Course Outline
Grading
Policies
Instructors
- Lecture: Dr. Kim Williamson
Office: LSB 228, Tel 773-508-3631
Lab: LSB 233, Tel 773-508-2340
- Laboratory: Ms. M. Glogowski
Office LSB 240, Tel 773-508-3621
Prerequisites:
- BIOL 251: Cell Biology
- BIOL 282: Genetics
Required Text: The Immune System, 2nd Edition, by Peter Parham, Garland Publishing
Course Outline (by topic):
- Introduction/Cells
- Cells/Innate Immunity
- Adaptive Immunity/Organs
- Recognition of Antigen, B-cells
- Recognition of Antigen, T-cells
- MHC Structure
- Antigen Processing
- MHC Genetics
- TCR Genetics
- Quiz
- T-cell Development
- T-cell Selection
- T-cell Activation
- T-cell Signaling
- Effector T-cells
- Quiz
- T-cell Cytotoxicity
- T-cell/Macrophage Activation
- Review
- Midterm Exam
- Immunoglobulin Structure
- Immuniglobulin Genetics
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- B-cell Development
- B-cell Selection
- B-cell Activation
- B-cell Signaling
- B-cell Effector Function
- Quiz
- Complement
- Innate Immunity
- Adaptive Immunity
- Failures of the Body's Defenses
- Review
- Final Exam
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Final Grades: The laboratory grade will contribute 25% and the lecture grade 75%. 50% of the lecture grade will be the average of the quizzes (40%) and projects (10%), each exam will be 25% and therefore will make up 50% of the lecture grade. Each quiz will be taken individually and then again as a group. The individual score will contribute 80% of the quiz grade and the group grade the remaining 20% (i.e. quiz grade = (individual score x 0.8) + (group score x 0.2). The quizzes will cover material from both previous lectures/reading and the reading assigned for that day. The following scale will be used for the final grade.
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100.0–93.0% = A
92.9–89.0% = A-
88.9–85.0% = B+
84.9–81.0% = B
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80.9–77.0% = B-
76.9–73.0% = C+
72.9–69.0% = C
68.9–65.0% = C-
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64.9–61.0% = D+
60.9–57.0% = D
56.9–53.0% = D-
52.9–0% = F
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Policies:
- No make-up quizzes or exams will be given, except in the case of a serious illness or a death in one's immediate family.
- Make-up finals are administered by the Dean's office.
- Academic dishonesty will result in failure of the course and a report to the chairperson of the Biology department.
Associate Professor Kim C. Williamson, Ph.D.