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 | 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 |