Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Lecture Notes

A selection of downloadable lecture notes from both the Fall 2005 and Fall 2002 versions of this course are available below:

Fall 2005

SES #	TOPICS
1	Overview - Dr. Shiv Pillai
2	Cells of the Immune System - Dr. Shiv Pillai (PDF)
3	Lymphocyte Homing - Dr. Ulrich von Andrian (PDF)
4	Case Presentations at MGH
5	Antibodies and Antigens - Dr. Shiv Pillai (PDF) Analyzing a Clinical Case - Dr. Bobby Cherayil
6	Antigen Receptors and the Generation of Diversity - Dr. Shiv Pillai (PDF)
7	Case Presentations at MGH
8	B Lymphocyte Development and Activation - Dr. Shiv Pillai (PDF)
9	Tutorial Session I Antibody Dependent Protection - Dr. Shiv Pillai
10	Antigen Presentation - Dr. Hidde Ploegh (PDF)
11	Tutorial Session II T Lymphocyte Development - Dr. Shiv Pillai (PDF)
12	Tutorial Session III Signal Transduction in Lymphocytes I - Dr. Shiv Pillai
13	Cell Mediated Immunity - Dr. Andrew Lichtman (PDF)
14	Tutorial Session IV Signal Transduction in Lymphocytes II - Dr. Shiv Pillai
15	Paper Discussion 1
	Midterm Exam
16	Dendritic Cells - Dr. Shannon Turley Frontiers: Costimulation - Dr. Arlene Sharpe (PDF)
17	Paper Discussion 2
18	Memory and Death - Dr. Shiv Pillai (PDF) Immunology of TB - Dr. Samuel M. Behar
19	Tutorial Session V Immune Mediated Injury - Dr. Richard Mitchell
20	Asthma and Allergy - Dr. Dale T. Umetsu Frontiers: DC and Innate Immunity - Dr. Nir Harcohen
21	Multiple Sclerosis - Dr. David Hafler Frontiers: Autoimmune TCRs - Dr. Kai Wucherpfennig
22	Paper Discussion 3
23	Leukemias and Lymphomas - Dr. Jon C. Aster CD1 and Lipid Antigens - Dr. Richard S. Blumberg
24	Tutorial Session VI Transplantation Immunology - Dr. Hugh Auchincloss
25	Immunology of HIV/AIDS - Dr. Bruce Walker Frontiers: Genetic Instability and Cancer - Dr. Frederick W. Alt
26	Regulatory T Cells - Dr. Diane Mathis Bone Marrow Transplant - Dr. Megan Sykes
27	Tutorial Session VII Tumor Immunology - Dr. Andrew Lichtman (PDF)
28	Paper Discussion 4
29	Regulating Humoral Autoimmunity - Dr. Shiv Pillai Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Dr. Ramnik Xavier
30	Immunodeficiency Disorders - Dr. Francisco Bonilla
31	RA and Lupus - Dr. Paul Anderson
32	Genetic Susceptibility to Disease - Dr. Shiv Pillai (PDF)
	Final Exam

Fall 2002

TOPICS	NOTES
Overview	Lecture Notes (PDF) Handout (PDF)
Cells of Immune System and Innate Immunity	Lecture Notes (PDF) Handout (PDF)
Antibodies Antibody-dependent Protection Mechanisms	Lecture Notes (PDF) and (PDF) Handouts (PDF 1) and (PDF 2)
Antigen Receptors and Development of Diversity T Lymphocyte Development	Handout (for Antigen Receptors) (PDF) Handout (for T Lymphocyte Development) (PDF)
B Lymphocyte Dev and Activation	Handout (PDF)
Cell-mediated Immunity	Handout (PDF)
Lymphocyte Homing	Lecture Notes (PDF)
MHC/Antigen Presentation	Lecture Notes (PDF)
A Bloody Glove - Tutorial Lymphocyte Activation, Cytokines, Costim	Handout (PDF)
Transplantation Immunology Presentations 7 and 8: Chronic Granulomatous/MS	Lecture Notes (PDF)
Immunology of HIV Disease	Lecture Notes (PDF)
Costimulation Presentation 9: Lymphoprolif Syndrome	Lecture Notes (PDF)
Memory and Death in Immune System IgE System and Immediate Type Hypersens	Lecture Notes (PDF) Handout (PDF)
Tumor Immunity	Handout (PDF)
Immunodeficiency Syndromes/Review	Lecture Notes (PDF)