Dr. Katherine Gundling, Professor, Division of Allergy and Immunology at UCSF presents an overview of the immune system, how it functions and what can go wrong.
Course
Immune System 101
This series from UCSF's Osher Mini Medical School for the Public provides up-to-date information about how a normal immune system functions, and how doctors treat disorders of immunity.
6 Lectures
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Dr. Anthony DeFranco explores basic immunology, looking at the cells in the immune system, what they do and how they work.
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Dr. Homer Boushey explores the hygiene hypothesis, the notion that modern cleanliness causes a lack of stimulation of the immune system in early development, making children more vulnerable to things that cause asthma.
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Drs. Laurence Cheng and Uma Mahadevan explore the science behind food allergies and other gastrointestinal tract problems.
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Dr. Andrew Gross, UCSF Rheumatology Clinic Director, explores the latest strategies in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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Dr. Morton Cowan explores the latest in bone marrow transplantation to reboot the immune system.