |
Cytokines |
Appendix III,IV
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Kotenko |
20 |
Wed
Jan 9 |
Cancer and the Immune System |
Chapt. 16 |
Ponzio |
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Mon
Jan 14 |
MLK Day |
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21 |
Wed
Jan 16 |
Experimental Systems |
Appendix I |
Singh |
22 |
Mon
Jan 21 |
Immunity to parasites/Evolution of the immune response |
Chapt 12, 13 |
Yap |
23 |
Wed
Jan 23 |
Vaccines and Immunotherapy |
Chapter 16 |
Bocarsly |
24 |
Mon
Jan 28 |
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and immunotherapy |
TBD |
Bocarsly and Rohowsky-Kochan |
25 |
Wed
Jan 30 |
Transplantation Immunology |
Chapt 15 |
Rohowsky-Kochan |
26 |
Mon
Feb 4
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Immunity to Fungi/Neuroimmunology |
Handouts |
Rivera/Rohowsky-Kochan |
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Wed
Feb 6 |
Course review |
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Mon
Feb 11 |
FINAL EXAMINATION for PhD students; Immunology B exam for master’s students |
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