Lectures will deal with plants at the population level. Laboratories during the first several weeks of the semester acquaint students with methods of plant identification. Laboratories during the second half of the course will be devoted to field trips designed to acquaint students with the local spring flora together with ecological principles important to higher plants. Consent of instructor required. A comprehensive introduction to our current understanding of the immune system, including innate, humoral and cell-mediated components.
Emphasis is placed on the molecular and cellular events underlying immunity.
Lectures, discussions and problem sets present the important experimental techniques currently used by immunologists. Preference to juniors and seniors. Ms. Treichel 328. The laboratory introduces students to techniques for detecting the reaction between antigens and antibodies and for isolating and characterizing cells of the immune system. Cell culturing techniques are taught.