Basics of Medical Immunology
What you'll learn
- Identify the primary and secondary lymphoid organs
- Name and identify the structure of immune cell types
- Identify the cell types involved in immune system activation
- Differentiate between native immunity and acquired immunity
- Describe the first experiment with vaccination
- Name the components of the immune system
- Medical and clinical implications of the basic concepts of immunology
- Immunotherapy - how it works
Requirements
- Basic understanding of Biology
- Basic understanding of cell structure
- Basic understanding of microorganism (visit The Basics in Medical Microbiology Udemy Course)
- Interest in the field of Immunology
Description
A Course that covers the fundamentals of Immunology and provides certain medical aspects to it. It begins with an Introduction and then delves into the History, followed by the location of the immune system in the human body, then to the various immune cell types, followed by the types of immunity, that is the innate and the adaptive and the cells related to each type of immunity. Next is the description of antigens and antibodies in terms of composition and structure as well as the primary and the secondary immune responses. This is followed by a brief explanation of abnormal immunity and conclusion of the overall course. A small focus on the lymphatic system that is also closely connected to the immune system is also evident. This Course in Immunology is unique due to the fact that it has color-coding and other types of highlights (underlining) that will help assimilate the subject matter better. It also has a summary section that helps the student get the big picture when it comes to defending the host against unwanted intruders. Each lecture has several images along with the written points to relate better to the content. Along with some methods to memorize a big list of organs, the lectures also provide interesting visuals for better assimilation. It is meant for those in the Biological Sciences, Health and Allied Health fields.
Who this course is for:
- Biological Sciences Students
- Immunology Course Students
- Allied-health students
- Nursing students
- Medical students
- Students seeking Health-related careers
- Anyone interested in learning how our immune system works
Instructor
- 3.7 Instructor Rating
- 238 Reviews
- 849 Students
- 6 Courses
Dr. Sunita Seemanapalli has over 10 years of experience in biomedical research, particularly in field of Microbiology. She has a Medical Degree from the Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil. In order to better understand the basic mechanism of disease processes, she pursued graduate studies in the US. She earned an M.S. from Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA. Her Master's thesis focused on the levels of p53, a tumor suppressor protein in Human Cytomegalovirus-infected cells. She earned her Ph.D. from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Her Ph.D. dissertation focused on the role of Outer Surface Protein C in the pathogenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease. In March 2011, Dr. Seemanapalli completed one year of post-doctoral research at Texas A&M, College Station, TX, where she developed mutant and complementation strains of Borrelia burgdorferi expressing virulent genes.
Dr. Seemanapalli worked at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the Department of Human Genomics for 5 years. She also worked at the Hansen's Disease Center for about a year in research related to multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
In reference to her teaching experience, Dr. Seemanapalli taught General Biology Laboratory courses as a Teaching Assistant at Southern University and as an Adjunct Instructor at the Baton Rouge Community College for one and a half years.In the Fall of 2011, Dr. Seemanapalli taught Microbiology lecture and lab course at Blinn College, a Community College located in Bryan, TX.
Dr. Seemanapalli won several awards for excellent powerpoint presentations at local, regional and national scientific meetings. She has a first author and several co-author papers published in several peer-reviewed journals, including in the Journal of Immunology. Her expertise is in the areas of Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. She is passionate about teaching Microbiology in an engaging and interest-captivating manner.