BME3011

Infection and immunity (6 points)

(MED)

Leader: Professor Ban-Hok Toh (Pathology and Immunology)

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: The aim of this subject is to build on BMS2052, to provide a more detailed and deep understanding of how the immune system works, how the immune system goes wrong, the application of immunology to medicine and biotechnology, the ecological relationships between microbes and their hosts, how these relationships change with infection and the emergence of infectious diseases.

Assessment: Examination (3 hour): 60% + Tutor's assessment: 30% + Essay: 10%

Contact Hours: 2 lectures and 3 hours of laboratory/tutorial session per week

Prerequisites: BMS2052

Prohibitions: IMM3031