Program Requirements
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 105 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Principles of prokaryotic biology emphasizing cell structure, function, and metabolism. Introduction to bacterial genetics, microbial diversity, and microbial ecology. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 105; PDBio 120 or MMBio 221 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Principles of infectious organisms (principally bacteria and viruses), the diseases they cause, and the role of host immune responses in health and disease. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 151, 240. |
| DESCRIPTION: | How DNA governs complex bacterial functions. Classical and modern approaches to gene discovery, including genetic screens, gene mapping, targeted genetic manipulations, and analyzing gene activity. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 481, MMBio 151. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Principles of prokaryotic physiology, including cell structure and function, gene regulation, and biochemical processes; focusing on the unique aspects of prokaryotic biology. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 151, PDBio 120. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Natural history of a microbe; its distribution and abundance. Critical influence of scale and perspective in determining underlying mechanisms. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 240, 361. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced concepts of immunological processes. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 361. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental principles of bacterial pathogenesis, emphasizing the molecular interactions of medically important bacteria and their hosts. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 361 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Basic principles of virology, emphasizing selected molecular aspects of virus life cycles and disease processes. |