Graduate Degree
Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Lecture

Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology faculty provide instruction at the graduate level in the programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Veterinary Medical Sciences,  and in other campus programs such as Medical Sciences, and Microbiology and Cell Sciences.  This is in addition to courses taught in the professional veterinary curriculum.
Graduate Courses offered include:

Graduate Courses offered include:

  • VME 4906 Bacterial Pathogenesis Research
    Research-based course focusing on topics in bacterial pathogenesis.
    Course Instructor: Dr. Aria Eshraghi (Summer 2025)
  • VME 6140 Journal Club: Mucosal Immunology
    Critical review of current research articles in mucosal immunology.
    Course Instructor: Dr. Liang Zhou (Fall 2025)
  • VME 6907 Journal Club: Mechanisms of Microbial Virulence
    Discusses host-microbe interactions and the molecular strategies used by pathogens in various hosts.
    Course Instructor: Dr. Aria Eshraghi (Summer 2025)
  • VME 6933 Seminar in Infectious Diseases and Experimental Pathology
    Student- and faculty-led seminar series on infectious diseases and comparative pathology.
    Course Instructor: Dr. Mary Brown (Fall 2025)
  • VME 6934 Grantsmanship
    Introduces the fundamentals of scientific grant writing and proposal development.
    Course Instructor: Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan (Summer 2025)

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