Course Description

Role and functions of important immune cells and molecules; Cell signal transduction; Immune cell migration; Mucosal immunity; Immunity to bacterial, viral, protozoal and helminthic infections; Immune responses against transplanted cells, tissues and organs; Immune responses against cancer cells; Immunotherapy; Vaccine development; Experimental animals for immunological study

Course Objectives
1. At the end of this course, student will be able to describe mechanism of immune response and immune evasion and immunological techniques for diagnosis treatment and vaccine development for Tropical Diseases using written examination and discussion.
2. At the end of this course, student will be able to apply immunological knowledge to problem solving in Tropical Medicine by problem base written examination.

Course-level Learning Outcomes: CLOs
CLO1: Describe mechanism of immune response and immune evasion and immunological techniques for diagnosis treatment and vaccine development for Tropical Diseases
CLO2: Apply immunological knowledge to problem solving in Tropical Medicine