Indiana University School of Medicine – Terre Haute
MEDICAL IMMUNOLOGY Syllabus and Class Schedule for 2006Revised 1-10-06
Course Directors:
Roy W. Geib, Ph.D.
Alvin S. Levine Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
and Professor of Pathology & Clinical Laboratory Science
Monty Shaneen, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
(specialty Hematology Oncology)
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:
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
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.
High-Yield Immunology by Arthur G. Johnson, 1999. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
The Immunology Core Curriculum was updated and adopted by the IUSOM Microbiology 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 January 19, 2006 and a comprehensive statewide final exam (worth 50%) to be given on February 3, 2006. Students must pass the Comprehensive Immunology Exam to pass the course. The remaining 10% 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 2006
DATE / Day / TIME / Lec.# / SUBJECT / CHAP.
# / INSTRUCTOR
Jan 9 / M / 8-9 / 1 / Introduction to Immunology Section & Basic Concepts / 1 & 2 / Geib
Jan 9 / M / 9-10 / 2 / Introduction to Antigen Recognitions / 3 / Geib
Jan 10 / T / 8-9 / 3 / Antigens and Antibody Structure / 4 / Geib
Jan 10 / T / 9-10 / 4 / Antibody-Antigen Interaction Structure / 5 / Geib
Jan 11 / W / 8-9 / 5 / Antibody Diversity / 6 / Geib
Jan 11 / W / 9-10 / 6 / T Cell Receptors / 7 / Geib
Jan 12 / R / 8-9 / 7 / Major Histocompatibility / 8 & 9 / Geib
Jan 12 / R / 9-10 / 8 / Antigen Processing and Presentation / 10 / Geib
Jan 13 / F / 8-9 / 9 / Lymphocyte Activation / 11 / Shaheen
Jan 13 / F / 9-10 / 10 / Hematopoiesis & The Organs and Tissues of the Immune System / 12 & 13 / Shaheen
Jan 16 / M / No classes Martin Luther King Day
Jan 17 / T / 8-9 / 11 / B cell Development / 14 / Shaneen
Jan 17 / T / 9-10 / 12 / T Cell Development / 15 / Shaneen
Jan 18 / W / 8-9 / 13 / Constitutive defenses including complement / 19 / Geib
Jan 18 / W / 9-10 / 14 / Constitutive defenses including complement / 19 / Geib
Jan 18 / W / Noon / Review / Geib
Jan 19 / R / 8-10 / Exam # 1 (50 multiple choice questions; Chapters 1 - 15) / Lectures 1-12 / Staff
Jan 20 / F / 8-9 / 15 / Cell-cell Interaction in Generating Effector Lymphocytes / 16 / Geib
Jan 20 / F / 9-10 / 16 / Immunological Memory / 17 & 18 / Geib
Jan 23 / M / 8-9 / 17 / Immunodeficiencies / 31 & 32 / Shaheen
Jan 23 / M / 9-10 / 18 / Transplantation and Tumor Immunology / 33 & 34 / Shaheen
Jan 24 / T / 8-9 / 19 / Phagocytes / 20 / Geib
Jan 24 / T / 9-10 / 20 / Killing in the Immune System and Inflammation / 21, 22, 23 / Geib
Jan 25 / W / 8-9 / 21 / Infections and vaccines / 24 / Geib
Jan 25 / W / 9-10 / 22 / Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivities / 25 & 26 / Geib
Jan 26 / R / 8-9 / 23 / Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivities / 28, 29, 30 / Geib
Jan 26 / R / 9-10 / Review / Case Studies / Geib
Jan 27 / F / 8-9 / 24 / Autoimmunity / 27 / Shaheen
Jan 27 / F / 9-10 / 25 / Integration of the Immune System with other Regulatory Systems / 35 / Shaheen
Feb 1 / 8-9 / Review / Case Studies / 36 / Geib
Feb 1 / 9-10 / Review / Case Studies / Geib
Feb 3 / 8-10 / Comprehensive Statewide Final Exam / Statewide Final / Statewide faculty
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