Each student will give a 5 minute formal introduction to one of the papers that we will discuss in class. The papers and corresponding dates will be selected by each student once the semester has begun.
WEEK # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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1 | Introduction | |
2 | Innate Immunity | |
3 | Antibodies | |
4 | MHC Class I - Peptide Processing and Loading Instructor Demonstration of a Presentation |
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5 | MHC Class I - Maturation of Heavy Chains | |
6 | NK Cells | |
7 | CD4/MHC Class II | |
8 | Endocytosis/Degradation | Assignment due: write title and abstract of article |
9 | Anergizing/Tolerizing of T Cells | |
10 | Apoptosis | |
11 | Cytokines | |
12 | Plants | First version of research proposal due |
13 | Student Oral Presentations | Student oral presentations of research proposal due |
14 | Applications and Special Papers | Final version of written research proposal due |