Host-Microbe interactions: Host targets

1 credits · Graduate Programs

Strategies used by microbial pathogens to target mucosal surfaces, and their contribution to disease. Topics include microbial disruption of epithelial barrier function, interactions with the host microbiome, microbial adaptation to host defenses, and invasion and intracellular survival strategies. Prerequisite(s): Medical Science 611 or Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 431.