A brief view into these marvellous proteins that enable the efficient  fighting off of infection

Antibodies

Continuing on from Part 1, this podcast examines the ways the tumours can evade our immune system and the cunning ways scientists and medics are fighting back.

Cancer  PART 2 -Immune Evasion And Immunotherapy

Here the basics  of cancer immunology are covered- what evidence is there that we even have an immunological response to cancer?

Cancer  PART 1 -  Immune Mechanisms

A brief tour of the immunology system continuing with B cells- what are they and what do they do?

B Cell Immunology

How do we get activated T cells? What starts the ball rolling? This short lecture follows the molecular activation of cytotoxic T cells and Helper T cells.

T Cell Activation

A brief introduction to cytotoxic T cells

T Cell Mechanisms

Do you want to find out why you get allergy? Join me as I explore current theories of what is going on with your immune system in the first part of this franscienceart lecture.

Allergy Part1

The is the second part of the lectures about vaccination, discussing what makes a good vaccine.

Vaccination

Behind the principles of vaccination lie your secondary immune responses- so whats a primary response? This podcast addresses both of these points as the first in a two part introduction to vaccination.

Primary And Secondary Responses

An introduction into what makes our immune system adapt  and fight whatever this world can throw at us

Adaptive Immunity -

I am a lecturer at Kingston University. I lecture immunology on a Pharmacy course amongst other subjects such as pharmacology and physiology. I try and maintain a sense of humour and look beyond what is in front of us.

As part of the innate immune response mechanisms, complement is quite a formidable protein.

The complement system

Introducing the Major Histocompatibility complex. What is it? Why is it important? Why would we die without it?

MHC -The Major Histocompatibility Complex

An introduction into the mediators that cause you to itch and burn. Cytokines

Soluble Mediators and Acute Inflammation

This podcast looks at a general overview into how foreign molecules can impact your immunological health

Immunology And Xenobiotics

An introduction to the innate immune system and the non-specfic mechanisms we utilise to get rid of bacteria

Innate Immunity And Antibacterial Mechanisms

Getting to grips with the basics of immunology, this first lecture in the series introduces the subject

Introduction To Immunology

immunology

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