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GMS 6040: Host-Pathogen Interactions (1) Prereq: consent of
instructor. Survey of medical microbiology, focusing on the host
response and subsequent evasion of that response by pathogens.
GMS 6059: Gene Therapy from Bench to Bedside (1) Prereq:
GMS 6034, 6035, and 6036 or consent of instructor. Designing and
using gene transfer vectors to treat various diseases. Understanding
the practical successes and hurdles of gene therapy.
GMS 6121: Infectious Diseases (3) Prereq: consent of instructor.
Survey of medical microbiology directed at understanding infectious
disease in terms of molecular pathogenesis, bacterial physiology,
and genetics.
GMS 6140: Principles of Immunology (3) Prereq: GMS 6001 or
consent of instructor. Biological and biochemical aspects of host
resistance and immunity. Chemical and physiochemical properties of
the proteins of immune reactions.
GMS 6145: Immunology of Gene Transfer (1) Prereq:
background in molecular biology, virology, and immunology.
Immunological aspects of gene therapy.
GMS 6151: Genetic Analysis Using Model Systems (1) Prereq:
GMS 6001 or consent of instructor. Major model systems used in
scientific research.
GMS 6153: Advanced Bacterial Genetics (2) Prereq: GMS 6038
and consent of instructor. Advanced principles of bacterial genetics,
emphasizing work with bacteria and genetic constructs as tools in
biotechnologies.
GMS 6155: DNA Microarray Data Analysis (1) Prereq: GMS 6014
or consent of instructor. Hands-on study of microarray data analysis
and relational databases.
GMS 6169: Antimicrobial Strategies (1) Prereq: consent of
instructor. Recent developments in the field of antimicrobial
strategies including antiobiotics and their mechanisms of action,
antibiotic resistance mechanisms, phage therapy, antimicrobial
target identification, and vaccine approach.
GMS 6181: Special Topics in Microbiology (1-6; max: 18)
GMS 6190: Seminar (1; max:12) Presentations by invited
speakers. S/U.
GMS 6195: Epigenetics Journal Club (1; max: 12) Prereq:
consent of instructor. Presentation and critical discussions of recent
original papers published in high-impact journals relating to the
topic of epigenetics. S/U.
GMS 6196: Virology Journal Club (1; max: 12) Presentation and
critical discussions of recent original articles in the virology
literature.
GMS 6221: Ethics in Genetics(1) Prereq: Consent of instructor
Presentation and critical discussion of relevant topics pertaining to
ethics, policy and translation in genetics research.
GMS 6231: Genomics and Bioinformatics (3) Prereq: STA 6166
and PCB 5065 or consent of instructor. Principles of genomic
characterization and bioinformatic analysis of eukaryotes.
GMS 6232: Advanced Applications of Bioinformatics in
Genetics (1; max: 12) Prereq: GMS 6014 or consent of instructor;