Graduate Courses - Microbiology - LSUHSC School of Medicine

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Courses

296 Fundamentals of Immunology. 4 credits
Fundamentals of immunology, including immunochemistry and cellular aspects of the immune response, with illustrative reference to immunological factors in human health and disease. Number of hours and amount of credit to be stated at time of registration.

276 General and Molecular Virology. 4 credits
An introduction to the cellular and molecular biology of bacterial and animal viruses. Particular emphasis is given to virus cell interactions at the molecular level, including the immune response to viral infections, as well as to current research on mechanisms of viral replication and its effects on biochemical regulatory mechanisms in host cells. Lectures and seminars. Number of hours and amount of credit to be stated at time of registration.

225 Medical Bacteriology. 4 credits
An advanced study of bacteria pathogenic to man, their pathogenic mechanisms, the immune responses of the human host to their invasion, the epidemiology of the diseases they produce, and their antibiotic and chemotherapeutic sensitivity. Number of hours and amount of credit to be stated at time of registration. Permission required.MICRO 225 syllabus 2011.doc

231 Molecular Biology of Pathogenic Eukaryotes . 4 credits
This course focuses on recent approaches in studying pathogenic eukaryotes. Course will include molecular genetics of model systems and how these apply to current research problems in infectious diseases. Representative eukaryotic pathogens will be studied. Students will learn to critically analyze and present data obtained from experimental, scientific, and translational papers. Course will emphasize essential elements of experimental design, analysis of results and scientific logic. All participants are required to present papers and present experimental problems.Syllabus Micro 231_2011.doc

229 Analysis of Research Literature. 1 credit
A required course for all doctoral candidates in journal club format. Current literature is presented and critically discussed by all students.

281 Selected Topics in Microbiology. 1-4 credits
Topic and credit by arrangement.

298 Seminar in Microbiology. 1 credit

299 Research Proposal in Microbiology. 3 credits
A required course for all doctoral candidates in which the student prepares, in National Institutes of Health grant format, a written proposal on the candidate's dissertation research. The student presents and defends his proposal to his/her research committee as a basis for the Preliminary Examination.

300 Thesis Research. variable credits
Registration by permission of the major professor. Amount of credit must be stated at the time of registration.

400 Dissertation Research. 1-9 credits
Registration by consent of the Head of the Department. Amount of credit to be stated at the time of registration.

221 Medical Microbiology . 9 credits (for medical students)
Five or six hours of lecture and six or ten hours of laboratory. A comprehensive course covering the principles of bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology, immunology, and the application of these principles to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases. In illustration of these principles, a series of clinical correlations is included in the lecture time.