Fall 2026

Clinical Microbiology: Overview of Technologies and Methodologies

Overview of technologies and methodologies in modern clinical microbiology laboratory practice.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Derrick Chen

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Lectures are mid-sized, with a median of 72 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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MED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813

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PATH 915

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Professors

Fall 2026

Derrick Chen

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DERRICK CHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 012	Online Only	72 / 0	0
LEC 011	Online Only	0 / 0	0

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Student experience

the class

Learn the variety of techniques, methodologies, and instrumentation used in modern clinical microbiology laboratory practice. Gain an understanding of mass spectrometry, NAAT, PCR, sequencing, antigen/antibody detection, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, point-of-care testing, and biomarkers of infection.

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Topics

Diagnostic technologies: mass spectrometry, NAAT, PCR, sequencing, and antigen/antibody detection.
Antimicrobial susceptibility, point-of-care testing, and infection biomarkers.

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Modern clinical microbiology laboratory techniques and instrumentation.
Specific diagnostic methodologies including mass spectrometry, NAAT, PCR, and sequencing.

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PATH 915 · Fall 2026

Clinical Microbiology: Overview of Technologies and Methodologies

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4

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