The Science of Human Health: Microbiology and Immunology
MB&B 107
Spring 2012 not offered
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Studying the molecular and cellular biology of disease-causing viruses and bacteria, we will survey the basic mechanisms that they deploy to colonize and harm our bodies. We will also learn about the cells and macromolecules that comprise our immune system, how they act in concert to detect and combat disease or, in certain instances, cause autoimmune disease. A case-study approach will be pursued to join these two subjects and to illustrate the complex interplay between pathogens and the immune system that allows us to successfully combat certain diseases, become persistently infected by others, or succumb to debilitating or fatal illnesses. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM MB&B |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Lauren Sompayrac, How the Immune System Works, 1999, Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, along with selected chapters and articles distributed to the class
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two in-class exams and a final paper that will be presented orally in class |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
No previous background in microbiology or immunology is assumed, but knowledge of common elementary biological vocabulary is needed (e.g. by exposure to a good high school biology course covering both molecular and cellular biology). |
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