IMUN 605 - Current Topics in Cellular and Molecular Immunology

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University of Pennsylvania

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Philip Scott, Ph.D., and Laurence Turka, M.D. Prerequisite(s): IMUN 506 or permission of instructor. Recent developments in basic cellular and molecular immunology are discussed by students using the current literature as a resource. This course reinforces and expands upon concepts presented in immunology 506. Students gain experience in critically evaluating current literature and orally presenting and defending their ideas. In the first part of the course, students presetn one or two papers relevant to a current topic in immunology. In the second part, the students each select a research topic and write and defned orally a small research proposal. Course aims are to provide more in-depth knowldege in specific and timely areas of immunologic research. In addition, the course encourages the development of oral presentation skills and the ability to critically evaluate published research and the ideas of one's peers.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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