| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 425 | Fundamentals of Immunology and Microbiology | 3 hours. | Mechanisms of host defense; antigens, immunoglobulins and their reactions; antibody synthesis, regulation and the cellular immune response; bacterial and viral structure and function; mechanisms of pathogenesis. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor or registration in the College of Medicine. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 426 | Microorganisms as Agents of Human Disease | 3 hours. | Fundamental aspects of bacterial, fungal and viral pathogenesis, therapy, control and prevention of infectious diseases. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 455 | Microbiology Laboratory Rotation | 3 hours. | Course in basic and applied methods essential for the study of nucleic acids, immunoglobulins, gene transfer, cell fusion, virological and immunological methods. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 513 | Structure of Biopolymers | 3 hours. | Explores the relationship between structural stability, kinetic properties and function of biopolymers, with particular emphasis on proteins and nucleic acids. Same as BCMG 513, and PMPG 513. Prerequisite(s): GCLS 501 and one year of physical chemistry, or consent of the instructor. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 551 | Advanced Immunology | 2 hours. | Concepts in immunochemistry, immunogenetics, molecular immunology, cellular immunology and immunopathology at the intermediate level. Prerequisite(s): GCLS 501, GCLS 502, GCLS 503 and GCLS 510 or consent of the instructor. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 553 | Molecular Biology of Viruses | 2 hours. | Animal viruses including basic structure and viral nucleic acids; emphasizes molecular organization of viral genomes; cellular and molecular events during virus replication and viral transformation. Prerequisite(s): GCLS 501, GCLS 502, GCLS 503, and GCLS 511 or consent of the instructor. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 554 | Molecular Aspects of Microbiology | 3 hours. | Basic concepts of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genetics; gene structure and function; gene expression; molecular aspects of mutation and recombination; chromosome structure and function. Prerequisite(s): BCHE 460. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 560 | Microbial Pathogenesis | 2 hours. | Genetics, molecular biology and physiology of pathogenic bacteria, and host-pathogen interactions. Credit is not given for MIM 560 if the student has credit for MIM 552. Prerequisite(s): GCLS 501, GCLS 502, GCLS 503, and GCLS 511 or consent of the instructor. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 585 | Cell Biology | 4 hours. | Functional and structural organization of the cell with emphasis on the cellular basis of physiological activity. Same as ANAT 585, and PHYB 585. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 594 | Special Topics in Microbiology, Immunology and Virology | 1 TO 2 hours. | Advanced topics are covered in depth. Topics vary yearly. Prerequisite(s): BCHE 460 and MIM 451 and MIM 455 and MIM 552 and MIM 553 and consent of the instructor. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 595 | Seminar in Microbiology and Immunology | 1 hours. | Topics of current research interest are presented by guest lecturers from outside institutions in areas of molecular biology, bacteriology, virology and immunology. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 598 | Research in Molecular Biology and Immunology | 0 TO 16 hours. | M.S. thesis research on problems in microbiology, immunology, virology and molecular biology. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in microbiology and immunology. |
| Microbiology and Immunology | MIM | 599 | Research in Molecular Biology and Immunology | 0 TO 16 hours. | Ph.D. thesis research on problems in microbiology, immunology, virology and molecular biology. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in microbiology and immunology. |