Our immune system is a powerful network. It protects us from external threats, such as harmful substances and pathogenic agents, as well as cellular changes which could lead to diseases. Complications emerge when our natural defences do not function properly, which can result in immune disorders. These can take the form of less severe issues such as insect allergy. Others are more harmful, such as auto aggressive immune reactions, that lead to localised or systemic tissue damage.
In this course, you will learn about immune system failures which can cause insufficient responses to internal or external threats. We will look at immune deficiencies. These weaken an individual’s immunity and leave them unable to effectively fight infections or manage disease. We will examine the consequences of chronic inflammation on the immune system, in the context of ectopic lymphoid organs. We will also examine immune system malfunctions in tumour development, and the role of viral infections in human cancer.
Status: Immunology
Immunology
Status: Chronic Diseases
Chronic Diseases
Intermediate·Course·6 hours
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AM
5.0·Reviewed Mar 26, 2025
One of the most useful training courses for PhD students
MK
5.0·Reviewed Sep 9, 2023
Course was very interesting and much informative with help examples and diagrammatic explanations helped alot to understand the concepts. Thank you
DC
5.0·Reviewed Nov 5, 2025
As an 85 year old who has completed over 60 Coursera courses, I rank this class as one of the very most enhjoyable and yet demanding. Great job by those who put this together.
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Nora Alnusairat
4.0
·Reviewed Mar 4, 2023
the material itself and the information are really good, although i did expect the course to talk more about how cancer evades immune checkpoints in general and nor a focus on oncoviruses. like why do less t cells infiltrate to the tumor micro-environment and what exactly happens there. also the lecturers are just reading the material it felt robotic and non enthusiastic. i had to re-read the script multiple times to wrap my head around what they are saying.
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Naíma Sale
1.0
·Reviewed Apr 21, 2023
me parece una lastima que este excelente curso no presente subtítulos en español para que asi mas personas puedan adquirir conocimientos y aprovechar esta tan valiosa informacion
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Purnima Kartha
5.0
·Reviewed May 7, 2023
This course is apt for someone who is intermediate in their immunology knowledge, like me. It gives you updates on where the current research stands. The courses are well delivered. What I liked the most was the delivery of micro-lectures, which gives you organised information without making you bored at any point.
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Ерболов Фархат Ерболұлы (Yerbolov Farkhat)
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 22, 2024
This course really helped me to know more about our immune system, especially how they react with cancer associated diseases . Also, i think that mechanisms that described the pathway of how this cancer are appear can inspire young scientists to solve this problem effectively. Thanks!
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Don Cooper
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 6, 2025
As an 85 year old who has completed over 60 Coursera courses, I rank this class as one of the very most enhjoyable and yet demanding. Great job by those who put this together.
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Mehlil K
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 10, 2023
Course was very interesting and much informative with help examples and diagrammatic explanations helped alot to understand the concepts. Thank you
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aria mohammadi
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 27, 2025
One of the most useful training courses for PhD students
