BIO 468/568 Molecular Immunology (3 credits)
http://www.biology.buffalo.edu/courses/bio468/

Sample Course Schedule
Tuesdays & Thursdays
8:00 - 9:20 am

Week	Topic
Week 1	Introduction, Cells and Tissues of the Immune System, Antigens
Week 2	Immunoglobulins
Week 3	Immunoglobulin Genes
Week 4	Major Histocompatibility Complex
Week 5	Antigen Processing and Presentation Paper
Week 6	EXAM I
Week 7	Molecular Basis of T cell Antigen Recognition and Activation Paper
Week 8	B cell Maturation
Week 9	Cytokines, Cytokine Receptors and Chemokines
Week 10	EXAM II
Week 11	Complement
Week 12	Cell Mediated Responses
Week 13	Migration and Inflammation
Week 14	Hypersensitivity
Week 15	Disease
Weel 16	Final Exam

Textbook: Immunology, Goldsby et al.

Course Coordinator: Dr. Sandra Gollnick 

Students must have taken genetics and biochemistry.  Any questions about pre-requisites should be shared with the course coordinator.

There will be two exams and a comprehensive final.  The exams will consist of essays and problems.  Alphanumeric calculators will not be allowed.  Each exam will be worth 30% of the semester grade, the final will be worth 40%. The dates of the EXAMS are fixed, however the topics covered on each individual exam is tentative.