MICR 148 Advanced Molecular Pathogenesis

An advanced course in molecular pathogenesis with emphasis on genetic aspects of host-microbe interactions and modern model genetic systems for the study of important human pathogens. Each session will begin with a 30- to 60-minute lecture pertaining to the topic area and will be followed by a 1- to 1.5-hour discussion of current papers (assigned reading) pertaining to the topic area. Discussion of the assigned reading for a particular session centers around a set of questions developed by the student presenter in collaboration with the instructor and based upon a short written report that the student has prepared on the topic.

Instructor

Robert Cramer

Prerequisite

permission of the instructor