MVMI207 : Molecular Determinants of Bacterial Pathogenicity

Compulsory

a. Knowledge and understanding:

To have enough knowledge about the bacterial virulence factors and the genes that encode them
To understand that the relationship between the host and pathogens is determined by specific molecules expressed in both sides.
To know the factors that classify bacteria according to their pathogenicity
To associate the virulence determinants and the infectious diseases

b. Mental skills:

After completing the course, Students will be appreciating the strategies and the factors used by pathogens to get established within the host cell.
Also knowing the virulence determinates that employed by pathogens to adhere and invade and survive within the host cell
This will critically help students in diagnosis of infectious disease and may suggesting suitable treatments or vaccine
Writing scientific project and academic report and scientific cooperation

c. Scientific and professional skills:

Students can use the knowledge to identify the gene or its product that involved in disease causation
Students will be able to review their knowledge to understand the pathogenesis and pathogens.
Students will get to know many laboratory techniques used to determine the pathogenicity factors
Mutant construction

d. General skills:

Textbooks and published papers are suitable sources to enable student elaborate his knowledge and scientific background
Ability to write academic report is a task requested from each student. Scientific article or a research project about bacterial infection and pathogenesis
Able to use tech aid teaching equipment (e.g. Laptop and data-show projector or over-head projector).
Able to cooperate and contribute effectively in team-work project
Able to give a scientific oral presentation of his / her project