Course Identification

Molecular principles of microbial symbiosis and pathogenicity
20193062

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Roi Avraham, Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal
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Course Schedule and Location

2019
Second Semester
Thursday, 11:15 - 13:00, Wolfson Auditorium
28/03/2019

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): Lecture; Elective; 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Computational and Systems Biology Track): Lecture; Elective; 2.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

30

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Required in at least 80% of the lectures

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

40%
60%

Evaluation Type

Seminar

Scheduled date 1

27/06/2019
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Seminar presentations on: 27/6 and 4/7

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

  • Lecture 1: Definition of pathogenicity: What makes a microorganism a "pathogenic" one?
  • Lecture 2: Secretion systems and their multiple roles in pathogenicity and in blocking the immune response
  • Lecture 3: Secretion systems and their roles in inter-species interactions and beneficial interactions
  • Lecture 4: Host-pathogen interactions
  • Lecture 5: Host-beneficial microbe interactions- how to sustain symbiosis.
  • Lecture 6: Systems analysis of pathogenicity
  • Lecture 7: The human microbiome - Guest Lecture
  • Lecture 8: Biofilm formation in health and disease
  • Lecture 9: Quorum sensing in health and disease
  • Lecture 10: System approach to Microbial Ecology (Guest Lecture)
  • Lecture 11/12: Short student seminars

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Apply advanced skills in Modern Microbiology

Reading List

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Website

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