Immunology. Ughh!

[true_currency]

Can anyone recommend an awesome immunology book? I ordered one recently, but after receiving it, I don't think it's going to cut it. I'm definitely struggling in this class so any help on study tips would be greatly appreciated.

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[Dr JPH]

Immunobiology by Janeway

 

[Taus]

Lange Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology by Levinson....its a big book but the Immuno section is less then 100 pages and simply awesome. I just went over it for board review and I understand immuno way better then during 1st year.

You will def hear differing opinions on whats best...I rec. that you go to your schools library or bookstore and check out the books for yourself and pick one that you like

 

[DragonWell]

Can anyone recommend an awesome immunology book? I ordered one recently, but after receiving it, I don't think it's going to cut it. I'm definitely struggling in this class so any help on study tips would be greatly appreciated.

What's the book not cutting it, if you don't me aksing?

We're using "The Immune System" by Parham. Nobody else seems to like it, but I actually find it pretty readable. Good figures, too. I don't know if I'd say awesome, though...

 

[cyclohexanol]

Immunobiology by Janeway

I used this book for undergrad and medical school, it has served me well.

 

[true_currency]

Immunology, A Short Course, Fifth Edition (2003), by Coico, Sunshine and Benjamini

This is our book for the course and it is really not doing it for me. Our professor is excellent and has decent handouts, but I find that I am still missing some of the concepts due to her being extremely detail-oriented in lecture and not as much so in her note packets/powerpoints if that makes sense. I spend most of the lecture writing everything down (and missing some of the details because of the bulk of material) that is not in the packet or powerpoint, which is substantial enough for me to feel like I need supplemental materials to go off of. I found Kuby's Immunology book online at Amazon for next to nothing as a used copy so I ordered it, but I just heard today that even that may be tiresome to get through. I wanted some reviews on short, concise books that get main points across with relative ease. Pictures are definitely a plus, too (Yes, I admit, I like the picture books)! I wanted to order now so as to not be in a bind by the time exams are here.

Thanks for the book names. I'll check 'em out!

 

[SleepPsych72]

http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/book/video.htm
Check out this link it may help some.

 

[SleepPsych72]

By the way immunology was much more difficult than I had originally thought. We used the Parnham in undergrad immuno. I could not imagine having taken that class out of the blue in med school with no prior exposure. I must have read each of those chapters 5 times or so in order to get that A. It was easily as hard as senior level biochem if not more difficult.

 

[supervic8]

Immunobiology by Janeway

We use Kuby in our undergrad immuno class now, but the prof keeps referring to this "Janeway" and how good it was

 

[OnMyWayThere]

"How The Immune System Works" ... really good if you didn't have immuno in undergrad (like me)

 

[DORoe]

"How The Immune System Works" ... really good if you didn't have immuno in undergrad (like me)

I'll second this. I read this book as a introduction to immunology and then was better able to understand the Janeway book which is more complete and a very good text as well.

 

[mitawa]

We use Kuby in our undergrad immuno class now, but the prof keeps referring to this "Janeway" and how good it was

I love Kuby's , I used it in grad school (studied Hematology/Immunology), and a fellow in molecular immunology research that I knew swore by it. However a quick read is Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System by Abbas and Lichtman.

 

[DrHoffy]

If you want a short but good read for a foundation in Immuno, try the book :

"How the immune system works" by Lauren Sompayrac, ISBN: 0-632-04702-x

It is under 30 bucks, and only a 115 pages. It is a good read for a weekend. I was able to read it, then review it and take notes, then reread it over a 4-5 day period. SInce I had no back ground in the subject, it gave me a nice basic foundation of all of the basic things I needed to know which allowed me to fill in the details the professor was stressing. This allowed for better integration overall.

Hope that helps!
Marcia

 

[DragonWell]

Can anyone recommend an awesome immunology book? I ordered one recently, but after receiving it, I don't think it's going to cut it. I'm definitely struggling in this class so any help on study tips would be greatly appreciated.

I just came across a series of review articles which ran in NEJM in 2000-2001 entitled, "Advances in Immunology" which provide an excellent review of the major subjects of immunology. Also, they're free .

 

[mshheaddoc]

I just came across a series of review articles which ran in NEJM in 2000-2001 entitled, "Advances in Immunology" which provide an excellent review of the major subjects of immunology. Also, they're free .

Not free for me

 

[DragonWell]

Not free for me

Your school doesn't subscribe to NEJM? Usually if you access it through your school's connection, you will have full access and can download the pdf's. PM me if you have troubles.

 

[inside_edition]

memorizing all those CD and IL proteins was a pain in my undergrad immuno class (we used janeway)

 

[scpod]

I just came across a series of review articles which ran in NEJM in 2000-2001 entitled, "Advances in Immunology" which provide an excellent review of the major subjects of immunology. Also, they're free .

I really like the articles because they aren't written for specialists. Rather, they are focused for general physicians and students. Great find Dragonwell!

 

[Red Beard]

I love Kuby's , I used it in grad school (studied Hematology/Immunology), and a fellow in molecular immunology research that I knew swore by it. However a quick read is Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System by Abbas and Lichtman.

Third vote for Kuby. Very readable text but more importantly great figures.

 

[Critical Mass]

Third vote for Kuby. Very readable text but more importantly great figures.

Yeah I like Kuby as well. I think that she died suddenly a few years ago, so I'm not sure who has done the last couple of re-writes.

 

[mshheaddoc]

Your school doesn't subscribe to NEJM? Usually if you access it through your school's connection, you will have full access and can download the pdf's. PM me if you have troubles.

Well you didn't say through the school you said free access. Yes I can access through the school

 

[TheEleventhReel]

We used Coico's book as well and I didn't like it very much. The book Taus recommended is great (Levinson). I've done about half of the immuno in it so far and, like him, I understand immuno way better than I did when I was in the class.

 

[effwun]

I used Kuby in undergrad. It's not bad, but not spectacular. Paul's Fundamental Immunology is excellent, however, it is a tome at 1500 pages. If you already have a book, check out 'Nature Reviews: Immunology' is a great source for specific topics if you have access to that kind of stuff. If you've never read it, it pretty much breaks down an entire topic, and you don't have to buy a book.

 

[OMMnerd]

I've used Baby Abbas!!! It's small, short, and simple.