Syllabus
| Week | Date | Discussion Leader(s) | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept 4 | Jay | Bacterial anatomy necessary to cause disease |
| 2 | Sept 11 | How do bacteria attach to host cells? | |
| 3 | Sept 18 | How do bacteria survive inside host cells? | |
| 4 | Sept 25 | How do bacteria evade the host immune system? | |
| 5 | Oct 2 | Persister bacteria | |
| 6 | Oct 9 | Bacterium-to-bacterium communication | |
| 7 | Oct 16 | Role of biofilms in disease | |
| FALL BREAK | |||
| 8 | Oct 30 | Type III secretion | |
| 9 | Nov 6 | Salmonella – it's what they eat! | |
| 10 | Nov 13 | What role do phage play in pathogenesis? | |
| 11 | Nov 20 | Bordetella pertussis – A persistent problem | |
| 12 | Nov 27 | THANKSGIVING | |
| 13 | Dec 4 | Clostridium difficile | |
| 14 | Dec 11 | Ancient and modern scourge – Tuberculosis Short research proposal due Thursday Dec. 19 |