MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Topic	Date	Goldsby Chapters
Introduction	Aug 29	1
Cells and Tissues of the Immune System	Aug. 29 - 31	2
Innate Immunity	Aug. 31 - Sept. 5	3
Antigens/Antibodies	Sept. 7 - 14	4
Day of Learning/No class	Sept. 19
Immunoglobulin Genes	Sept. 21 - 26	5, 6
Complement	Sept. 28	7
Sample Exam I
EXAM I	October 5
2007 Exam I Answer Key
Major Histocompatibility Complex	Oct. 3 -10	8
Antigen Processing and Presentation	Oct. 10 - 17	8
T Cell Receptor	Oct. 17 - 19	9-
T cell Maturation	Oct. 19 - 26	10-
B cell Maturation	Oct. 31 - Nov. 2	11
Sample Exam II
EXAM II	Nov. 9
Exam II Answer Key
Cytokines, Cytokine Receptors and Chemokines	Nov. 7 - 13	12
Migration and Inflammation	Nov. 16 - 21	13
Cell Mediated Responses	Nov. 21 - 30	14
Hypersensitivity	Dec. 5	15
Tolerance and Autoimmunity	Dec. 7	16
Practice Final Exam
FINAL EXAM	Finals Week
Final Exam Key

I will assume that you have had both genetics and biochemistry. If you have not had these courses you will have problems with the early material. If you are concerned, please talk with me.

There will be two exams and a comprehensive final. The exams will consist of essays and problems. Alphanumeric calculators will not be allowed. Each exam will be worth 30% of your grade, the final will be worth 40%.

The dates of the EXAMS are fixed, however the topics covered on each individual exam is tentative.

Other than confirmed illness or a confirmed death in the family, there are NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. If you are seriously ill and can produce a local doctor's excuse, please call me and we will work out some way to make up the exam.

If you ask me to regrade an exam, I will regrade the entire exam, not just one question.

I will be lecturing from a variety of sources and occasionally we will discuss specific papers during class. I will give these references out several days prior to the discussion. For reference, I have listed the chapters which we will be covering next to the topic. I will also provide a reading list of current articles that will be covered during the lectures.

I will hold office hours by appt. I can be reached at the following numbers, 845-8877 or 845-4426.