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Frecuently Asked Questions
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Immunologist
A specialist concentrating on allergic diseases and those disease processes that involve the immune system.
What is an Allergist-Immunologist?
An allergist-immunologist is an expert in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of allergic diseases and disorders of the immune system.
Immunology from Dictionary.com: The branch of biomedicine concerned with the structure and function of
the immune system, innate and acquired immunity, the bodily distinction of self from nonself, and laboratory
techniques involving the interaction of antigens with specific antibodies.
Immunogen: A substance capable of inducing an immune response (as well as reacting with the products of an immune response).
Compare with antigen.
Antigen: Any foreign material that is specifically bound by specific antibody or specific lymphocytes; also used loosely
to describe materials used for immunization. Antigens may also be immunogens if they are able to trigger an immune response.
What does an allergist/immunologist do?
Specialists in allergy and immunology may manage patients with the following types of problems or conduct research on:
What is Clinical Immunology?
What do Clinical Immunologists do?
What makes Clinical Immunology an attractive specialty?
The Training Program
Continuing education
The Academy's CME program includes a national Annual Meeting, regional, state, local, and other live conferences, computer-assisted interactive activities, and an
array of written, audio, video and multimedia enduring materials.
Salary
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Immunodeficiency Foundation. FAQ
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Types of Clinical Scientist
Clinical biochemist
Clinical cytogeneticist
Clinical embryologist
Clinical engineer
Clinical haematologist
Clinical microbiologist
Clinical scientist in haemostasis and thrombosis
Clinical scientist in histocompatibility and immunogenetics
Clinical scientist in medical physics
Molecular genetics
Audiological scientist
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