Invaders and Defense

INVADERS AND DEFENSE examines immune interactions with microbes, inflammation, adaptive responses, and immune malignancies.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jeannina Smith

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Lectures are large, with a median of 175 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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Fall 2026
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JEANNINA SMITH is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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LEC 100Classroom Instruction175 / 1950

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Integrated examination of how the immune system interacts with foreign microbes, the normal micro biome, and self tissues, both normal and malignant. Examines inflammation and the impacts of this type of response on normal cells, in wound healing, infectious disease, and inflammatory diseases including autoimmune disease and dermatologic conditions, including neoplasia of the skin. Covers the development of adaptive immune responses from vaccination, infectious processes, and organ transplantation. Covers the basic biology and pathophysiology of "invaders" of the human body, including viruses, fungi, and bacteria, along with their clinical diagnosis and therapy. Addresses malignant transformation of the immune effector cells themselves, including cancers of mature lymphoid cells and bone marrow derived malignancies.

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Topics

  • Microbiome and self-tissue interactions
  • Autoimmune and dermatologic conditions
  • Vaccination and transplantation immunology
  • Viral, fungal, and bacterial pathogens
  • Lymphoid and bone marrow malignancies

Skills

  • Examine immune system interactions with microbes and self tissues
  • Analyze inflammation impacts on wound healing and disease
  • Cover development of adaptive immune responses
  • Cover biology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of invaders
  • Address malignant transformation of immune effector cells

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MEDSC-M 774 · Fall 2026

Invaders and Defense

Recorded 2026-09-07
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