Immunology detailed syllabus for Biotechnology (BioTech) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the BioTech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNE SYSTEM 9
Organisation and classification of immune system – immune cells and organs; innate and acquired immunity; Toll receptors and responses, classification of antigens – chemical and molecular nature; haptens, adjuvants; cytokines; complement pathway, antigen presenting cells; major histocompatibility complex
Unit II
HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNITY 9
Development, maturation, activation, regulation, differentiation and classification of T-cells and B-cells, antigen processing and presentation, theory of clonal selection, TCR; antibodies: structure and functions; antibodies: genes and generation of diversity; antigen-antibody reactions
Unit III
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Unit IV
IMMUNE TOLERANCE AND HYPERSENSITIVITY 9
Immune tolerance, Immuno deficiencies; Transplantation – genetics of transplantation; laws of transplantation; Allergy and hypersensitivity – Types of hypersensitivity, Autoimmunity, Auto immune disorders and diagnosis
Unit V
APPLIED IMMUNOLOGY 9
Monoclonal antibodies, engineering of antibodies; T- Cell cloning – Classification of Vaccines, methods of vaccine development, immunodiagnostic methods (Immuno diffusion ELISA, FACS), immune modulatory drugs
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
- Understand the structure, functions and integration of immune system.
- Understand the antigen-antibody interactions that offers defence mechanism.
- Gain knowledge in importance of learning immunoregulation in Immunity development
- Understand the importance of various techniques of therapeutically significant monoclonal and engineered antibodies production
- Aware of the concepts and mechanism behind tumour development, allergy and hypersensitivity reactions.
- Gain knowledge in Immunotherapeutic development for Clinical Applications
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Coico, Richard “Immunology: A Short Course” VIth Edition. John Wiley, 2008.
- Khan, Fahim Halim “Elements of Immunology” Pearson Education, 2009.
- Robert R Rich, Thomas A Fleisher, William T Shearer, Harry Schroeder, Anthony J Frew, and Cornelia M Weyand, Clinical Immunology – Principles and Practive, Elsevier, 4th Edition, 2013.
- Maurice R, G O’Gorman, and Albert D Donnnenberg, Handbook of human Immunology, Second edition, CRC Press, 2008
- Gerd – Rudiger Burmester, , Antonio Pezzutto and Jurgen Wirth, Colour Atlas of Immunology, Thieme Medical Publishers, 1st Edition, 2003.
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