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Imperial College London

Immunology: Innate Immune System

Our immune system relies on an innate and an adaptive arm that communicate and collaborate to provide us with an optimal response against pathogens. This course focuses on our innate immunity which provides us our first, fast and inherited defence against infections. In this course, you will take a closer look at the mechanisms and cellular components involved in this swift response that occurs within minutes of exposure to a threat. Throughout the course, and guided by our active researchers, you will have opportunities to recognise its key protective mechanisms and to explain their importance for our overall health. You will learn about the mechanisms it uses to inform our adaptive immune system of the presence of a threat, and understand how some environmental factors, such as our own internal microbiome, influences it. Finally, you will have opportunities to reflect on current related issues and controversies in this fascinating field of research.

Status: Biology
Status: Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology
IntermediateCourse7 hours

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NM

5.0Reviewed Feb 17, 2024

The best way of teaching helped me to understand the Immunology Subject very well!! Thanks to all the teachers for this wonderful course. Looking forward for more such interesting courses.

AA

5.0Reviewed Mar 25, 2023

This course was amazing and provides the basic fundamental knowledge of how our first line of immunity defends us from from invaders.

VH

5.0Reviewed Apr 18, 2023

Perfect for my Internal Medicine Veterinary Board review. Much less abstract than written notes. Thank you :)

GA

5.0Reviewed May 23, 2023

Excellent experience and opportunity from learning more about immunology and its amazing intricate defence system!

MA

4.0Reviewed Aug 12, 2023

Overall Good. But video has a problem. Audio has echo that cause headache

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