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  Immunology - Journal Information
An Official Journal of the British Society for Immunology
Immunology is essential reading for workers in all areas of immunological research.
If any members have striking, yet unpublished, colour images in their possession that they feel might serve as suitable cover images for Immunology we would love to receive them.
www.blackwellpublishing.com /journal.asp?ref=0019-2805&site=1   (459 words)

  
  Microbiology and Immunology
Since its inception in 1931, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology has pursued excellence in multidisciplinary research, along with education in basic biological and medical sciences.
We offer graduate programs leading to the PhD and MSc degrees in microbiology and immunology, along with undergraduate faculty, major and honours programs.
With over 40 faculty members both at the Lyman Duff Medical Building and also working outside in hospitals and research centres across Montreal, we are leaders in microbiology and immunology research.
www.mcgill.ca /microimm   (420 words)

  
  Immunology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.
Immunology has various applications in several disciplines of science, and as such is further divided.
Clinical immunology is the study of diseases caused by the immune system and diseases of the immune system from a medical perspective.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Immunology   (1066 words)

  
 Welcome to the Immunology Program
Immunology is a growing and exciting field of science that spans topics as diverse as the molecular regulation of gene expression and the pathogenesis of infectious disease, cancer and autoimmunity.
Ph.D. degree candidates learn to apply the principles of molecular biology, protein biochemistry, cellular immunology and genetics to problems in antibody formation, graft rejection, hematopoietic cell development, malignant transformation and immune responses to pathogens.
The Immunology Program is one of eight basic science graduate programs of the Sackler School, each of which leads to the Ph.D. degree.
www.tufts.edu /sackler/immunology   (218 words)

  
 The Biomedical Sciences Cluster | The University of Chicago
The Committee on Immunology offers a graduate program of study leading to the Ph.D. in Immunology, as well as an undergraduate Specialization in Immunology, and courses for medical students.
Immunology is a biological science that examines host defense mechanisms against pathogens and other harmful agents, and their involvement in curing or causing a wide variety of medical conditions.
This philosophy, which is embodied in the interdepartmental and interdisciplinary structure of the Committee on Immunology, has been an important factor in recruiting top students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty to the University of Chicago.
biomed.bsd.uchicago.edu /common/programs/immunology/immunology.html   (590 words)

  
 Immunology, Allergy and Hypersensitivity Diseases
If you read a textbook of immunology, you get the impression that immune activity only happens occasionally when an infection threatens or an obvious allergic response occurs.
You may not realize that immune activity is continuous and is likely to generate symptoms in every person on a regular basis.
You do learn from the immunology text that there are many hypersensitivity diseases.
www.nutramed.com /immunology/index.htm   (248 words)

  
 CVM - Graduate Studies in Immunology
Coursework and laboratory research emphasize cellular and molecular biology studies in infectious disease immunology, mucosal immunity and inflammation, immunopathology, immunotoxicology, immunoparasitology, environmental immunology, and immunology of non-vertebrate species.
Immunology graduates are extremely competitive for positions in universities, pharmaceutical companies and governmental institutions.
Admission Requirements: Students will be accepted into the immunology program based on their academic records (GPA) as undergraduates and/or as veterinary or medical students, results of the GRE, letters of recommendation and expression of interest in immunology.
www.cvm.ncsu.edu /gradprogs/immunology   (527 words)

  
 Immunology & Infectious Disease at UMass, Amherst   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Graduate work in immunology and infectious disease can be done under the auspices of any of several graduate programs in the biological sciences, including Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
Most of the courses concerning immunology or infectous disease are in the Departments of Microbiology or Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
Kuby Immunology is one of the leading textbooks of immunology.
www.bio.umass.edu /immunology   (317 words)

  
 Immunology Graduate Group
The IGG has also established a partnership with the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. The partnership brings to the IGG the extraordinary resources and scientific expertise present at the NIH, one of the largest and most renowned biomedical research centers in the world.
At present, there are approximately 80 faculty members in Penn's Immunology Graduate Group, encompassing a broad spectrum of research studies.
Faculty research includes structural studies of immunologically relevant molecules, studies regarding the development and regulation of the immune system, and studies of fundamental molecular and cellular biology of the immune system.
www.med.upenn.edu /immun   (236 words)

  
 IMMUNOLOGY
IMMUN 441 Introduction to Immunology (4) NW General properties of immune responses; cells and tissues of immune system; lymphocyte activation and specificity; effector mechanisms; immunity to microbes; immunodeficiency and AIDS; autoimmune diseases; transplantation.
Emphasis is on new and original contributions to field of immunology and related areas; occasional seminars are concerned with review of important topics.
IMMUN 578 Immunology and the Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis (1, max.
www.washington.edu /students/crscat/immun.html   (885 words)

  
 Sloan-Kettering - Immunology
Immunology provides the basis for a whole range of problems for other disciplines, including cell biology, structural biology, genetics, and medicine.
Thus, immunology is a discipline that crosses through and integrates multiple disciplines of biology and medicine.
The scope of immunology at the Sloan-Kettering Institute incorporates a range of areas and expertise (both basic and translational science).
www.mskcc.org /mskcc/html/5784.cfm   (158 words)

  
 Immunology
Recent rapid advances have transformed immunology from an adjunct to the diagnosis and control of infection into a major field of biology and medicine.
The Immunology Program offers education and research in a wide range of areas, including molecular genetics, cell activation, immunochemistry, cellular immunology, tumor immunology, allergic inflammation, immunogenetics, immunoparasitology, and immune deficiency.
Cell biology, biochemistry and immunology of leukocyte-endothelial adhesion.
www.gsas.harvard.edu /hils/immunology.html   (986 words)

