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The COVID pandemic has given everyone a crash course in immunology. However, what we learn from the news doesn’t capture the complexity of how our immune system deals with this particular virus. In this course, we will review the immune response to infectious disease as well as how SARS-CoV2 modifies this response. We will discuss the microbiome-immune interface and factors that impact our immune response to infectious disease and vaccination. Finally, we will discuss the latest research on COVID vaccines, including vaccine side effects, booster shots, and the strategy for vaccinating children.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the immune response to infectious disease
- Review how SARS-CoV2 modifies the immune response
- Discuss how the microbiome impacts the immune response
- List factors that impact the immune response to vaccination
- Describe how to improve the immune response to vaccination
Faculty
Heather Zwickey, PhD, earned a Ph.D. in Immunology and Microbiology from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Zwickey went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship and teach medical school at Yale University. At the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR, Dr. Zwickey is the founder the Helfgott Research Institute and established the School of Graduate Studies, developing programs in research, nutrition, and global health among others. She currently leads an NIH funded clinical research training program. She teaches at many universities and speaks at conferences world-wide. At Helfgott Research Institute, Dr. Zwickey applies her immunology expertise to natural medicine,with specific interest in the gut-brain axis in neuroinflammation.
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