MPhil / PhD / MD免疫学

免疫学是宿主对感染抵抗力的研究。没有免疫系统，人类和动物将容易受到细菌，病毒，真菌或寄生虫的压倒性感染。该研究的目的是研究对人类或兽医重要病原体的细胞和体液免疫反应的性质，以及如何将此知识用于设计疫苗或其他免疫治疗策略，以使临床和兽医学受益。哲学硕士（MPhil）和医学博士学位（MD）为2年。
Immunology is the study of host resistance to infection. Without an immune system, humans and animals would be susceptible to overwhelming infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. The University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection and Global Health was established to bring together leading medical, veterinary and basic science researchers from across the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. <br>Research in Immunology is based in new laboratories at three sites, the Ronald Ross Building, IC2 and Leahurst. It encompasses studies of the immune responses to and vaccination against a range of bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens including: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Japanese encephalitis virus, Zika virus, influenza virus, HIV, cytomegalovirus and other herpesviruses, chicken metapneumovirus, Salmonella, Treponema, Onchocerca, Fasciola, cyathostomins, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Toxoplasma and Neospora caninum.<br>The aims of the research are to investigate the nature of the cellular and humoral immune responses to pathogens of human or veterinary importance and how this knowledge may be used to design vaccines or other immunotherapeutic strategies to benefit clinical and veterinary medicine.