Course Directors:
Alvin S. Levine Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
and Professor of Pathology & Clinical Laboratory Science
rgeib@indstate.edu
Selected Texts:
Immunology for Medical Students, by Roderick Nairn
and Matthew Helbert, 2004.
Mosby International, Ltd. (ISBN 0323035760)
http://www.fleshandbones.com/ Web site has electronic visual materials and an option to have the text available online.
Suggested secondary references:
How the Immune System Works, 2nd
Edition, by Lauren Sompayrac, 2003. Blackwell Publishing. This is a very easy to read overview.
Immunobiology, The Immune System in Health and Disease, 6th Edition, by Charles A. Janeway Jr., Paul Travers, Mark Walport, and Mark J. Shlomchik, 2005. Current Biology Ltd & Garland Publishing, Inc.
The Immune System, by Peter Parham, 2004. Garland Publishing/Elsevier Science, Ltd.
Immunology: A Short Course (Fourth Edition), Eli Benjamini, Richard Coico, and Geoffrey Sunshine
High-Yield Immunology by Arthur G. Johnson, 1999. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
The Immunology Core Curriculum was updated and adopted by the IUSOM Microbiology & Immunology Faculty in the summer of 2006. This Immunology Core Curriculum is a concise summary of immunology. The Core Curriculum is covered in one or more of the these three areas: Lectures, Assigned Readings, or Case Studies. Students are responsible for knowing the material listed in the immunology core.
Course Credit and Examinations:
The examinations for this course will consist of one exam (worth 40%) to be
given on February 1, 2007 and a comprehensive statewide final exam (worth 40%)
to be given on March 1, 2007. Students
must pass the Comprehensive Immunology Exam to pass the course. The remaining 20% of the grade will be from
the quizzes and class participation at the discretion of the course
director. Grades will be assigned as
follows: H = 93 to 100, HP = 84-92, P = 70 to 83.
Examinations will be structured to include multiple choice and/or essay questions. The format of the multiple-choice questions will be that recommended by USMLE.
Competency Curriculum:
This course will participate in Competency III: Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics and Prevention.
Class Schedule:
The class schedule listed below is subject to changes at the discretion of the course directors. Class participation is expected in all areas of the course.
The Syllabus and Schedule are subject to change. Students will be notified as soon as possible after changes are made.
Medical Immunology
Schedule for 2007
DATE |
Day |
TIME |
Lec. # |
SUBJECT |
CHAP. # |
INSTRUCTOR |
|
|
Jan 8 |
M |
8-9 |
1 |
Introduction to Immunology Section & Basic Concepts |
1 & 2 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 8 |
M |
11-12 |
2 |
Introduction to Immunology: Elements of the Immune System |
2 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 10 |
W |
8-9 |
3 |
Antigens and Antibody Structure |
4 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 10 |
W |
9-10 |
4 |
Antibody-Antigen Interactions |
5 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 11 |
R |
1-4 |
|
Case Presentation - METI |
|
Geib |
|
|
Jan 15 |
M |
|
|
Martin Luther King Day |
|
|
|
|
Jan 17 |
W |
8-9 |
5 |
Antibody Diversity |
6 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 17 |
W |
9-10 |
6 |
T Cell Receptors |
7 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 18 |
R |
1-2 |
7 |
Major Histocompatibility |
8 & 9 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 18 |
R |
2-3 |
8 |
Antigen Processing and Presentation |
10 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 18 |
R |
3-4 |
|
Case Presentation |
|
Geib |
|
|
Jan 22 |
M |
8-9 |
9 |
Lymphocyte Activation |
11 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 22 |
M |
9-10 |
10 |
Hematopoiesis & The Organs and Tissues of the Immune System |
12 & 13 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 24 |
W |
10-11 |
11 |
B cell Development |
14 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 24 |
W |
11-12 |
12 |
T Cell Development |
15 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 25 |
R |
1-2 |
13 |
Constitutive defenses including complement |
19 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 25 |
R |
2-3 |
14 |
Constitutive defenses including complement |
19 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 29 |
M |
8-9 |
15 |
Cell-cell Interaction in Generating Effector Lymphocytes |
16 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 29 |
M |
9-10 |
16 |
Immunological Memory |
17 & 18 |
Geib |
|
|
Jan 31 |
W |
8-10 |
|
Case Studies and Review |
|
Geib |
|
|
Feb 1 |
R |
????? |
|
Exam # 1 (50 multiple choice questions) |
Lectures 1-14 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 1 |
R |
1-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 1 |
R |
2-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 5 |
M |
8-9 |
17 |
Immunodeficiencies |
31 & 32 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 5 |
M |
9-10 |
18 |
Transplantation and Tumor Immunology |
33 & 34 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 7 |
W |
8-9 |
19 |
Phagocytes |
20 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 7 |
W |
9-10 |
20 |
Killing in the Immune System and Inflammation |
21, 22, 23 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 8 |
R |
1-3 |
|
Case Presentation |
|
|
|
|
Feb 12 |
M |
8-9 |
21 |
Infections and vaccines |
24 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 12 |
M |
9-10 |
22 |
Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivities |
25 & 26 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 14 |
W |
8-9 |
23 |
Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivities |
28, 29, 30 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 14 |
W |
9-10 |
|
Review / Case Studies |
|
Geib |
|
|
Feb 15 |
R |
1-4 |
|
Review |
|
|
|
|
Feb 19 |
M |
8-9 |
24 |
Autoimmunity |
27 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 19 |
M |
9-10 |
25 |
Integration of the Immune System with other Regulatory Systems |
35 |
Geib |
|
|
Feb 21 |
W |
8-9 |
26 |
Psychoneuroimmunology |
|
Geib |
|
|
Feb 21 |
W |
9-10 |
27 |
Psychoneuroimmunology |
|
Geib |
|
|
Feb 22 |
|
1-4 |
|
Review |
|
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|
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|
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Feb 28 |
|
8-10 |
|
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March 1 |
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Comprehensive
Statewide Final Exam |
Statewide Final |
Statewide
faculty |
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