ANSC 6700 - Immunology in Animal Health and Disease

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: two semesters of majors-level biology. Co-meets with ANSC 3700.

L. Goodale.

Covers selected concepts in immunology, with a focus on those that are important to domestic animal health and disease prevention. Students learn how to apply their knowledge of immunological principles to understand current literature, research, and practices.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to identify the different types of immune cells and their function.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to describe how innate and adaptive immune systems function to defend the host against infections by bacteria, fungi and viruses, and in immune disorders.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to discuss the roles of vaccines in disease prevention.

Outcome 4: Students will be able to recognize how the host environment can modulate immune responses.

Outcome 5: Students will be able to explain common techniques that are used in current basic and clinical immunology research and diagnostics.