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Course description

This course introduces students to the microbial species that cause human disease. We cover bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa, and discuss current topics including antibiotic resistance, public health threats, and the microbiome. There is no laboratory component to this course.

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Instructors

Matthew Schaefers

Instructor in Anaesthesia and Research Associate, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Nikolaus Jilg

Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Sarah Osmulski

Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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