MEDMCIM 7050 

This required, two-credit course will serve as a key introductory course for each incoming MS program class. It will prepare students in the basic fundamentals of modern laboratory research skills necessary for their safe and productive integration into their chosen research laboratory. This will serve to provide foundational knowledge needed to maximize their productive success as they enter into the research environment. It will be taught in a modular format by program faculty using a combination of lecture-based and hands-on modalities. Each module will involve in-class lectures and quizzes introducing each subject area followed by small-group (4- to 6-student), in-lab learning/reinforcement experiences followed by graded lab exercises. Modules are expected to include: essentials of laboratory safety, biomedical research ethics, bioinformatics, laboratory personnel management, data analysis and presentation, essentials of sterile technique and cell culture, optical microscopy techniques and flow cytometry analysis. Two one-hour sessions will be attended each week with an additional expected six hours of self-paced at-home and in-lab study weekly. Grading will be based on attendance (25%), in-class quizzes (25%) and lab-based exercises (50%).

BSGP 7240/MICRBIO 7724

In this course, students are introduced to a wide variety of pathogens and the mechanisms by which they cause disease. The course educates students on the methods to study host-microbe interactions. Students will also learn how pathogens deal with nutritional, innate and adaptive immunity.

MEDMCIM 7010 

Using didactic teaching, and in-class discussion, this course provides students with an understanding of basic immunological concepts. The lectures describe the various components of the innate and adaptive immune systems to provide the student with a detailed understanding of the development and function of individual immune components and their interactions in concert. This course is team taught by faculty experts.

MEDMCIM 7500 

The Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity Seminar Series will host nationally and internationally recognized speakers on a biweekly basis throughout the semester. This course will educate students in how to prepare for and comprehend these seminars through classroom journal club-format discussions and submission of written-format summary statements. Students are expected to attend all seminars and journal club sessions.

MEDMCIM 7998

This course provides an opportunity for individualized study in the fields of microbial infection and immunity. This research-focused course will allow students the opportunity to participate in a research environment under the supervision of one of the department’s faculty members.

MEDMCIM 8010 

In this course, students will learn about complex immunological concepts and how they relate to specific diseases. Students will expand their knowledge of general immune mechanisms as learned in MEDMCIM 7010 to understand the plasticity and specificity of immune responses in health and diseases. An emphasis will be placed on the development of critical thinking skills via literature searches, reading, and preparing an oral presentation on selected topics of immunology and via group discussions. Students will develop scientific writing and analytical skills through preparing a written commentary for each topic (one page).

MEDMCIM 7400 

Weekly members of the Viruses and Emerging Pathogens thematic area of the Ohio State Infectious Disease Institute will present a seminar on their cutting-edge virology research followed by a discussion. Topics will include basic virology, antiviral immunity, vaccines, viral pathogenesis and virus discovery.

MEDMCIM 6600 

The course will consist of a combination of lecture presentations from the instructors followed by student presentations and critical discussion of research papers that represent classic and recent advances in CF pathophysiology/pathobiology aligned with the lecture topic.

BSGP 7400

Student led discussions of classic and current literature in microbial pathogenesis. Students are able to take this course multiple times for a maximum of 4 credit hours.