Course: Public Health Biology
Schedule
| Topic | Activities |
|---|---|
| Module 1: Disease Ecology | |
| Ecological Principles of Disease Systems: Population Interactions and Dynamics | Lecture |
| Measuring Disease Dynamics in Populations: Characterizing the Likelihood of Control | Lecture |
| Disease Ecology | Exercise |
| Module 2: Pathogens and Host Immunity | |
| Pathogens: Nature and Transmission | Lecture |
| Host Response to Infection: The Immune Response and Vaccination | Lecture |
| Immunology | Exercise |
| Module 3: Treatment and Genomics of Infectious Diseases | |
| Treatment of Infectious Disease: Drugs and Drug Resistance | Lecture |
| Genomics and Infectious Disease | Lecture |
| Midterm Exam | |
| Module 4: Current Molecular Techniques and Cancer Genetics | |
| Biotechnology and Genomics in Public Health | Lecture |
| Cancer as a Genetic Disease | Lecture |
| Module 5: Breast and Prostate Cancer | |
| Breast Cancer Guest Lecturer: Nancy Davidson |
Lecture |
|
Prostate Cancer |
Lecture |
| Molecular Biology of Cancer | Exercise |
| Module 6: Current Topics in Public Health Biology | |
|
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 | |
