Clinical Immunology and Laboratory Immunology

Clinical immunology is the study of diseases that are caused by immune system problems (failure, aberrant action, and malignant growth of the cellular elements of the system). Immune reactions play a role in the pathophysiology and clinical characteristics of diseases of other systems as well. Clinical immunologists are also looking at techniques to prevent the immune system from destroying allografts (transplant rejection). Clinical Immunology and Allergy is a specialization of either Internal Medicine or Paediatrics. Clinical Immunology fellows are often exposed to many various parts of the specialty and have the opportunity to treat allergic diseases, primary immunodeficiencies, and systemic autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Over the last two decades, clinical immunology has advanced tremendously as a specialty, as has our understanding of the immunological underpinnings of many diseases and the development of immunological therapeutics. It's impossible to imagine a field that hasn't evolved an "immunological dimension" in recent years.

The Immunology Laboratory is responsible for laboratory testing and clinical consulting in a variety of fields, including autoimmune illness, immunodeficiencies, immunoproliferative disorders, and allergies, as well as some parts of infectious disease serology. To provide seamless counselling and diagnosis for various clinical circumstances, much work is done in collaboration with the Molecular Diagnostics, Microbiology, Virology, and Hematology laboratories. The clinical immunology laboratory conducts a wide range of tests to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of human allergy and immunodeficiency illnesses.

• Clinical Experimental Immunology
• Immunophysics
• Immunopathology
• Immunotoxicology
• Laboratory Assays
• Diagnostic Immunology