Academic Catalog

PAS-5002 Medical Microbiology and Genetics

This course provides a systematic organ-based review of infectious disease agents and the principles and techniques employed in their laboratory diagnosis. It explores the protective mechanisms and response by the immune system in mounting defenses against common pathogens encountered in clinical practice. The course also introduces the basic concepts of genetics, inheritance patterns, genetic testing and screening and will correlate the effects of genetic alterations to clinical disease.

Credits

2

Offered

Didactic Phase, Fall Semester