ProgramCIP 26.0507
Immunology
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.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
Leads to
5 jobsKnowledge those jobs draw on
- Biology4 of 5
- English Language4 of 5
- Chemistry3 of 5
- Computers and Electronics3 of 5
- Education and Training2 of 5
- Mathematics1 of 5
- Administration and Management1 of 5
- Medicine and Dentistry1 of 5
- Administrative1 of 5
How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).
See also
- Microbiology and Immunology26.0508