7.347 Living Dangerously: How the Immune System Maintains Peace with Trillions of Commensal Bacteria while Preventing Pathogenic Invasions, Fall 2015
Author(s)
Truttmann, Matthias
Bilate, Angelina
Alternative Title
Living Dangerously: How the Immune System Maintains Peace with Trillions of Commensal Bacteria while Preventing Pathogenic Invasions
Date Issued
December 2015
Abstract
In this course, we will examine how the immune system acts to destroy pathogenic invaders while tolerating colonization by necessary commensal bacteria. As a counterpoint, we will also explore sophisticated strategies that help some bacteria evade our immune system. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.
Subjects
commensal bacteria
mucosal epithelia
host-pathogen interactions
immunology
GTPase
cell signaling
bacterial toxins
Campylobacter
Salmonella
E. coli
strain O157:H17, gut microbiome, dysbiosis, autoimmune diseases
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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