Cellular and Molecular Immunology by Abbas et al: Video Lectures and Q&A

Author: V. Dimov, M.D., Fellow, Creighton University Division of Allergy & Immunology
Reviewer: S. Randhawa, M.D., Fellow, LSU (Shreveport) Department of Allergy & Immunology

The textbook Cellular and Molecular Immunology by Abbas et al. explains the experimental observations that form the basis for the science of immunology.

Some links that may help you to get more out of the textbook are listed below:

Video Lectures, Conferences On-Line Allergy (COLA) by Children's Mercy Hospital

Immunology - Abbas Chapter 5: MHC

Immunology - Abbas Chapter 7: Antigen Receptors and Accessory Molecules

Imuunology - Abbas Chapter 8 - Lymphocyte Development

Immunology: Abbas Chapter 9 - T-cell Activation

Immunology: Abbas Chapter 10 - B-cell Activation

Immunology: Abbas Chapter 11 - Immunologic Tolerance

Immunology: Abbas Chapter 13 - Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity

Cytokines and Their Receptors

Anticytokine Treatments for Asthma and Rhinitis

Immunology Jeopardy

Principles of Flow Cytometry

The Conferences On-Line Allergy (COLA) is a collaborative venture between the Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics section of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI).

Questions and Answers

Abbas MCQ from FIT Corner by ACAAI, 2004.

The questions are posted in a reverse chronological order and you have to scroll to the bottom of the web page in order to see the first chapter.

Image source: Nutrophil, Wikipedia, GNU Free Documentation License.

Published: 02/01/2009
Updated: 03/04/2009

Free Lectures and Podcasts in Allergy and Immunology

Author: V. Dimov, M.D., Allergist/Immunologist and Assistant Professor at University of Chicago
Reviewer: S. Randhawa, M.D., Allergist/Immunologist and Assistant Professor at LSU (Shreveport) Department of Allergy and Immunology

Conferences On-Line Allergy (COLA)

Conferences On-Line Allergy (COLA) consists of the bi-weekly presentations at the Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics Section of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The lectures are very comprehensive and cover most of the spectrum of allergy and immunology. The project could be the video analog of the textbook Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice one day.

It is a good idea to download all video files (if allowed by the copyright holder) since many of the webmasters remove them after a certain period of the time. The download cane be done manually or throughiTunes by choosing the "Get all" option from the podcast menu.

Conferences On-Line Allergy (COLA) - free video lectures on allergy and immunology topics by ACAAI, YouTube channel

Allergy and Immunology Lectures at the University of South Florida

USF (University of South Florida, USA) Allergy & Immunology Lecture Series. The 55-minute lectures are recorded in wma format and are best viewed by using Windows Media Player software.

Podcasts by Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI)

JACI Podcasts highlight recent publications in selected areas, and feature discussions with the authors, editors and other experts: http://www.jacionline.org/content/podcast

WAO Podcasts

The World Allergy Organization (WAO) Journal has a podcast section: Chief Editor Interviews.

Conversations with allergy experts are available as free MP3 files by the World Allergy Organization (WAO). You can subscribe to the RSS feed here: http://www.worldallergy.org/conversations/conversations.xml

ACAAI Conferences

- ACAAI Podcast and Vodcast Library is limited in scope but covers the latest advances in clinical allergy and immunology.

Immunology

The best resource seems to be the immunology course of the University of South Carolina. The lectures can be watched online or downloaded to aniPod/iPhone. Currently, there are 2 courses available -- from the year 2007 and 2008:

- Immunology 2007

- Immunology 2008

Archive of the Immunology Courses from University of South Carolina

Video Lectures in Immunology, LearnersTV.com

Immunology, University of Cambridge

Immunology I & II, MIT OpenCourseWare

Immunology: Lecture Series, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Asthma

Allergic Rhinitis & Asthma. David Lang, MD. Drexel University College of Medicine Grand Rounds, 2003.
Severe Asthma: Clinical and Pathophysiologic Factors. Sally Wenzel, M.D. Drexel University College of Medicine Grand Rounds, 1999.
Asthma. Podcasts by the supplier of continuing medical education activities PeerView Press.

Allergic Rhinitis

Allergic Rhinitis. Podcasts by the supplier of continuing medical education activities PeerView Press.

Related Resources

Webinar Archives of World Allergy Organization (WAO)
Podcasts in Allergy and Immunology. Allergy Notes, 01/2008.
Immunology Resources: Audio and Video Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Q&A
Fellows-in-Training: Review Corner Archive, 2002-2008 by ACAAI

Published: 01/31/2008
Updated: 09/19/2011