Module: 3
Sponsoring Program: BMS
Administrator: Priscilla Pereira

STUDY LIST INFORMATION
Course Number: BMS 270
Course Name: Special Topics
Units: 3
Grading Option: S/U
Course Director: Joanne Engel

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Other faculty: Chaz Langelier
Dates: May 10 - May 28
Schedule: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, 9:30-11:00a
Maximum Class Size: 12

Course Description: This course will provide a holistic view of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Each session will start with a 20 minute overview by a faculty member, followed by student-centric discussion of one paper.  Topics will include the basic virology of Sars-CoV-2, the host immune response to Sars-CoV-2, Origins and transmission of Sars-CoV-2, clinical disease, testing strategies and development, epidemiology, public health, approaches to treatment and prevention (anti-virals and vaccines).