The book is organized into five sections that represent the major topics in basic and clinical immunology. The Sixth Edition has been comprehensively revised to highlight the latest understanding of the field, particularly in the areas of innate immune defenses and antibody-based therapeutics.
David Male is Professor of Biology in the Faculty of Science at the Open University. His research is focused on the mechanisms by which immune reactions and inflammation develop in the central nervous system and the use of nanocarriers to deliver therapeutic agents to the brain. He teaches courses in infectious disease, autoimmunity, molecular and cellular biology, and neuroimmunology.