This course is part of the Immunology: The Immune System and its Failures Specialization

Malgorzata (Maggie) Trela +1 more instructor

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Immunology: The Immune System and its Failures SpecializationImperial College London

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Our immune system is a powerful network. It protects us from external threats, such as harmful substances and pathogenic agents, as well as cellular changes which could lead to diseases. Complications emerge when our natural defences do not function properly, which can result in immune disorders. These can take the form of less severe issues such as insect allergy. Others are more harmful, such as auto aggressive immune reactions, that lead to localised or systemic tissue damage.  
In this course, you will learn about immune system failures which can cause insufficient responses to internal or external threats. We will look at immune deficiencies. These weaken an individual’s immunity and leave them unable to effectively fight infections or manage disease. We will examine the consequences of chronic inflammation on the immune system, in the context of ectopic lymphoid organs. We will also examine immune system malfunctions in tumour development, and the role of viral infections in human cancer.

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Immunology: The Immune System and its Failures Specialization

Intermediate Level

This course is intended for those learners with basic knowledge in biology, genetics, microbiology or related fields.

Approx. 6 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

In this course, you will learn the causes and consequences of a failing immune system.
You will explore the impact of genetic deficiencies on the immune response.
You will understand the relationship between tumour and immune cells and how this leads to tumour survival.

Skills you will gain

Immunology
Tumour immunity
Autoimmunity
Infectious Diseases

Flexible deadlines

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Course 5 of 5 in the

Immunology: The Immune System and its Failures Specialization

Intermediate Level

This course is intended for those learners with basic knowledge in biology, genetics, microbiology or related fields.

Approx. 6 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

Malgorzata (Maggie) Trela

882 Learners

5 Courses

Sophie Rutschmann

882 Learners

5 Courses

Offered by

Imperial College London

Imperial College London is a world top ten university with an international reputation for excellence in science, engineering, medicine and business. located in the heart of London. Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Immunodeficiencies

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 27 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Tertiary lymphoid structures

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 10 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Tumour immunology

In module three, you will discover that the outcome of cancer heavily relies on the crosstalk and relationship between the tumour and immune cells found in its micro-environment. You will explore this relationship from the point of view of tumour escape mechanisms and how these manipulate our immune response. Finally, you will learn about therapies that use our immune system to combat this deadly disease.

1 hour to complete

3 videos (Total 20 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Viral persistence and human cancer

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 27 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

About the Immunology: The Immune System and its Failures Specialization

Our online Immunology Specialisation has been developed to provide central concepts in human immunology as well as advanced topics from cutting-edge research relating to clinical disease of the immune system over five designated specialisations.

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