{"id":14061,"date":"2016-09-04T23:17:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T03:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/?page_id=14061"},"modified":"2016-10-31T14:22:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T18:22:48","slug":"biomedical-immunology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/biomedical-immunology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomedical Immunology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>GMS PA 610 OL Biomedical Immunology<\/strong>\u00a0(Spring 2017)<\/h2>\n<h2>2 Credits \u2013 online graduate course for US and international non-degree students<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2016\/10\/Spring-2017-Biomed-Immunol-OL-Guide.pdf\">Course Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2016\/10\/Spring-2017-Registration-for-GMS-PA610-OL-Biomedical-Immunology.pdf\">Registration Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rationale and Target Audience <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Basic knowledge of biomedical immunology is increasingly required for academic and industry jobs in biomedical science, due in major part to the recent success of immuno-oncology agents, therapeutics that harness the power of the immune system to eradicate tumors. Because of the online format, this course can be taken by students anywhere in the world, and is especially suitable for students with day-jobs or busy schedules.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Biomedical Immunology GMS PA 610 OL course covers key immunologic concepts: how the components of the immune system are generated, organized, and function; the mechanisms that lead to beneficial immune responses, immune disorders, and immunodeficiencies; methods to identify immune reactions; and ways to manipulate the immune system and its components to benefit the patient. These concepts and related case studies are presented through lectures and case-based discussion sessions, in which students interact with the material by answering audience-response questions. Students also interact with other students and with the instructors through an online discussion board, which is monitored by the course director. Furthermore, personal student-student interactions, through joint viewing of lecture videorecordings and joint participation in discussion sessions, are encouraged whenever possible. Biweekly open-book online quizzes help students keep-up with the material. A closed-book exam at the end of the course is taken with remote online proctoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0 GMS PA 610 OL is based on the immunology content offered to first-year medical students at Boston University School of Medicine, and uses the videorecordings of the lectures given in-class to the medical students. The discussion session videorecordings are done specifically for the GMS PA 610 OL course.\u00a0 See attached course Guide for more information and schedule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accredited Bachelor\u2019s (or higher) degree or its international equivalent \u2013 in Biology or a related field<\/li>\n<li>Basic knowledge of biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology<\/li>\n<li>Fluency in English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuition: <strong>$1,900<\/strong> ($950 per credit)<\/li>\n<li>Student Service Fee: <strong>$60 <\/strong>(per semester, regardless of number of courses or credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Person<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jacqueline Sharon <a href=\"mailto:jsharon@bu.edu\">jsharon@bu.edu<\/a>, Course Director<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; GMS PA 610 OL Biomedical Immunology\u00a0(Spring 2017) 2 Credits \u2013 online graduate course for US and international non-degree students &nbsp; Course Guide Registration Instructions &nbsp; Rationale and Target Audience Basic knowledge of biomedical immunology is increasingly required for academic and industry jobs in biomedical science, due in major part to the recent success of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9112,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":29,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14061"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14166,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14061\/revisions\/14166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}