Perspectives in Infect. Dis

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course will provide a multidisciplinary foundation to understanding infectious diseases, their impacts and multisectoral approaches to prevention and response. The course will begin with a review of key concepts including: cell and molecular biology, microbiology, pathogenesis, infection and immunity, and epidemiology. Each semester, this course will cover examples of global infectious diseases presented in a comprehensive module. Each module will highlight basic science elements, policy, data analysis and modeling, and use a series of exercises to understand how these areas intersect to prevent and help control the disease. In addition to the course director, this course will include instruction from a set of Professors. Each disease module will have a Professor serving as the Module Lead.