Instructor Guide : Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology: Host-Pathogen Interactions

<p><span style="font-size:12pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">In this lesson, students will learn about signaling pathways, pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), and Pathogen Recognition Receptors (PRRs), and the roles of PAMPs and PRRs in host-pathogen interactions with human fungal pathogens. Additionally, students will apply advanced knowledge and skills to understand, apply, and explore the roles of signaling pathway genes in <em>Candida albicans</em> and <em>Aspergillus fumigatus</em>, and how they regulate pathogenesis through cytokine secretion.<span style="font-size:12pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></span></span></span></span> Students will learn through lecture slides, videos, and activities during the pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation phases of lessons and worksheets. Students will engage in learning activities to advance knowledge and attain transferable skills. Students will also participate in individual and group work, taking on leadership roles, exploring resources, AI, Google Tools, and applying artificial intelligence tools to learn about fungal biology & its application to host-pathogen interaction. This resources was supported by an <strong>IDEAS STEM Fellowship</strong> from </span></span></span></span></span></span><strong>BioQUEST</strong> <strong>Consortium, </strong><strong jscontroller="VhkxAe" jsuid="r7dsqe_18">New Hampshire, Ambassador Fellowship from Bates College, Maine and NSF -FMN - Community of Practice Immuno Reach, </strong><b>Minnesota State University Moorhead.</b></p> <p> </p>