General Information
Welcome to the Advanced Course in Basic & Clinical Immunology resource page! This page contains everything you need to participate in the course.
Sponsor Acknowledgement
This course is supported by an educational grant from Grifols.
Pre- and Post-Tests
FOCIS uses pre- and post-test data to measure learners’ comprehension of educational material presented in the course. Please complete the pre-test before the first day of the course. The pre-test will close on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 12:00 pm PT.
Complete the pre-test here.
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Course Program
Presentation Slides
Access presentation slides by clicking on the links below.
Overview of the Immune System – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Innate Immunity (Molecules) – Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD
Innate Immunity (Cells) – Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD
NK Cells – Lewis Lanier, PhD
Antigen Presentation – Kenneth Rock, MD
T Cell Tolerance – Mark Anderson, MD, PhD
Lymphocyte Activation – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
CD4+ T Cell Subsets – Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD
T-B Cell Collaboration – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Antibodies and Disease – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
Allergies – Paul Bryce, PhD
Mucosal Immunity – Cathryn Nagler, PhD
Transplantation – Jonathan Maltzman, MD, PhD
Primary Immunodeficiencies – Carrie Lucas, PhD
Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy – Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD
Autoimmunity – Terri Laufer, MD
Evaluations
Please complete the daily and overall evaluations.
Certificates of Attendance
To receive a certificate of attendance, you must complete evaluations for all lectures viewed, as well as the overall course evaluation, and then submit a request to info@focisnet.org.