Welcome to:

PCB 4233 Immunology

Spring  -  2012
 
Lectures - Tues-Thrs  8:00-9:15 AM    AHC3-110

Principles of  STUDY

Text: Delves, Martin, Burton, Roitt.  2011.  Roitt's Essential Immunology.  12 Edition.  Wiley-Blackwell

Text at FIU Bookstore is priced above suggested retail; Try to get the text on the web well in Advance of the Class.

Grading:  Exams 1, 2 and 3; 100points each; Final Comprehensive 100 points.  Total: 400 points.
Exams Cover Material from the Beginning of the Course to the lecture before the Exam.  Grading Policy Link


Instructor Email Phone Office hours
John Makemson
 makemson@fiu.edu
 305-348-3097
 OE 246/247:  MTWF  9:00 to Noon

Tentative Syllabus 

Lecture PowerPoint figures and Exam Keys, Grade Distributions are available by clicking on the lecture topic for that day. They are all in pdf format.

Jan
 Lecture Material 

10 Tu Overview of the Immune System
12 Th Innate Immunity
Review Problem Set 1
Ch 1
17 Tu
Innate Immunity

 19 Th Specific Acquired Immunity
Ch 2
24 Tu Antibodies
Ch 3
25 Th
Antibodies

 31 Tu Membrane Receptors for Antigen
Ch 4
  Feb


2 Th
Memb. Recpts for Ag

7 Tu
Exam 1  (Chapters 1-4)  Key and Grade Distribution

 9 Th Antigen Interaction with Receptors
Ch 5
 14 Tu Immunological Methods and Apps.
Ch 6
16 Th
Imm Meths+Apps   Update IRA-Bcells

21 Tu
Anatomy of the Immune Response Ch 7
23 Th
Anat. Imm. Resp

28 Tu
Lymphocyte Activation
Ch 8
  Mar


1 Th
Lymphocyte Effectors.
Ch 9
  2 F
 Last Day to Drop Courses

6 Tu
Control Mechanisms
Ch10
  8 Th
Exam 2  (Chapters 5-9) Key and Grade Distribution

12-17
SPRING BREAK

20 Tu
Ontogeny and Phylogeny
Ch 11
22 Th
Ontogeny-Phylogeny + Adversarial Strategies during Infection
Ch 12
27 Tu
Adversial Strategies during Infection

29 Th
Vaccines     Current CDC Vaccination Shedules:  0-6 yrs, 7-18yrs, adult
Ch 13
Apr
 

3 Tu
Immunodeficincies
Ch14
 5 Th
Allergies and other Hypersensitivities   
Ch 15
10 Tu
Transplantation
Ch 16
12 Th
Tumor Immunology
Ch 17
17 Tu
Autoimmune Diseasess
Ch 18
19 Th
Exam 3 (Chapters 10-18)  Key and Grade Distribution

  26 Th
FINAL Comprehensive  EXAM  7:30-9:30 AM    Note Time Difference
Final Exam Key