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IMM3062

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 20 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Coordinator(s)

Dr Kim Murphy

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Students will learn more advanced techniques used in clinical and research immunology laboratories. These include assays for lymphocyte proliferation, cytokines, cell mediated cytotoxicity and detection of transgene by PCR. In vivo experimental models of immune disorders such as graft-versus-host disease are also examined. The course is laboratory based with tutorials covering theoretical aspects. Students will also conduct a six-week 'mini-project' (most projects run in the Department of Immunology at the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct), working in small groups attached to a research laboratory. Students will plan, execute and report on the project and present their results in a research forum.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to perform practical techniques used in research and diagnostic techniques;

  1. Work in a research laboratory and demonstrate safe and competent scientific work-practices;

  1. Identify relevant questions for scientific inquiry through a written assignment and in a research laboratory;

  1. Accurately record, analyse and report experimental outcomes and demonstrate this by producing written laboratory reports;

  1. Source relevant scientific literature from a variety of sources, including (but not limited to) scientific journals, text-books and the internet for the completion of written and oral assignments.

Assessment

Practical class reports: 12%
Research project report: 30%
One assignment: 8%
One 3-hour end of semester practical examination: 50%
A pass in the final examination must be obtained in order to pass the unit.

Workload requirements

One 5-hour practical class per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kim Murphy

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

Immunology

Prerequisites

IMM2011 or BMS2052. IMM3031 and IMM3051 recommended.

Co-requisites

IMM3042 (highly recommended)