CBIO275/IMMUNOL 275 Tumor Immunology

Fall 2015

Instructor: Dr. Ed Engleman

TA: Ian Linde

ilinde@stanford.edu

Course Time and Location

The course will be held Wednesdays from 3:30-5:20 p.m. in CCSR 4205, with the exception of
9/30 when it will be held in Alway M114, and 11/18 when it will be held in MSOB X303. Class
will not be held on 10/7, and class on 12/2 will be a double session from 3:30-7:20 p.m.

Course Structure
Each week, there will be approximately 3 presentations given by students on the papers assigned
for the week, and class discussions will be held about these papers and topics. Each student will
present one paper during the quarter. Signup for presentations will be held during the first class
period. Each student should read the assigned papers for the week to be prepared for class
discussions. Additional papers and review articles will be posted each week to serve as
background and further reading. Weekly topics, assigned papers, and additional papers can be
found on the course schedule posted to Coursework.

Student Presentations
Where applicable, presentations should include the relevant background about immunology,
cancer, and/or therapies that is necessary to understand the paper. The questions that the authors
are trying to address should be included, along with an optional brief description of prior work
by the authors or by others in the field, in order to frame the paper. The highlights of the paper
should then be covered with the data shown and explained. Every figure and every panel within
figures need not be included; just include the data important to the story and the authors
conclusions. Data from supplemental figures (generally not included in the PDFs posted on
coursework, but available from the journals online) may be included in presentations if judged to
be important or particularly interesting, but this should be done sparingly. The authors
conclusions should be stated along with any remaining questions. A critique of the authors
conclusions or methods is optional. When relevant, relate the paper back to the broader topic of
the day and the other assigned papers or pose questions for discussion. Presentations should be
20-30 minutes including time for questions. If students would like advice on their presentations
or help with understanding their paper, Ian is available by appointment at the Stanford Blood
Center, 3373 Hillview Ave., room 260. Marguerite shuttles regularly travel between the Blood
Center and campus.

Grading
The grading breakdown for the course is as follows: one third for the presentation, one third for
participation in discussions and attendance, and one third for a short essay that will be assigned
at the end of the quarter. Attendance will be monitored through sign-in sheets each week.
Students should contact Ian if they will miss multiple class periods.