Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Outline the immunological processes at a cellular and molecular level
• Define the central immunological concepts and principles 
• Explain the roles of the immune system
• Describe the cell types and organs present in the immune response
• Discuss the process of triggering immunological responses
• Illustrate various mechanisms that regulate immune responses
• Explain the adverse effect of the immune system
• Identify the main features of inflammation
• Distinguish the differences between the adaptive and innate immune systems
• Discuss the process of generating adaptive immune responses
• Outline the key events and cellular players in antigen presentation
• Explain the role of an antigen in shaping the effector responses