When a cell undergoes apoptosis, white blood cells called macrophages consume cell debris. (Image from U.S. National Library of Medicine.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Shiv Pillai
MIT Course Number
HST.176
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course covers cells and tissues of the immune system, lymphocyte development, the structure and function of antigen receptors, the cell biology of antigen processing and presentation, including molecular structure and assembly of MHC molecules, the biology of cytokines, leukocyte-endothelial interactions, and the pathogenesis of immunologically mediated diseases. The course is structured as a series of lectures and tutorials in which clinical cases are discussed with faculty tutors.
Lecturers
Frederick W. Alt
Marcus Altfeld
Paul Anderson
Jon C. Aster
Hugh Auchincloss
Steven P. Balk
Samuel M. Behar
Richard S. Blumberg
Francisco Bonilla
Bobby Cherayil
Benjamin Davis
David Hafler
Nir Harcohen
Bruce Horwitz
David M. Lee
Andrew Lichtman
Diane Mathis
Richard Mitchell
Hidde Ploegh
Emmett Schmidt
Arlene Sharpe
Megan Sykes
Shannon Turley
Dale T. Umetsu
Ulrich von Andrian
Bruce Walker
Kai Wucherpfennig
Ramnik Xavier
Sarah Henrickson
