Kuby Immunology notes

Tolerance Last document update:   ago

Notes of the topic of tolerance in the context of the immune system for a clinical immunology module taught on the third year of a biomedical science degree course. Topics covered include; antigen sequestration, central tolerance, peripheral tolerance, and immune cells in the periphery that inhibit anti-self responses.

Clinical immunology Last document update:   ago

Clinical immunology notes for a third year biomedical science bachelors degree. Detailed notes on vaccines. Notes cover; passive immunity, active immunity, vaccine safety, herd immunity, the MMR vaccine, and vaccine strategies (inactivated vaccines, live attenuated vaccines, sub-unit vaccines, recombinant vector vaccines, and adjuvants, with an example for each type.