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Lecture Notes
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Module 1: Disease Ecology
> Lecture 1: Ecological Principles of Disease Systems: Population Interactions and Dynamics (1,394 KB)
> Lecture 2: Disease Ecology (318 KB)
Module 2: Pathogens and Host Immunity
> Lecture 3: Pathogens: Nature and Transmission (1,046 KB)
> Lecture 4: Host Response to Infection: The Immune Response and Vaccination (1,005 KB)
Module 3: Treatment and Genomics of Infectious Diseases
> Lecture 5: Treatment of Infectious Disease: Drugs and Drug Resistance (1,256 KB)
> Lecture 6: Genomics and Infectious Disease (393 KB)
Module 4: Current Molecular Techniques and Cancer Genetics
> Lecture 7: Biotechnology and Genomics in Public Health (10,670 KB)
> Lecture 8: Cancer as a Genetic Disease (272 KB)
Module 5: Breast and Prostate Cancer
> Lecture 9: Breast Cancer (597 KB)
Guest Lecturer: Nancy Davidson
Module 6: Current Topics in Public Health Biology
> Lecture 12: Controversial Topics in Reproduction: Assisted Reproduction and the "Slippery Slope" (2,115 KB)
> Lecture 13: Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Expression of Determinates of Susceptibility to Disease during Development (1,077 KB)
