BIOT 5910 — Vaccines and Immunization
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: WBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Emphasizes the importance of using vaccines in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and viruses. Discusses the evolution of vaccines throughout medical history (e.g., smallpox, polio), emphasizing lessons learned so they can be adapted to development of new and novel vaccines. Explains the molecular mechanism of how vaccines, such as vaccines that use attenuated virus to more novel vaccines that use mRNA, elicit an immune response. Examines the importance of immunization in the context of the immune system.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 24 | 39 | 62% | 15.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 37 | 55 | 67% | 9.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 34 | 50 | 68% | 8.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 60% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (60% of sections), async (40% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Sanaa Jehi (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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