Molecular and Cellular Immunology is a third-year
module which is optional. In the module we
try and discuss issues around modern immunology
going right from the evolution of immune systems
in early animals up to full human immunity,
where we discuss issues like adaptive and
innate immunity, the function of B-cells and
T-cells and phagocytic cells and the role
of antibody.
The module is composed of lectures primarily
but also an extensive practical where you'll
learn how to identify different white blood
cells and what each white blood cell type
does.
The assessment for the module is divided between
a final exam and also in-course assessment,
which itself is composed of two parts. So
there is a data handling and identification
exercise and then there's a controversies
topic. In the controversies aspect, you look
at something that's still unresolved, a modern,
hot topic in immunology. You'll be provided
with papers that argue different sides of
this particular debate and it's up to you
to learn how to distinguish what is true from
what is not and to come up with your own view
on what the likely answer is to this still
unresolved topic in immunology.
