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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

BIO152 Cell Biology/ Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology.
Students who have successfully completed BIO252/BIO243 Immunology, Vaccines and Cell Culture, BMS265 Medical Immunology and Molecular Genetics, VET293/VET347 Veterinary Immunology and Molecular Genetics may not enrol in this unit for credit.

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Learning outcomes

1.
Define the types of immune defences that are present in humans
2.
Explain how an immune response is triggered and leads to immunity from infection
3.
Understand how the immune system is regulated, and how dysregulation leads to disease
4.
Explain how vaccines and related immunotherapies work to prevent/treat infection and disease
5.
Understand the nature of genes and explain gene manipulation
6.
Outline the potential of molecular medicine for preventing, diagnosing and treating disease
7.
Demonstrate effective teamwork
8.
Utilise laboratory equipment in the execution of experiments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Section & Topics covered Immunology: • Innate immune system • Inflammation • B cells, antibodies and B cell development • T cells, T cell development and cytokines • Helper and killer T cell responses • Immunoassays • B-T cell interactions • Lymphoid organs • Antigen presentation • Tolerance and MHC restriction • Immunopathology • Autoimmunity • AIDS and immunodeficiencies • Hypersensitivities • Vaccination • Cancer • Transplantation Molecular Genetics: • Principles of the gene • Gene mutations • DNA diagnosis • Gene cloning and medicine • DNA diagnosis • Gene therapy • Stem cell therapies: • Origins and isolation of stem cells • Stem cell therapies