Students in Microbial Interactions will take approximately 35 credit hours of coursework from a combination of courses that fall into the categories “host processes,” “microbial processes,” and “bioinformatics and systems biology.” Students will take courses in all three of the categories, with the actual program of study based on the student’s research project and their career goals. Potential courses are listed below (list is not comprehensive; additional courses may be approved by supervisory committees):
HOST PROCESSES
Host Genetics
BIOC/BIOS 934 GENOME DYNAMICS AND GENE EXPRESSION (3cr)
BIOS 820/VMBS MOLECULAR GENETICS (3cr)
Host Physiology
BIOS 964 SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION (3cr)
FDST 825 FOOD TOXICOLOGY (2cr)
NUTR 925 ENERGY METABOLISM (3cr)
Host Immunity
BIOS 843 IMMUNOLOGY (3cr)
VBMS 910 TOPICS IN IMMUNOLOGY (3cr)
Host Nutrition
ANSC 949 BIOCHEMISTRY OF NUTRITION (3cr)
FDST 870 NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS (3cr)
NUTR 820 MOLECULAR NUTRITION (3cr)
NUTR 821 MOLECULAR NUTRITION TECHNIQUES (3cr)
NUTR 925 ENERGY METABOLISM I (3cr)
NUTR 926 CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPID NUTRITION (3cr)
NUTR 927 PROTEIN AND AMINO ACID NUTRITION (3cr)
NUTR 952 APPLIED MEDICAL NUTRTION THERAPY I (3cr)
MICROBIAL PROCESSES
Microbial Genetics
BIOS 942 GENETICS, GENOMICS, AND BIOINFORMATICS OF PROKARYOTES (3cr)
Microbial Physiology
BIOS/VMBS 840 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY (3cr)
FDST 805 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY (3cr)
FDST 806 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY (2cr)
FDST 815 FOOD MYCOLOGY (3cr)
FDST 842 MY GUT, MY HEALTH, MY FOOD (3cr)
Microbial Pathogenesis
VBMS 824 BASIC MOLECULAR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (3cr)
VBMS 841 PATHOGENIC MICROBIOLOGY (3cr)
VBMS 852 MOLECULAR VIROLOGY AND VIRAL PATHOGENESIS (3cr)
VBMS 951 ADVANCED MOLECULAR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (3cr)
BIOINFORMATICS AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
BIOS 826 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY (3cr)
BIOS 827 PRACTICAL BIOINFORMATICS LABORATORY (3cr)
BIOS 829 PHYLOGENETIC BIOLOGY (3cr)
STAT 802 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH STUDIES (4cr)
STAT 841 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT BIOLOGICAL DATA (3cr)
STAT 842 COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY (3cr)
STAT 843 NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY (3cr)