Best immunology books according to redditors

"How the Immune System Works" is a concise book that provides a great overview of immunology. It was the only immunology resource that actually made things click for me!

https://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-System-Works/dp/1118997778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526224656&sr=8-1&keywords=how+immune+system+works

I strongly agree with the commenters above that becoming an "expert" with little formal training is very optimistic. However, I think there is value in being a "local expert", a kind of local maximum of expertise within your organization.

Do you at least have a science background? That certainly helps. For the immunology piece, I recommend How the Immune System Works, a lovely short and approachable introductory text by Lauren Somparyac. I also agree that Weinberg is a good place to start for a brief intro to cancer biology.

For a perspective on the cancer immunotherapy field I recommend Steven Rosenberg's The Transformed Cell, which is a first person account of his pioneering research in the field. He's also written a nice summary of cancer biology with two other authors called a Primer of the Molecular Biology of Cancer.

This book is very well written and useful.
How the Immune System Works (The How it Works Series)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/111954212X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3DJrDb49K61YH

I really like Abbas Basic Immunology. Used it for college and medical school.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1455707074/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1517972189&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=abbas+immunology&dpPl=1&dpID=51yIbgf9WDL&ref=plSrch

That exists!
https://www.amazon.com/Immunology-Ridiculously-Simple-Massoud-Mahmoudi/dp/0940780895/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521044990&sr=8-1&keywords=immunology+made+simple

Also, I've been compiling an immunology deck. Obviously, don't wait around for it, but I'm hoping to finish it up in the next month, exam schedule permitting. It's mostly done, I just need to remove the notes to myself and racist rants before making it public.

THE standard textbook for Immunology is Janeway, it's what we used in grad school (neuropharm PhD) but it's waaaaaaay more detailed that what any medical student would need to know. Its well written and I guarantee you'll recommend the figures in the text from your plagiarizing professors!
https://www.amazon.com/Janeways-Immunobiology-Kenneth-Murphy/dp/0815345054/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1521045088&sr=1-1&keywords=immunology+janeway

Everyone basically just goes through the lecture slides +/- random Googling and UpToDate. (Maybe looking at the odd textbook if something is suggested, but usually they're more "reference" books and not great "teaching" books.)

I really wish I had come across this sub sooner (like M1) because having recommendations like Costanzo (physiology), How the Immune System Works, as well as the usual Pathoma, B&B, etc. would have been amazing to supplement lectures that weren't so great.

In terms of what we're really missing out on though, I think the single most useful thing is probably QBanks. It's hard to walk into exams without ever having had practice questions to do before so depending on your goals (like if you want to write Step or not) UWorld / Rx / Kaplan might be something to consider.

I used Anki on and off, but it was honestly really difficult to pick out what details we'd actually be tested on based on our lecture material so it wasn't always a great use of time.

I personally liked the [Basic immunology textbook] (https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Immunology-Functions-Disorders-Immune/dp/032339082X)

Obviously it is not a video and may not be for you.

I highly recommend this book if you want to learn more


https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Immunology-Functions-Disorders-Immune/dp/1455707074

Sompayrac -- How the immune system works: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1118997778/

This was a great simple to read book about immunology http://www.amazon.com/Immunology-Ridiculously-Simple-Massoud-Mahmoudi/dp/0940780895/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450402418&sr=1-2&keywords=immunology

Janeway's a great reference for a uni course but can be very verbose/dry if you're just starting or doing it for pleasure. I recommend Sompayrac she does a great job of explaining the core concepts in an easy to grasp manner which you will need before you go deeper.

I used this in undergrad. It is written with good analogies to understand. really helped me get the basics understood before we hit the hard stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Immune-System-Works/dp/1118997778/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Z9VDHP039MNBTYW09AAR

https://www.amazon.ca/Immune-System-Works-Lauren-Sompayrac/dp/111954212X/

By IDE I assume you are referring to Infectious Disease Epidemiology. I'm currently taking a course in that, and I found Infectious Disease Epidemiology by Nelson and Williams a great book, although it doesn't cover the 'stats side'.

I’m a big fan of how this book describes the fundamentals so clearly. It’s fairly quick read and it doesn’t get into the weeds.

How the Immune System Works (The How it Works Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118997778/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_n0-lDbDK6RQM7

There is information available. Go buy and read all the immunology and microbiology textbooks that we learn in medical school.

And then realize that even that is simple compared to the knowledge a pediatrician/infectious disease/gastroenterologist has learned in his/her training. The problem isn't that there isn't information available. It's that it isn't simple enough to be condensed down into one article.

https://www.amazon.com/Immunology-Short-Course-Richard-Coico/dp/111839691X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505508176&sr=8-1&keywords=immunology

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Studies-Immunology-Clinical-Companion/dp/0815345127/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505508279&sr=8-1&keywords=immunology+case+studies

https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Microbiology-Patrick-Murray-PhD/dp/0323299563/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505508339&sr=8-1&keywords=medical+microbiology