Basic immunology for beginners by Dr. David O. Nyakundi

This Book “Basic Immunology for Beginners” focuses on the subject of Immunology which is an incredibly exciting and broad area of the biomedical sciences that has led to the discovery of fundamental healthcare advances of modern times such as vaccination, new treatments to some of the major diseases affecting mankind, autoimmune conditions and cancer immunotherapy. Readers will be provided with information about more other current applications of the subject of immunology that include the medical practices in organ transplantation, immunoprophylaxis, immunodiagnosis and human nutrition.About the AuthorsDr. David O. Nyakundi holds a Masters Degree in Biotechnology from the University of Barkatullah (Former Bhopal University), India and a Doctorate Degree in Medical Biotechnology from Rhodes University, South Africa. He has a long teaching experience of more than ten years at the university level teaching in Science areas of Immunology, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. Dr. Nyakundi has a particular research interest on the molecular basis of infectious diseases of the tropics where he has published a number of papers. He is currently serving as a lecturer and the Dean, Faculty of Science in Mwenge Catholic University (MWECAU)-Moshi, Kilimanjaro- Tanzania. Dr. Mariam M. Mirambo holds a Masters Degree from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and a Doctorate Degree from Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS)-Mwanza, Tanzania in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Göttingen, Germany. She is currently serving as an associate Professor in infectious diseases and Immunology. She is the co-pioneer and the head of the department of Microbiology and Immunology of CUHAS. Throughout her academic/research carrier, she has authored and co-authored more than 80 scientific articles in the field of infectious diseases in peer reviewed scientific journals and supervised a number of postgraduate students. Read more