Prerequisites include a thorough understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of molecular biology, and some university level mathematics and statistics, but no knowledge of computer programming or computer hardware is necessary. This course is required by all Developmental Genetics graduate students. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows present recent results and discuss the history and future of their research projects. Students are expected to present their data at least once per year and weekly attendance is necessary. The objective of this course is to familarize students with an integrative approach to host-parasite interactions.
Microbial diseases are the result of a very complex interaction between the parasite and the host.
Recent developments in the genetics and physiology of pathogens as well as in the immune response of the host make microbial pathogenesis a very exciting field of research. This course will provide an integrative view of different pathogens. G16.2511 Lectures by staff and students on different aspects of synaptic transmission, physiology of the squid giant synapse, neuromuscular junction of the frog, and specific synapses of the central nervous system.