BMS8027 — Immunopathology
Students will learn about various experimental methods used to study inflammation and adaptive immunity using the Problem Based Learning method. Students will study human disease that involves host defense mechanisms. The students will explore current literature to obtain information regarding disease mechanisms and to explore laboratory technology used to develop appropriate experimental methods to study the pathology. Students will prepare short essays reviewing the literature and developing a concept map to describe the pathology. Each essay will present the conceptual frame work to prepare a grant proposal. The class will discuss then discuss each problem set to exchange ideas and approaches to study disease mechanism. The student will explore three separate problem sets. A final project will represent a formal grant proposal on a disease chosen by the student. pre-req: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Cell Biology Course in Microbiology or Physiology