Courses
Microbiology and Immunology
0403. Presentation of
Scientific Information (1 s.h.)
Presentation of scientific information is discussed in conference.
Students learn to give and to critique scientific presentation.
Required for all microbiology and immunology graduate students.
0404 - 0410. Microbiology
and Immunology Graduate Student Seminar (1
s.h.)
Graduate students present before the Department. Two semester
hours are required for M.S. students and 4 semester hours for
Ph.D. students.
0413. Microbial Physiology
and Genetics (2 s.h.)
Lecture course which includes nature and structure of microorganisms;
microbial physiology, biosynthesis of macromolecules, microbial
growth, microbial and molecular genetics. A core course.
0415. Fundamentals of
Immunology (2 s.h.)
Lecture course which emphasizes the fundamental principles
of molecular and cellular immunobiology and immunochemistry.
A core course.
0433. Cellular and Molecular
Basis of Host-Pathogen Interactions (3
s.h.)
An introduction to the cellular and molecular basis for pathogenesis
and host defense mechanisms. Selected microorganisms will be
covered as models of experimental infectious diseases. Examples
will be drawn from all major groups of pathogens, including
bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. A core course.
0505. Topics in Clinical
Immunology (1 s.h.)
Prerequisite: 0415 or permission of course
director.
This course deals with the molecular basis of important immunological
disease states. Topics will include discussions among the following,
tumor immunology, organ transplantation, demyelinating diseases,
autoimmune diseases, intracellular pathogens, and gene therapy.
0506. Virology (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Microbiology and Immunology 433.
Lecture and conference course with emphasis on recent advances
in acute and chronic viral infections including malignancy.
0508. Microbial Genetics (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Microbiology and Immunology 413 or
equivalent.
Lecture and conference course which empasizes analysis of the
regulation of gene expression in simple and complex systems.
0513. Growth and Control (1
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of Course Director.
The vascular endothelium and cell adhesion molecules in immunology
0515. Critique of Scientific
Information (1 s.h.)
This course is designed to teach graduate students to critically
evaluate scientific publications. The students will be given
scientific articles and asked to evaluate the data.
0516. The Infectious
Process (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Microbiology and Immunology 433 and
415.
Lecture and conference course dealing with molecular mechanisms
of microbial pathogenesis and host response. Microbial toxins
and their action, microbe-phagocyte interactions with PMNs
and macrophages, genetic basis of host resistance, microbial
products as regulators of the immune response.
0520. Recombinant DNA
Techniques in Molecular Biology (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Microbiology and Immunology 413.
An in-depth analysis of recombinant DNA technology and its
application to basic problems of biology; limitations of the
methodologies; role of classical microbiology, virology, nucleic
acid chemistry and biochemistry in the development of the methodologies;
vectors, cloning, blotting, sequencing, etc.
0545. Comprehensive Immunology (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Microbiology and Immunology 415.
Comprehensive lecture course on advanced molecular and cellular
immunology. A core course.
0546. Molecular Immunology (2
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Microbiology 415 or 417.
Lectures, student presentations and discussions of topics in
molecular immunology, including T-cell receptors, tumor antigens,
structure, organization and rearrangement of immunoglobulin
genes, signal transduction and cytokines.
0899. Post-Candidacy
Research (1-6 s.h.)
Research
0933. Master's Thesis (1-9
s.h.)
0997. Research in Microbiology
and Immunology (variablecredit s.h.)
0998. Research in Microbiology
and Immunology (variablecredit s.h.)
0999. Ph.D. Dissertation (1-6 s.h.)