INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Graduate work in the Infectious Disease Concentration Area includes research at the molecular and cellular level in bacteriology, parasitology, and virology, as well as investigations of the host immune response to these agents. This is accomplished via didactic courses, journal clubs, and seminars that span a wide-range of topics including focus on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic development, vaccine development, and antimicrobial therapies. Programs also focus on gene regulation and host-pathogen interactions that influence pathogenesis. Research approaches employ a wide variety of molecular, biochemical, pharmacological, and microscopic techniques, utilizing cell culture and whole organisms.

CBS Core Courses Required of all Students:
CBS 565 Fundamentals of Comparative Biomedical Sciences (3 credits)
ST 511 Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences (3 credits)
CBS 662 Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit)
CBS 800 Seminar series (1 credit; minimum 3 credits total)

Courses Required for Infectious Disease Concentration:
CBS 795I Special Topics in Infectious Diseases (3 Credits)
CBS 810B Seminar in Infectious Diseases (1 credit; minimum 3 credits total)

Other Courses:
CBS 890 Doctoral Preliminary Exam (1 credit)
CBS 893 Doctoral Supervised Research (variable credit)
CBS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research
CBS 896 Summer Dissertation Research (variable credit)
CBS 899 Doctoral Dissertation Preparation

Elective Courses for PhD Students:
Elective courses are selected by the student and mentor, and must be approved by the student's graduate advisory committee. Possible elective courses include, but are not limited to, the following:

Biochemistry
BCH 701(Macromolecular Structure; Fall)
BCH 703 (Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation; Fall)

Microbiology and Immunology
MB 703 (Microbial Diversity; Spring alternate years)
MB 714 (Microbial Metabolic Regulation; Fall)
MB 718 (Introductory Virology; Fall)
MB/IMM 751 (Immunology; Spring)
IMM/TOX 705 (Immunotoxicology; Spring)
IMM/CBS 755 (Immunoparasitology; Spring alternate years)
IMM/CBS/MB/PO 756 (Immunogenetics; Fall alternate years)
IMM/PO 757 (Avian Immunology; Fall alternate years)
IMM/CBS/MB 783 (Adv. Immunology; Fall alternate years)
IMM/CBS 816 (Adv. Top. in Immun. and Biotech.; Fall, Spring, Summer)
CBS 770 (Cell Biology; Fall)
CBS 771 (Vet. Med. Virology II; Fall alternate years)
CBS 774 (Epidemiol. of Inf. Dis. of International Importance; Fall alternate years)
CBS 861 ( Bacterial Pathogenic Mechanisms; Spring alternate years)

Molecular and Cell Biology
GN 701 (Molecular Genetics; Fall)
GN 702 (Cellular and Developmental Genetics; Spring)
GN 710 (Eukaryotic Regulatory Mechanisms; Spring alternate years)
GN 750 (Developmental Genetics; Spring alternate years)
GN/ST 756 (Computations Molecular Evolution; Fall alternate years)
GN/MB 758 (Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics; Spring)
GN/BCH 761 (Adv. Molecular Biology of the Cell; Spring alternate years)
GN/BCH 768 (Nucleic Acids: Structure and Function; Spring alternate years)
GN 810X (Special Topics: Genetics; Spring)
BCH 705 (Molecular Biology of the Cell; Spring)

Statistics
ST 501(Exp. Stats. for Biol. Sci. I; Fall & Spring)
ST 701 (Exp. Stats. for Biol. Sci. II; Fall & Spring)
GN/ST 770 (Statistical Concepts in Genetics; Spring alternate years)

Techniques
BIT 810 (Core Technologies In Molecular and Cellular Biology; Summer)
BIT 815 (Advanced Topics In Biotechnology; Summer)
MB 705 (Biological Scanning Electron Microscopy; Spring)
MB 710 (Biological Transmission Electron Microscopy; on demand)
CBS 732 (Electron Microscopy in Vet. Med.; Spring)

Students entering the Ph.D. program having completed courses equivalent to the required courses may, with the consent of their thesis committee, petition the concentration area Graduate Committee to waive these requirements.

All students will be required to obtain experience in teaching (see graduate student handbook prepared by the College of Veterinary Medicine).

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