Biology, Pathogenesis, and Natural History of HIV/AIDS

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has caused more than 44 million AIDS deaths globally. HIV diagnosis can mean very different outcomes for different people, even in the same city. In this course, we will examine the HIV life cycle in a single cell, virus spread inside the body, and antiretroviral drug mechanisms. We will then explore the experience of people at risk of or living with HIV: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment access, and finally HIV in the world: epidemiology, patient activism, AIDS in art, and global health financing. This course interweaves virology, immunology, epidemiology, political science, performing arts, history, and other disciplines. (BIO 0145, or with instructor permission.)