Course Topics

BLD 850 - Concepts in Immunodiagnostics - Taught Fall Semester

• Innate vs. Adaptive
• Antigen Recognition
• Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors
• Adaptive Response
• Immunity in Health
• Immunity in Disease
• Immunogen structure and function
• Immunoglobulin structure and function
• Antigen-Antibody reactions
• Functional Assays
• Flow cytometry

BLD 851 - Clinical Applications of Immunodiagnostics - Taught Spring Semester

• Gates and Plots
• Reagents
• Software
• Immunophenotyping
• Sorting
• DNA - Cell Cycle Analysis
• Apoptosis
• Tetramers
• Cytogenetics
• Erythrocytes
• Platelets
• Gene Products
• Transplantation

BLD 852 - Immunodiagnostics Laboratory - Taught Summer Semester of Even Years

• Immunopurifications
• In Vitro Diagnostic Assays
• Basic Flow Cytometry
• Subsequent Data Analysis with Quality Control Evaluation