Name: The Biology of the Immune System - Science, Public Health Policy and the Law
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The Biology of the Immune System

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The Biology of the Immune System

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Course Description

Syllabus – The Biology of the Immune System SPRING 2025

Instructor:

James Lyons-Weiler, PhD

Live class meetings: Thursday @ 1PM ET via Zoom

Course description: In a series of live online presentations and discussions, students will learn the fundamentals of the biology of the immune system and become well-informed and primed for discussions in the public sphere.There will be recommended readings, additional recommended videos, recommended books.There are no quizzes or exams. Students are encouraged to think of questions during each lecture to be ready to facilitate the live discussion after each lecture.

Lecture Schedule Topics (15 or 16 lectures in total, tentative, subject to change)

Background and Course Overview
History of Immunology
Immune Tolerance
First Defenses
Innate Immunity Overview
Adaptive Immunity Overview (Adaptive Immunity is Recombination Defense)
How Antibody Diversity is Generated
Gastroimmunity
Immune System and Development (Immunohomeostasis)
Autoimmunity (Processes, Nervous System, Cardiovascular System, Metabolism)
Anaphylaxis, Mast Cell Disease
Allergic Reactions and Autoimmune Disease
Asthma is an Autoimmune Condition
Immunology and Cancer
Immunology and Degenerative Diseases
Microglia and Your Brain
Pathogen/Host Interactions
Immunotoxins
SARS-COV-2, COVID-19 and Human Immunity

If you miss a class, don’t worry. Lecture videos will be available after each class.

Recommended Books:

Soumpayrac, L. 2019. How the Immune System Works, Sixth Ed. John Wiley & Sons www.wiley.com/go/sompayrac

Mahmoudi, Massoud. Immunology Made Ridiculously Simple.

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Frequently Asked Questions

If I cannot make the live sessions, or have to miss a class, or if I want to review a lecture, will the lecture presentations be available afterwards?

Yes. The lectures are recorded, and links to each lecture will be sent to you via email after each class meeting.

I've registered for a class but I have not heard from the instructor. Is that normal?

Some people use different email addresses for the third-party pay manager accounts. If that's the case, the emails might be there. Also, check your Spam folder. Finally, if you still have not heard from us, email info@ipak-edu.org.

Are there quizzes/exams/homework assignments for each class?

There are no exams or quizzes per se; however, from time to time, each instructor may issue assignments to help students process information. These are recommended, never required.

If I have registered for the wrong class, how can I change my registration?

Send email to info@ipak-edu.org requesting the course assignment change. Mention the class you signed up for, and the class to which you'd like to transfer. This must be done within the first two weeks of each semester and can only be done once.

Can I cancel a registration?

Students have three weeks from the first class meeting date to withdrawal and receive a full refund.

Can I transfer credits from IPAK-EDU courses to other Universities?

Unlikely, as we are not accredited by any state's curriculum board or committee. While sending our syllabi to other institutions would be a place to start, we do not keep records of attendance or grades, so it would be difficult. People take classes at IPAK-EDU.org to learn, not become accredited.