An artistic rendition of a normal kidney glomerulus. (Image courtesy of Professor Kamran Badizadegan.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Gary Tearney
(Course Director)
Prof. Kamran Badizadegan
(Course Director)
MIT Course Number
HST.035
As Taught In
Spring 2003
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Highlights
In addition to a detailed bibliography of readings, this course features a number of downloadable lecture notes and comprehensive descriptions of the minicases and labs portion of the course.
Course Description
This course provides a comprehensive overview of human pathology with emphasis on mechanisms of disease and diagnostic medicine. Topics include:
- Cellular Mechanisms of Disease
- Molecular Pathology
- Pathology of Major Organ Systems
- Review of Diagnostic Tools from Traditional Surgical Pathology to Diagnostic Spectroscopy
- Functional and Molecular Imaging
- Molecular Diagnostics
In addition to lectures, one of the two weekly sessions includes a 2-3 hour laboratory component. Periodically, time will also be devoted to minicases.
Lecturers
Prof. Jon Aster
Prof. Frederick Bieber
Prof. Carlo Brugnara
Prof. Robert B. Colvin
Prof. Christopher Crum
Prof. Douglas Dockery
Prof. Mel Feany
Prof. Michael Feld
Prof. Jonathan Fletcher
Prof. Michael Gimbrone
Prof. Todd Golub
Prof. Frank B. Hu
Prof. Donald Ingber
Prof. Hart Lidov
Prof. David Louis
Prof. Richard Mitchell
Prof. Fiona Murray
Prof. Mark Redston
Prof. Helmut Rennke
Prof. Bruce Rosen
Prof. Frederick Schoen
Prof. Christine Seidman