Frontiers in Microbiology - IMS530
Covers fundamental mechanisms in microbes, their interactions with each other and host organisms, as well as therapeutics.
Course Directors: Howard Hang, Lisa Racki, Michael Constantinides, and Keren Lasker
Term: Spring (every year)
Credits: 3.0
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Scripps Research Microbiology course will cover fundamental mechanisms in microbes (bacteria, fungi, archaea and parasites), their interactions with each other and host organisms, as well as therapeutics. The range of topics will include microbial cell division, nucleic acid and protein regulation, intra- and inter-cellular signaling, metabolism, virulence mechanisms, microbiota functions, commensal and pathogenic interactions with hosts, and development of therapeutics and resistance mechanisms.
