Host Pathogen Interactions

3 credits · Undergraduate

This is an advanced undergraduate course, focusing on how pathogens modify, disrupt or utilize cellular functions for their own purposes and the significance of these interactions in both pathogenesis and host defense. It will help students critically evaluate the scientific literature, develop hypotheses and design experiments to test these hypotheses. PREREQUISITES: Students must have taken 2 out of 3 of the following: MICI 3114, MICI 3115, MICI 3119, or receive permission from the instructor. Students require a B average in these classes, with a minimum B- in any one. FORMATS: Lecture