Undergraduate - UnitIMM3042 - Clinical immunopathology

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Science
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Robyn Slattery

Synopsis

This unit will review the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with an excessive, defective or unwarranted immune response. Disorders include autoimmune diseases, allergy, immunodeficiency states, leukaemia/ lymphoma and transplant rejection. Prospects for tumour vaccines will also be discussed. How new insight into the cellular and molecular nature of the immune system is enabling improved diagnosis and more effective control of these disorders will be demonstrated. Skills will also be developed in searching and critically reviewing the literature, in assignment writing and oral presentation.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit you will be able to:

Describe the normal function and regulation of the immune system;

Explain how pathogens can evade the immune system and predict how vaccines can be developed against micro-organisms;

Distinguish between the pathogenesis of different disorders of the immune system including autoimmunity, allergy, immunodeficiency, leukemia/lymphoma and transplant rejection;

Describe strategies for immuno-suppression and immuno-potentiation to cure these disorders;

Analyse and interpret data from immunopathology experiments, structure a written discussion about immunopathology data, and present an oral discussion about immunopathology data.

Assessment

Two multiple choice examinations during semester: each 7.5%
Tutorial assessments: 15%
One assignment: 20%
One 3-hour examination: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Robyn Slattery

Workload requirements

Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour tutorial/self directed learning session per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Immunology
Microbiology

Prerequisites

IMM2011 or BMS2052 or MIC2022 or BND2042. Recommended: IMM3031, IMM3051

Co-requisites

IMM3062 (recommended)