Module: Pathogenic Effector Biology
CSB1021H/F, Teaching Section LEC 0156
Instructor: Professor Darrell Desveaux (darrell.desveaux@utoronto.ca)
Offered: Fall 2024 (5 weeks, starting Wednesday, October 23rd)
Schedule: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday
Weight: One module (0.25 FCE)
Location: Earth Sciences Centre, room 4000
Enrolment: Limited to 4 graduate students
Description:
Microbial pathogens inject effector proteins into host cells in order to sabotage cellular systems and favor the infection process. This course explores the molecular details of how cellular systems are manipulated by pathogenic effectors to promote the infection process, while emphasizing interesting structural and biochemical features of effector biology along the way. The course will also compare and contrast the strategies employed by plant versus animal pathogens, and how immune systems have evolved to cope with cellular hijacking by pathogenic effector molecules.
Evaluation:
Participation: 30%
Test: 40%
Assignment: 30%
Last updated on August 13th, 2024