Immunology: Immune Failures and Cancer Immunology
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Immunology: Immune Failures and Cancer Immunology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 6 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course |
Credential | Certificate |
Immunology: Immune Failures and Cancer Immunology at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Immunology: Immune Failures and Cancer Immunology at Coursera Course details
- In this course, you will learn about immune system failures which can cause insufficient responses to internal or external threats
- We will examine the consequences of chronic inflammation on the immune system, in the context of ectopic lymphoid organs
- We will also examine immune system malfunctions in tumour development, and the role of viral infections in human cancer
Immunology: Immune Failures and Cancer Immunology at Coursera Curriculum
Immunodeficiencies
Introduction
Immune response regulation and disorders
Primary and secondary immunodeficiencies
Human immune deficiencies
Course introduction
Immunodeficiencies introduction
Primary immunodeficiencies
‘The boy in the bubble’
Secondary immunodeficiencies
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Week 1 Practice Quiz
Immunodeficiencies
Tertiary lymphoid structures
Tertiary lymphoid structures
Introduction
TLS and inflammation
TLS and their potential in immunotherapy
Week 2 Practice Quiz
Tertiary lymphoid structures
Tumour immunology
Tumour cells, cancer and immune mechanisms
Introduction to tumour immunology – Part 1
Introduction to tumour immunology – Part 2
Introduction
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) and cancer
Week 3 Practice Quiz
Tumour immunology
Viral persistence and human cancer
Virus persistence and human cancer – Part 1
Virus persistence and human cancer – Part 2
Introduction
Oncolytic viruses in anti-cancer treatment
Week 4 Practice Quiz
Viral persistence and human cancer
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