Course Description and Information - Eat Your Yogurt! Biotics: Pre-, Pro-, and Anti-

Focus is on the establishment and complexity of the microbiome, its importance, ecology and the consequences of its perturbations. Lectures trace the introduction of pre-, pro- and anti-biotic therapy and their positive and negative effects on the microbiome. The evolution of self/non-self-recognition via innate and adaptive immunity is discussed with regards to their relationship to the gut microbiome, including situations in which failures in the system can result in pathologies. Other topics include the microbiome in neonatal development, the hygiene hypothesis and the use of antibiotic growth promotors.

Link to course info (dates, times, location) on Senior College website: http://www.iowalum.com/srcollege/2017/4.cfm

Butler Biotics Course Outline.pdf

Sessions 1, 2 and 3 list both the .pdf and  powerpoint slides.

Session 1
Session 1 Lecture 1.pdf	Session 1 Lecture 1.pptx
Session 1 Lecture 2.pdf	Session 1 Lecture 2.pptx

Session 2
Session 2 Lecture 1.pdf	Session 2 Lecture 1.pptx
Session 2 Lecture 2.pdf	Session 2 Lecture 2.pptx

Session 3
Session 3 Lecture 1.pdf	Session 3 Lecture 1.pptx
Session 3 Lecture 2 updated.pdf	Session 3 Lecture 2 updated.ppt

Session 4
Session 4 Lecture 1.pdf	Session 4 Lecture 1.pptx
Session 4 Lecture 2 pdf Final.pdf	Session 4 Lecture 2 Final.pptx

Senior College is for all retired persons in association with The Emeritus Faculty.

The University of Iowa Retirees Association with support from The University of Iowa Alumni Association.

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