Gain an Introduction to Medical Microbiology
This undergraduate-level course introduces students to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa and emphasizes host-microbe interactions and bacterial and viral pathogens. Students will explore biological characteristics of microbes, principles of disease transmission and prevention, pathogenesis and immunity, antibiotic resistance, laboratory diagnosis of infectious disease, and the human microbiome.
This course is ideally suited for students interested in applying to Clinical Laboratory Scientist programs, and others who are interested in microorganisms that cause infectious disease.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how microbes cause infectious disease
- Describe a range of bacterial, viral, and eukaryotic pathogens responsible for infectious disease in terms of biological characteristics, pathogenesis and epidemiology, diseases caused, immunological interactions, diagnosis, treatment, prevention)
- Summarize the basics of innate and adaptive immunity and how microbes and the immune system interact
- Discuss basic laboratory diagnostic techniques used to identify and classify microbial pathogens
Prerequisites
This course assumes that students are familiar with college-level biology.
Format
This course is offered in an online asynchronous format. Students can access course materials, lectures, assignments, and resources at any time. There are no set meeting times, however, students follow a weekly schedule and there will be deadlines to meet in terms of course requirements. This course cannot be completed at an accelerated rate.
Contact Information:
Fiona O'Donnell-Lawson
unexbio@ucsd.edu
Course Number: BIOL-40367
Credit: 4.50 unit(s)
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6/26/2023 - 9/9/2023
$845
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Fandino, Laura
Dr. Laura Fandino is the Assistant Dean of Professional and Continuing Education at UC San Diego Extension, where she also directs the university's public-facing Science & Sustainability programs. She is both a scientist and lawyer by training, and received her Ph.D. in Marine Biology from UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Laura's scientific research primarily focused on the molecular ecology of bacteria associated with marine phytoplankton blooms and she is published in the field of microbial ecology.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDMicrobiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th
by Robert W. Bauman
ISBN / ASIN: 9780134832302
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 7/3/2023.
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6/26/2023 - 9/9/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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6/26/2023 - 9/9/2023
$845
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
INSTRUCTOR:
Zeigler, Lisa
Dr. Lisa Zeigler (Allen) is an Assistant Research Scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Assistant Professor in the Microbial and Environmental Genomics Group at the J. Craig Venter Institute. Dr. Zeigler Allen received a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Washington State University and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD). She has extensive experience in the area of viral genomics, specifically using environmental metagenomic and metatranscriptomic tools to investigate food web interactions in the ocean. In addition, Dr. Zeigler Allen has developed curricula as part of local outreach for K-12 students related to the oceans, their microbiome, and connections to human-influenced perturbations to ...Read More
Fandino, Laura
Dr. Laura Fandino is the Assistant Dean of Professional and Continuing Education at UC San Diego Extension, where she also directs the university's public-facing Science & Sustainability programs. She is both a scientist and lawyer by training, and received her Ph.D. in Marine Biology from UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Laura's scientific research primarily focused on the molecular ecology of bacteria associated with marine phytoplankton blooms and she is published in the field of microbial ecology.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDMicrobiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th
by Robert W. Bauman
ISBN / ASIN: 9780134832302
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 7/3/2023.
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6/26/2023 - 9/9/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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7/10/2023 - 9/23/2023
$845
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Wilson, Jesse
Jesse Wilson is a microbial ecologist and environmental scientist who has researched microorganisms in aquatic ecosystems all over the world. His research involves assessing how changes in the microbial community and microbial functioning affects and is affected by changes in the environment, with a focus on positive feedback loops and microbial responses to phytoplankton blooms. He is particularly well versed in statistical and machine learning techniques that are capable of dealing with the high dimensional data that is obtained when looking at complex microbial communities.
Jesse received his B.S. in Environmental Science from CSU Channel Islands (2007) and his Ph.D. in Environmental Systems from UC Merced (2017). While at UCM, Jesse taught and created content for a&nbs...Read More
Fandino, Laura
Dr. Laura Fandino is the Assistant Dean of Professional and Continuing Education at UC San Diego Extension, where she also directs the university's public-facing Science & Sustainability programs. She is both a scientist and lawyer by training, and received her Ph.D. in Marine Biology from UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Laura's scientific research primarily focused on the molecular ecology of bacteria associated with marine phytoplankton blooms and she is published in the field of microbial ecology.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDMicrobiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th
by Robert W. Bauman
ISBN / ASIN: 9780134832302
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 7/17/2023.
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7/10/2023 - 9/23/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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7/24/2023 - 10/7/2023
$845
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Fandino, Laura
Dr. Laura Fandino is the Assistant Dean of Professional and Continuing Education at UC San Diego Extension, where she also directs the university's public-facing Science & Sustainability programs. She is both a scientist and lawyer by training, and received her Ph.D. in Marine Biology from UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Laura's scientific research primarily focused on the molecular ecology of bacteria associated with marine phytoplankton blooms and she is published in the field of microbial ecology.
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TEXTBOOKS:
No information available at this time.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 7/31/2023.
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7/24/2023 - 10/7/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Science & Technology department at 858-534-3229 or unex-sciencetech@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.