BIOL5105 : Host and microbes

This course aims to provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of the field of microbe / host interactions. Recent conceptual advances as well as innovative methodological approaches will be discussed and illustrated on specific examples from the bacteriology and virology disciplines. The program is designed to satisfy the scientific curiosity of students with molecular and cellular biology backgrounds, as well as students with evolution and ecology backgrounds. The program should allow rich interactions among students and between students and speakers. 

TOPICS

Content may vary according to years:

• Host / microbes interactions at the molecular and cellular levels :

    Mechanisms of microbial entry into host cells

    Mechanisms of intracellular trafficking of microbes

    Infections in the central nervous system 

    Microbes & immunity

• Host / microbiota interactions
• Microbial evolution; modelling and predictions in microbiology 

    Microbial evolution and emergence

    Microbe / host coevolution

    Paleomicrobiology

    Systems biology of antimicrobial resistance

• Host / microbes interactions and ecology

OBJECTIVES AND SKILLS

• At the end of the course, students should be able to:
• Follow with ease high-level scientific conferences from the field of host / microbes interactions.
• Connect data from distinct conferences and students’ talks to build a comprehensive synthesis of the topic. 
• Write a discussion on transversal questions, including methodological aspects.
• Orally present recent data from the field, and place these data in a more general context.
• Interact constructively with speakers and fellow students.

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