Perspectives in Infect Dis II

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course will provide a multidisciplinary foundation to understanding infectious diseases, their impacts, and multisectoral approaches to prevention, preparedness, and response. It will cover areas including cell and molecular biology, microbiology, pathogenesis, infection and immunity, and epidemiology, as well as policy and political considerations. The course will cover a set of globally relevant infectious diseases presented as a series of modules. Each module will highlight basic science elements, data analysis and modeling, and policy, and employ exercises and case studies to help students understand how these areas intersect. Course instruction is provided by a set of Professors expert in given technical areas and pathogens; each disease module will have a Professor serving as the Module Lead. This course is a continuation of GLID 501 and advances concepts developed in that course; GLID 501 is not a pre-requisite