look through

Question 1

Theme 1 – Cells and Tissue of the immune system (myeloid and lymphoid lineages, bone marrow, thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, mucosal associated lymphoid tissue, lymphatics adn cellular movement).

Question 2

• Theme 2 – The innate immune response (non-specific external surface protection, innate immune cell recognition of foreign material, phagocytosis, inflammation and complement).

Question 3

• Theme 3 – Antigens and antigen receptors (antigens, immunogens, antibodies, T and B cell receptors, MHC class I and II, antigen presentation).

Question 4

• Theme 4 – The adaptive immune response: dynamics of the immune response (activation/costimulation/differentiation of T cells, cytokines, germinal centres, class switching, somatic hypermutation/affinity maturation).

Question 5

• Theme 5 – The adpative immune response: tolerance, hypersensitivity and mucosal immunity (central and peripheral tolerance mechanisms, type I/II/III/IV and V hypersensitivity, mucosal structure and functions, secretory IgA).

Question 6

• Practical session on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and Flow Cytometry.