  
 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Fellowship | Immunology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The fellow will have one half day session caring for immunology patients in the outpatient setting.
The first year fellow is expected to observe pulmonary function testing (infant testing, exercise challenge, methacholine challenge).
The fellow's research continues as the primary objective, alongside educational and clinical activities.
www.chop.edu /consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=75567   (661 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Immunology: Books: Ivan Roitt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
I was in the library the other day and picked up "Roitt's Essential Immunology" because I recognized the author (a different book by the same author).
For that I recomend Alberts: MBOC (immunology chapters) and Abbas 5th ed., which are much better books.
I was so pleased that I purchased this recently for an associate starting a Ph.D. The text has chapters covering general immunology, evolution of the immune system, species differences, and essentials for understanding most aspects of immunology, from cytokines to cells to roles in infectious disease and cancer.
www.amazon.com /Immunology-Ivan-Roitt/dp/0723429189   (1010 words)

  
 The DANA Foundation: Immunology: Supporting Research for How the Body's Immune System Protects Against Infections
Immunology showing promise in cancer treatment, leading experts say.
Dana supports research on how the human immune system responds to viral, bacterial, and fungal infections and their treatments.
Immunology in the News includes highlights of research on ways to improve disease-fighting actions of the body's defender, the immune system.
www.dana.org /immunology.cfm   (203 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Immunology: Books: Richard A. Goldsby,Thomas J. Kindt,Barbara A. Osborne,Janis Kuby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
It's not very often that one finds a science textbook, let alone and immunology one, that it is possible to sit down and read, chapter by chapter as one would with fiction.
The book is divided very logically into chapters which cover (more or less) one topic at a time; allowing you to read about one subject in one sitting, without having to check back in 7 other parts of the book or going off on a tangent.
This is by far the best immunology textbook I've used.
www.amazon.co.uk /Immunology-Richard-Goldsby/dp/0716749475   (572 words)

  
 Lamson Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Immunology, Aging, And Cancer : Medical Aspects Of Mutation And Selection
The Tao Of Immunology : A Revolutionary New Understanding Of Our Body’s Defenses
Developmental Immunology Workshop (4th : 1968 : Sanibel Island) (1)
www.plymouth.edu /library/opac/subjkey/immunology   (55 words)

  
 -- UCSF Immunology --
The UCSF Immunology Program is designed to instill in trainees both a strong knowledge of cell and molecular biology and an up-to-date appreciation of cellular and molecular immunology.
Many opportunities remain for immunologists to contribute to better health of the US and world populations and our students and post-doctoral fellows learn about these issues as well as fundamental immunology.
For this purpose we take advantage of our location in a major medical school and the fact that a number of the participating faculty have considerable clinical involvement related to immunology from AIDS to autoimmunity to asthma to transplantation, facilitating exposure of our trainees to these issues.
www.ucsf.edu /immuno   (132 words)

  
 Immunology
Institute of Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern
Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Rockefeller University
Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide is a project for the collection of the HLA phenotypes of volunteer bone marrow donors and cord blood units, and for the coordination of their worldwide distribution.
www.kourelis.com /web/ia/sites_world/05-imm.htm   (1408 words)

  
 immunology index
The driving force behind the development of modern immunology.
The contribution of Edward Jenner and smallpox to immunology.
Here is a table of the cluster designation markers, their function, and what cells express them.
www.keratin.com /am   (138 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Immunology
Humanisation (also called Reshaping or CDR-grafting) is now a well-established technique for reducing the immunogenicity of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from xenogeneic sources and for improving their activation of the human immune system.
Aims to boost immunization rates by promoting physician, community, and family awareness of, and responsibility for, appropriate immunization of all children and adults against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
Publishes a broad range of experimental and theoretical studies in molecular and cellular immunology conducted in laboratories throughout the world.
bubl.ac.uk /link/i/immunology.htm   (608 words)

  
 Immunology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The various laboratories utilize contemporary molecular and cellular immunology approaches to analyze aspects of T and B lymphocyte responsiveness, particularly to viruses.
Many of the experiments rely on reagents produced in the Hartwell Center, and the Animal Resources Center is central to much of the research effort.
Douglas R. Green, PhD, is the chair of St. Jude’s Immunology Department.
www.stjude.org /immunology/0,2534,426_2053_3532,00.html   (478 words)

  
 University of Manitoba - Program in Immunology
The Department of Immunology, the first in Canada, was founded in 1969.
Since the early 1990s, its focus has been on the establishment of a multidisciplinary Program in Immunology, encompassing basic and clinical biomedical scientists with expertise in a broad range of immunological topics.
With 18 faculty, a comprehensive program of graduate and postdoctoral training, and strong links with three immunologically based research groups, the Department of Immunology offers extensive professional opportunities for advancement.
www.umanitoba.ca /faculties/medicine/units/immunology   (579 words)

  
 Glossary
Microbiology @ Leicester: Infection and Immunity: Glossary of Immunology
The hinge region is located between Fab and Fc and is susceptible to enzymatic cleavage.
In immunology, monoclonal generally describes a preparation of antibody that is monogenous, or cells of a single specificity.
www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk /MBChB/ImmGloss.html   (3725 words)

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