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20.106J/1.084J: Systems Microbiology


Microbiology from a systems perspective.



Prerequisites


5.111, 5.112 or 3.091; 7.012, 7.013, or 7.014



Course Textbook


Amazon logo Madigan, Michael, and John Martinko. Brock Biology of Microorganisms. 11th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 9780131443297.



Grading



ACTIVITIESPERCENTAGE
Problem Sets (~1 every 2 weeks)25%
Midterm I20%
Midterm II20%
Final Exam35%



Calendar



Lec #TOPICSLECTURERSKEY DATES
1Early Earth/Microbial EvolutionProf. Ed DeLong
2Cell Structure/FunctionProf. Ed DeLongProblem set 1 out
3Biological Energy ConservationProf. Ed DeLong
4Microbial GrowthProf. David SchauerProblem set 1 due
5Metabolic RegulationProf. Ed DeLongProblem set 2 out
6VirologyProf. David Schauer
7Information Flow in Biological SystemsProf. Ed DeLongProblem set 2 due
Midterm I
8Regulation of Cell ActivityProf. Ed DeLongProblem set 3 out
9Genetic Exchange in BacteriaProf. Ed DeLong
10Experimental Evolution: Optimization of Metabolic SystemsGuest Lecturer, Prof. Christopher Marx from HarvardProblem set 3 due
11Genomics IProf. Ed DeLong
12Genomics IIProf. Ed DeLongProblem set 4 out
13Metabolic Diversity IProf. Ed DeLong
14Metabolic Diversity IIProf. Ed DeLong
15Microbial EcologyProf. Ed DeLongProblem set 4 due
Midterm II
16Microbial Growth ControlProf. David SchauerProblem set 5 out
17Microbe-host InteractionsProf. David Schauer
18Immunology IMegan McBee
19Immunology IIMegan McBeeProblem set 5 due
20Diagnostic MicrobiologyProf. David SchauerProblem set 6 out
21Person-to-person TransmissionProf. David Schauer
22EpidemiologyMegan McBeeProblem set 6 due
23Animal- and Arthropod-transmitted DiseasesProf. David Schauer
24ReviewProf. David Schauer
Final Exam

 








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