BIOL4120 · Biology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Inflammation is the body's normal immune response to a variety of injuries. The principal aim of this course is to explore the relationship between the inflammatory response and a host of human diseases, including cardiovascular, autoimmune, musculoskeletal and digestive medical conditions, and cancer. The biology and physiology of acute inflammation, triggers of the immune response, onset of chronic inflammation and the role of chronic inflammation in the development of disease will be discussed using primary literature.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.0 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.8 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.6 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.3 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
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Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Fall 2024
2 sectionsFall 2023
2 sectionsFall 2022
2 sectionsFall 2021
2 sections