This is the schedule used to deliver educational content offered by JHSPH. As a result, some of the information and/or materials listed here may not be relevant to or available for an OCW user's self-directed study.
Schedule
| TOPIC | ACTIVITIES |
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Module
1: Disease Ecology
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| Ecological Principles of Disease Systems: Population Interactions and Dynamics | Lecture |
| Measuring Disease Dynamics in Populations: Characterizing the Likelihood of Control | Lecture |
| Disease Ecology | Exercise |
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Module
2: Pathogens and Host Immunity
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| Pathogens: Nature and Transmission | Lecture |
| Host Response to Infection: The Immune Response and Vaccination | Lecture |
| Immunology | Exercise |
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Module
3:
Treatment and Genomics of Infectious Diseases
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| Treatment of Infectious Disease: Drugs and Drug Resistance | Lecture |
| Genomics and Infectious Disease | Lecture |
| Midterm Exam | |
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Module
4:
Current Molecular Techniques and Cancer Genetics
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| Biotechnology and Genomics in Public Health | Lecture |
| Cancer as a Genetic Disease | Lecture |
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Module
5:
Breast and Prostate Cancer
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| Breast Cancer Guest Lecturer: Nancy Davidson |
Lecture |
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Prostate Cancer |
Lecture |
| Molecular Biology of Cancer | Exercise |
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Module
6:
Current Topics in Public Health Biology
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Micronutrients |
Lecture |
| Controversial Topics in Reproduction: Assisted Reproduction and the "Slippery Slope" | Lecture |
| Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Expression of Determinates of Susceptibility to Disease during Development | Lecture |
| Final Exam | |
