INTEGBI 118 - Host-Pathogen Interactions: A Trans-Discipline Outlook

Institution:

University of California-Berkeley

Subject:

Integrative Biology

Description:

The second half of the 20th century has been marked by great strides in the battle against infectious diseases. However, the forces that drive bacterial evolution are not dormant and continue to pose new challenges for science and medicine. In this course we will cover various aspects relating to host-pathogen interactions in animals and in plants, learning about viral pathogens, fungi, parasitic nematodes, and focusing on bacterial pathogens. We will examine the ecological context in which such interactions take place and how these interactions are shaped by evolution. We will further focus on prominent molecular mechanisms that participate in both pathogen and host in this warfare and learn how ancient mechanisms are used and reused in diverse organisms spanning hundreds of millions of years of evolution and how they integrate with more recently evolved mechanisms. The course will examine how such mechanisms contribute to disease, but also how the understanding of these mechanisms could suggest new strategies for fighting infectious diseases.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.berkeley.edu

Phone Number:

(510) 642-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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