• • Objectives – These are objectives for ALL of unit one
    • Unit 1, Part 1: Nature of the Immune System – Introduction & Historical Concepts Notes

• Chapters 1 through 7 and 14
• Enhancement Information
  • • Understanding Serological Pipettes (YouTube)
    • Serial Dilution Method Protocol Step Wise Explanation (YouTube)
    • Bacterial Serial Dilutions – Antibodies and antigens cannot be visualized, since they are soluble. But by looking at the decreasing number of organisms on the plate as the bacterial culture was diluted, one can get a sense of what is happening in the test tube as a serum sample is diluted.
  • Watch The Process of Phagocytosis (YouTube)
  • Watch Natural Killer Cells (YouTube)
  • Watch Intro to Immunology (You Tube – general overview)

• Discussion of Case Study Presentation
  • Case Study Presentation Sample
• Quality Assurance in Serology
• Laboratory Glassware Objectives and Notes
• How to Pipette: Lab Survival Skills (YouTube)
• Serological Pipettes
• Dilutions
• From Clinical I – Cell Count Competency Assessment
  • Hemacytometers Cell Count Report Form
  • After competency, complete UA practice for competency repeats

• Lecture Admission Ticket #1 Due 10/20/2026
• Prelab Assessment #1 and #2 Due 10/20/2026

• Objectives – These are objectives for ALL of unit one
  • Unit 1, Part 2: Non-Specific Immunity  Notes
  • Unit 1, Part 3: Acute Phase Reactants Notes

• Chapters 1 through 7 and 14
• Enhancement Information
  • Understanding Serological Pipettes (YouTube)
  • Serial Dilution Method Protocol Step Wise Explanation (YouTube)
  • Bacterial Serial Dilutions – Antibodies and antigens cannot be visualized, since they are soluble. But by looking at the decreasing number of organisms on the plate as the bacterial culture was diluted, one can get a sense of what is happening in the test tube as a serum sample is diluted.
  • Review Introduction to Immunology
  • Watch The Process of Phagocytosis (YouTube)
  • Watch Natural Killer Cells (YouTube)

• Lab: Serial Dilution to Detect Cold Reacting Antibodies
• Clinical I – Serial Dilution using Automatic Pipettes

• Lecture Admission Ticket #2 Due 10/27/2026
• Choose a case study topic for your presentation. Email professor for approval, then post your topic on the discussion board.  Due Sunday, 11/8/2026 @ 11:59 pm

• Objectives – These are objectives for ALL of unit one
  •  Unit 1, Part 4: Specific (Acquired) Immunity Notes
  •  Unit 1, Part 5: Humoral Immunity Notes

• Chapters 1 through 7 and 14

Clinical I -Repeat UA competency, if applicable

• Prelab Assessment Pregnancy Testing Due 10/27/2026
• Post response to “To Be or Not To Be” to the Discussion Board
  Due Sunday, November 8, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

• Objectives – These are objectives for ALL of unit one
  •   Unit 1, Part 6: Hypersensitivity Part A Notes
  •   Unit 1, Part 6: Hypersensitivity Part B Notes

• Chapters 1 through 7 and 14

• Urine Pregnancy Test Laboratory
• Quick Vue hCG Combo Package Insert

• Admission Ticket #3 Part 7 –
  Complement Due 11/2/2026

• •  Unit 1, Part 7: Complement Notes
• Review for exam one

• Chapters 1 through 7 and 14
• Enhancement Information
  • Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) to Detect Antigens (YouTube)
  • Explore  Cells Alive 
    • This is no longer a webpage; however, you can download information if you would like to do so.

• Complement Case Study – Read and answer the questions. Due 11/6/2026, 11:59 pm
• In Clinical I Serial dilution competency

•  Prelab Assessment RPR  Due 11/3/2026
• Admission Ticket #4 – Due 11/9/2026

• Objectives – These are objectives for ALL of unit two
• Unit 2 Part 1 – Basic Immunoassay Principles

• Chapters 10 and 11
• Ouchterlony Method
• Ouchterlony Examples
• Ouchterlony Double Diffusion – Titration Great info from Amrita
• YouTube Video on Ouchterlony Method
• Overview of ELISA from ThermoFisher Scientific

• RPR Laboratory exercise

• Prelab Admission Ticket
  ABO Typing Due 11/9/2026
• Admission Ticket # 5 Due 11/10/2026
• Reminder: Case study presentation outlines are to be uploaded on Monday, November 30, @ 2359. Presentations will be completed by each student in class on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.

• Exam One – See schedule above
• Objectives – These are objectives for ALL of unit two
• Unit 2 Part 2 – Agglutination and Flocculation
• Unit 2 Part 3 – Labeled Immunoassays

• Chapters 10 and 11

• ABO Blood Typing Laboratory Exercise

• Prelab Assessment – Molecular Techniques Due 11/10/2026. Use the lecture material to answer the questions.

• •  Unit Three Objectives Section A
  • Unit 3 Part 1 – Introduction To Autoimmune Diseases
  • Unit 3 Part 2 – SLE and ANA

• Chapters 19, 21, 23, and 24

• Additional lecture material for lecture and laboratory:
• Introduction to Molecular Diagnostics

• Prelab Assessment – Infectious Mono  Due 11/16/2026
• Admission Ticket # 6 Due 11/17/2026

• Unit Three Objectives – Section B
• Unit 3 Part 3 – Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Review for exam 2

• Chapters 19, 21, 23, and 24

• Mononucleosis Testing Laboratory Exercise

• Prelab CRP Due 11/23/2026
• Prelab Rheumatoid Factor Due 11/23/2026

• Unit Three Objectives – Section B
• Unit 3 – Part 4 – Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases
• Unit 3 – Part 5 – Immunodeficiency Diseases including HIV

• Chapters 19, 21, 23, and 24

• HIV Laboratory Exercise
• HIV Laboratory Report Form

• • Unit Three Objectives – Section B
  • No onsite class today

• Laboratory Exercises are due on Monday, November 30, 2026, @ 11:59 p.m. All of the information required for these exercises are listed here. Please upload into Blackboard upon completion of the exercise and the study questions.
• C-Reactive Protein Laboratory Exercise and Study Questions
  • C-Reactive Protein Patient and Control Results
  • C-Reactive Protein Package Insert
  • Rheumatoid Factor Laboratory Exercise and Study Questions
  • Rheumatoid Factor Patient and Control Results
  • Rheumatoid Factor Package Insert

• Admission Ticket # 7 Due 11/30/2026
• Admission Ticket #8 Due 11/30/2026
• Prelab Cold Agglutinin Due 11/30/2026 

• Unit 4 Serological Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
• CDC – Interpretation of HBV results in chart form
• Case study outline to be uploaded today to Blackboard
• Review for Final Exam

• Chapters 12, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 24

N/A

• Cold Agglutinin Case Study and Study Questions

• Due Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 11:59pm

• Case Study Presentations TODAY

• Monday, December 7, 2026 (see exam schedule)
• This exam covers ALL laboratory activities

• Tuesday, December8, 2026 (see exam schedule)