MICRO 3000 - Infection & Immunity IIIA

This advanced course examines the molecular basis of host-pathogen interactions for bacterial, viral and parasite infections of significant global and medical importance. This includes how these interactions contribute to the pathogenesis (i.e. mechanisms of disease) and subsequent transmission of the pathogens to new hosts, their dependence on access to nutrients and evasion of host clearance mechanisms. Key strategies used by pathogens to survive in the host, along with the importance of vaccines, antimicrobial drugs, the microbiome and tools used to research and identify pathogens will also be discussed. The lecture program is complemented by tutorials, which extend skills in exploring and critically assessing the scientific literature, and practicals which develop advanced experimental skills for the study of pathogenic mechanisms.