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CIP PROGRAM: 26.0507
Immunology.

Summary: A program that focuses on scientific study of the biological mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of disease, host-pathogen interactions, and host response to disease. Includes instruction in antigen and antibody structure and function, effector mechanisms, receptors, histocompatibility, host-pathogen recognition, disease modeling, autoimmune systems, antibody formation, cytotoxic responses, regulation of immune response, virulence determinants, intercellular signaling, immunosuppression, immunotherapy, immunogenetics, disease markers, transplantation, antibody humanization, and microbial pathogenesis.

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Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
Change - +1800.00% -23.64%

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Institutions granting degrees in Immunology.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
University of Alabama at Birmingham19 -