Module: 1
Sponsoring Program: BMS
Administrator: Demian Sainz

STUDY LIST INFORMATION
Course Number: BMS 270 or Biochem 210
Course Name: Micropathology module 1: Fundamentals of Microbial Pathogenesis
Units: 3
Grading Option: S/U
Course Director: Joanne Engel

MORE COURSE INFORMATION
Additional Course Director(s): None
Room Number: TBA
Campus: Parnassus
Schedule: March 28-April 15, 2016;  MWF 9:30-11:30am and Tues 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Prerequisites: None
Maximum Class Size: 12 (6 BMS, 6 Tetrad)

Course Description: In this minicourse, students will explore fundamental concepts in microbial pathogenesis with a focus on bacterial pathogenesis.  Topics that will be covered include innate immunity, adhesion and invasion, intracellular survival of pathogens, specialized bacterial secretion systems, bacterial toxins, autophagy and phagocytosis, persistence and spread of disease, and CRISPR.