188.860.01 TUTORIAL IN TISSUE INJURY, INFLAMMATION, AND REPAIR
Cancelled
Department:
Environmental Health Sciences
Term: 4th term
Credits: (3 credits)
Contact: Arthur Dannenberg-Jr.
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
- AM Dannenberg Jr.
Description:
Covers the biochemical and pathophysiological mechanisms of acute and chronic inflammation, including immediate and delayed hypersensitivity and the response to physical, chemical, and microbial tissue damage. Discusses cell membrane function; capillary permeability; histamine, kinins, plasmin, complement, icosanoids; blood clotting; chemotaxis; and other inflammatory mediators produced by various blood cells.
Student Evaluation: Student evaluation based on class participation.
Learning Objective:
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Assess how tissues respond to injury.
- Analyze what starts and stops the inflammatory process.
- Identify how tissues repair.
- Integrate assigned readings with emerging knowledge of tissue pathology through one-on-one discussion.
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
- Thursday 5:30 - 6:50
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Enrollment Maximum: 15
Instructor Consent:
For consent, contact: artdann@jhsph.edu
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Pass/Fail
Catalog Subcommittee Actions: CourseOfferRationaleNote, CatalogStatus, CourseLearningObjStartId, .02/15/2013; CourseOfferRationaleNote, ScheduleTypeId, .09/09/2011;
Jointly Offered With: