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, as well as from the parasitology field. 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 and replication of microbes
  • Infections in the central nervous system 
  • Microbes & immunity
• Host / microbiota interactions, including in animals and plants
• Microbial evolution:
  • Microbial evolution and emergence
  • Microbe / host coevolution
  • Antimicrobial resistance
• Host / microbes interactions in a One Health approach:
  • Arthropod-borne microbes
  • Socioeconomics of emerging diseases

This year, a mini-symposium will be included within the course, together with the French-Indian Biosantexc program. We will welcome Indian researchers and students.

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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