The goal of this course is to provide exposure to a variety of experimental approaches and to help in the identification of a supervisory professor and dissertation project. Students are required to provide a written summary of their activities at the end of the term. Letter grades will be determined by the instructor and will be based on the laboratory performance of the student. The course examines the principles of normal and abnormal body functions at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and whole body levels. The course will provide important background for studies of experimental disease and also for research and interaction with physicians.
Teaching is conducted by research faculty from both the basic science and clinical departments.
Four lecture hours per week. Emphasis will be placed upon the chemical and physical characteristics of viruses, mechanisms of replication, immunology, and pathogenesis. The course consists of lectures and discussion periods. The objective of this course is to introduce students to concepts of research on bacterial pathogens. Pathogens infecting man are studied with emphasis given to their pathogenic mechanisms, induction of immunity, the genetic and molecular basis of pathogenesis and physiochemical characteristics.