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When we are attacked by viruses our bodies are not left helpless. Discover how our immune system fights infectious diseases, how vaccines protect us and how immune mechanisms have been implemented in our fight against Coronavirus.
With the emergence of COVID–19, we have all been subject to a massive global pandemic that has turned our lives upside down. We have also witnessed a vaccine revolution, where billions of people around the world have been immunized with a novel mRNA vaccine.
Together, we will review the principles of how our immune system wards off the threat of viruses and other infectious agents, establishes immunological memory and how these afford a platform for the development and implementation of targeted protective vaccines.
Once we’ve established a clearer understanding of how science has been applied to produce effective diagnostic tests, better medicines, and protective vaccines, we will direct our attention to the family of the most recent threat to public health: SARS Coronavirus 2. Surprisingly, it turns out that Coronaviruses are not new - some even cause the common cold. Through a systematic analysis of coronaviruses in humans, livestock and pets we will better understand how these viruses function and how effective, or not, are the vaccines raised against them.
This course was produced at Tel Aviv University - Innovation in Teaching and Learning.
The first course of the program: Viruses & How to Beat Them I: Introduction to Cell Biology & Viruses
It is a class that I think, if you don’t care for science, you will now do so, and if you like science you will want to know more.
The lessons are enjoyable with your inclusion of history and your short interviews with notable individuals are illuminating.
You demonstrate the scientific method, and you document that scientists are human and even can laugh.
"This is a very well thought out and highly resourced class. An instructional masterpiece”
Professor Emeritus Harold Kohn, Ph.D
University of North Carolina
