After completing this course you are able to better understand immnoscience. This module offers the basics on immunology, focused on medical specialist who are interested in / working with immunotherapy.

The first chapter of this course will help you understand how the immune system works:

• The difference between adaptive and innate immunity.
• How immune cells communicate.
• What the relevance of cytokines is.

The second chapter will provide more detail on the innate immunity

• What are the key players in innate immune response?
• Role of toll-like receptors.
• PAMPS and DAMPS.

The third chapter focuses on the adaptive immunity; B-cells

• Specificity and memory.
• Antigen recognition & immune response.
• Role of B-cells.

The fourth chapter will go into more detail on the adaptive immunity: T-cells

• Role of T-lymphocytes.
• Functions of CD-4 and CD-8.
• Major histocompatibility complex.

After completing this course, you can take an exam in order to receive your accreditation points.

Author: Prof. dr. Pierre Coulie, de Duve Institute UCL

Contents

1. Overview of the immune system and its key players.
2. Innate immune response.
3. Adaptive immune response with a focus on B cells and antibodies.
4. Adaptive immune response with a focus on T cells and their role in immunotherapies.
5. Final exam.