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WEEK #TOPICSKEY DATES
1Introduction of Instructor and Students

Overview and Discussion of the Syllabus

Aim of the Course

How to Read a Scientific Paper

Literature and Database Searching

Introduction to Next Week's Topic
Part I: Defense Mechanisms Developed by Unicellular Organisms
2Recognition of Foreign Nucleic Acids

The Restriction/Modification (R-M) System
3Recognition of Foreign Nucleic Acids

RNAi
4Anti-microbial Peptides
5Altruistic Death
Part II: The Transition to Multi-Cellularity Resulted in Cell Specialization
6How are pathogens recognized by multi-cellular organisms?

Pattern Recognition and Missing Self
Assignment 1 due
7How do multi-cellular organisms destroy pathogens?

Phagocytosis
8How do multi-cellular organisms destroy pathogens?

Complement and Reactive Oxygen
Part III: An Evolutionary Milestone: The Origin of an Adaptive Immune System
9Receptors of the Adaptive Immune System

Antigen Recognition by Cells of the Adaptive Immune System Involves the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)
10Clonal Selection and Immunological Memory
11How does the adaptive immune system interact with the innate immune system?
12Change or Die
13Student Oral Presentations

Course Evaluations
Assignment 2 due

 








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