Teaching

Human Parasitology, Lecture

BIOL545, offered every Spring
3 credits
MWF 11:30-12:20

This lecture course aims to teach the fundamentals of diagnosis, treatment, pathology, transmission, and control of human parasites. A large portion of the above is learned simply by knowing the life cycles of the parasites in question and, thus, how to break the chain of infection. Therefore, much of this course will concentrate on the basic life-cycles of parasites. There is nothing tricky about this course; most of it is straight memorization.

Prerequisite: BIOL198 (POB) or equivalent. This class is an elective and suggested for juniors and seniors in Biology and related disciplines. The course is also an elective for the Master of Public Health Program.

Syllabus from Spring 2024 (PDF).

Human Parasitology, Laboratory

BIOL546, offered every Spring
1 credit
T 8:30-10:20

This laboratory is designed to teach undergraduate students the basics of identification of common eukaryotic parasites of humans.

Pre- and Co-requisites: This course is targeted for junior and senior undergraduate students. At least one course in General Biology is required as a prerequisite. In addition, Biology 545 (Human Parasitology lecture) is required either as a prerequisite or co-requisite.

Syllabus (PDF) and Laboratory Manual (PDF) from Spring 2024.

Professional Skills & Ethics

BIOL863, offered every Spring
3 credits
Time TBD

The objective of this course is to create a safe and accepting learning environment for graduate students to grow their professional skills and to discuss ethical issues in research. It is intended to provide guidance and skills that students will further develop with their mentors. This course is taught by a rotating group of graduate faculty in the Division of Biology.

Host-Pathogen Interactions

BIOL831, offered Fall of even years (alternating with Dr. Tom Platt)
3 credits
Time TBD

The overall goal of this class is to provide graduate students with an overview of the major concepts in host-pathogen interactions. Students have the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of the field through reading, discussion, and writing assignments. One major outcome of this course is a review article co-authored by each student taking the course, centering on a topic chosen by the students in the general area of host-pathogen interactions. A review article from the 2022 class can be found here.

GROW Workshop

As part of the GROW Program at K-State the Michel laboratory occassionally provides a module on "How to net malaria".