Kuby Immunology

by Jenni Punt, Sharon A. Stranford, Patricia Jones

Janis Kuby’s groundbreaking introduction to immunology was the first textbook for the course actually written to be a textbook. Like no other text, it combined an experimental emphasis with extensive pedagogical features to help students grasp basic concepts. Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, Kuby Immunology remains the only undergraduate introduction to immunology written by teachers of the course. In the Kuby tradition, authors Jenni Punt, Sharon Stranford, Patricia Jones, and Judy Owen present the most current topics in an experimental context, conveying the excitement of scientific discovery, and highlight important advances, but do so with the focus on the big picture of the study of immune response, enhanced by unsurpassed pedagogical support for the first-time learner. Punt, Stranford, Jones, and Owen bring an enormous range of teaching and research experiences to the text, as well as a dedication to continue the experiment-based, pedagogical-driven approach of Janis Kuby. For this edition, they have worked chapter by chapter to streamline the coverage, to address topics that students have the most trouble grasping, and to continually remind students where the topic at hand fits in the study of immunology as a whole.

Genres: Science, Textbooks, Medical, Medicine, Nonfiction, Academic

2442 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 4, 2012

Reviews

[aswang7890 · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Don't know much about immunology"...this is my go-to reference for all things immunology coz Kuby knows immunology. Very clear explanations of immuno-concepts backed up with data, great illustrations, perfect order of presenting immuno-concepts, perfect formats with perfect sideboxes of additional supporting info... I'm always on the lookout for the next edition because the field of immunology changes so much like a chupacabra; it's a challenge to keep up. Not sure chupacabras change. I just like saying chupacabra.

[Prakriti · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my go to book for immunology. It has been beautifully written and genuinely ignites interest in the subject. The illustrations, tables and boxes on ‘visualizing concept’ are true gems!

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best textbook for any undergraduate student in biological sciences.
The book' silent features are:
*Good language.
*Glossary for variety of terms used.
*Chapters arrangement is great- allows good flow
*Illustrations are great!
*Basic concepts in a capsule! With sufficient amount of detail.

[Elsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

终于看完一遍了，同事推荐的，算是简明免疫学课本，基础知识和实验技术都讲到了，很不错。准备再看第二遍，最起码看完三遍吧。

[hala · Rating 5 out of 5]

مرجع رائع جدا للمناعة , شامل وغني بالتفاصيل وايضا الرسومات التوضيحيه جدا رائعه

[Storysaurus Rex]

This class made me want to be a crack head

[Heather Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Typically, I don't even buy a textbook for a class. However, my professor recommended that this was a textbook unlike most other. Skeptically - and not without some grumbling about the cost of textbooks these days - I purchased it. I didn't open it all semester. Then a few weeks before the final, once I had exhausted my flashcards and lecture notes, I opened to the first chapter.

I was astounded. It's written in a beautiful, straightforward manner that sounds more like someone telling you how awesome and exciting immunology is, rather than droning on, intent to make you fall asleep. I ended up reading the entire book as my final exam prep, and I've never enjoyed studying for an exam as much as I had with this book.

I highly recommend!

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of spelling errors and repetition yet the content was informative. It would have been nice if the material was less story like and more direct.