IMM3042 · Clinical immunopathology

Overview

This unit will review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders associated with excessive, defective, or unwarranted immune responses. Disorders which will be covered include autoimmunity, inflammatory and infectious diseases, allergy, immunodeficiency, cancers, and transplant rejection. Current scientific research into and use of novel disease treatments that modulate the immune system, as well as improved diagnosis will also be reviewed. Skills will also be developed in searching and critically reviewing the literature and in both written and oral scientific communication in relation to clinical immunopathology.

Areas of study: Human pathology Immunology

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Describe the functional and regulatory pathways of the normal immune system.
2. Explain how various pathogens evade the immune system and evaluate immunopathologies resulting from infection.
3. Examine and compare the pathogenesis of different disorders of the immune system such as autoimmunity, allergy, inflammatory diseases, immunodeficiency, leukemia/lymphoma and transplant rejection.
4. Evaluate immunotherapeutic and immunomodulatory strategies, and determine their suitability for prevention, treatment or cure of immune disorders.
5. Analyse and interpret data from immunopathology experiments, and demonstrate effective communication of data to an appropriate audience in both written and oral formats in relation to these experiments.

Workload

• One 3-hour tutorial/directed learning; • Three 1-hour lectures and • Six hours of self-directed learning per week

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.