Course: Public Health Biology
Schedule
Topic | Activities |
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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 |