Malabika Maulik

Similarities and differences among pathogenic microorganisms. Characteristics, pathogenesis and control of medically important microorganisms and disorders of the immune system. Laboratory exercises on the basic serological and microbiological procedures used in the diagnosis ofinfectious diseases.Prerequisite(s): BIOM 5215.

Biochemistry in human health and disease, including protein structure and function, bioenergenetics, metabolism, nutrition, and membrane structure and function. Same course as PCME 8762.

Similarities and differences among pathogenic microorganisms. Characteristics, pathogenesis and control of medically important microorganisms and disorders of the immune system. Laboratory exercises on the basic serological and microbiological procedures used in the diagnosis ofinfectious diseases.Prerequisite(s): BIOM 5215.

Infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, their structure, genetics and mechanisms of pathogenesis in human disease.

Broad survey of the chemical classes and metabolic processes that are consistent with the normal functions of biosystems. Functions and interrelationships of these processes in human metabolism to provide a foundation for understanding the chemistry of disease states when discussed in the second-year program.