Immunology
X110 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)
45 hours CE credit: BRN provider #00226
The immune system plays the crucial role of battling infection and cancer in the body. As a defense system it must recognize and distinguish between what is foreign and what is self.
This course presents a comprehensive view of the basic principles of immunology. It looks at the tissues and cells that make up the immune system, describes the structure and function of immunoglobulins, and probes the nature of their interactions with antigens. The instructor explains T-cell recognition of antigens, the triggering and control of the immune response, hypersensitivity, and the production and use of monoclonal antibodies in diagnostics. Significant contemporary issues in immunology, such as biotherapeutics, cancer, and AIDS, are also discussed.
Prerequisites: A college-level course in biology.
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AMY S. MORGAN, Ph.D., an instructor at UC Berkeley Extension for more than seven years, has more than 15 years of experience in medical research, covering such areas as immunobiology, oncology, and regulation of cell differentiation.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $740 (EDP 867952)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Kuby Immunology
Author: Thomas J. Kindt, Richard A. Goldsby, Barbara A. Osborne
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 1429202114
Sat. June 14, Berkeley
NISHA HINGARH KABRA, Ph.D., earned her doctorate degree in the laboratory of Astar Winoto, UC Berkeley professor of immunology and pathogenesis, and director of the Cancer Research Laboratory. Kabra focused her research on the role of the FADD (fas-associated death domain) protein during T cell development and has extensive publications and citations for her research. She has taught immunolgy and cell biology at St. Mary's College.
- 9 meetings
- June 14 to Aug. 16: Sat., 9:30 am-2:30 pm (no meeting July 5)
- Berkeley: Room 205, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $750 (EDP 404665)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease
Author: Janeway, Travers, Walport & Shlomchik
Publisher: Garland Science
Edition: 6th ed.
Publication Year: c200
ISBN: 081534101 6
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Sat. Jan. 26, San Francisco
AMY S. MORGAN, Ph.D., an instructor at UC Berkeley Extension for more than seven years, has more than 15 years of experience in medical research, covering such areas as immunobiology, oncology, and regulation of cell differentiation.Revised class schedule in red.
- 15 meetings
- Jan. 26 to May 17: Sat., 9 am-12 pm (no meetings Feb. 16 and March 29)
- San Francisco: Room 815, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $750 (EDP 413138)
Thurs. Jan. 31, Redwood City
SARA ELIZABETH COOPER, Ph.D., completed her doctoral work in biological sciences at Stanford University studying Src signal transduction in Drosophila Melanogaster. She earned a bachelor’s degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has taught classes in physiology, genetics, neurobiology and general biology.
MELANIE R. GUBBELS BUPP, Ph.D., has been fascinated by genetics and immunology since she began her undergraduate studies at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. She earned her doctorate in human medical genetics from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, where she investigated why women are more prone to develop autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus. Her postdoctoral research in both academia and in the private sector has been focused on the molecular mechanisms of immunologic tolerance vs. autoimmunity.
- 15 meetings
- Jan. 31 to May 15: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting March 27)
- Redwood City: Room 8, Peninsula Center, 1991 Broadway
- $750 (EDP 413187)
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