# Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (M&MG) courses UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · 26 courses Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/m_mg/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### M&MG 200A — Research in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 2-12 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 19 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Individual research supervised by a particular professor. ### M&MG 200B — Research in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 2-12 - **Prerequisite:** M&MG 200A with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Individual research supervised by a particular professor. ### M&MG 200C — Research in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 2-12 - **Prerequisite:** M&MG 200B with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Individual research supervised by a particular professor. ### M&MG 200R — Research in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics for First-Year Students - **Units:** 2-12 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 16 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Independent research within the laboratories of graduate training faculty in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics for first-year Ph.D. students. ### M&MG 201A — Research topics in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 1 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Seminars presented by graduate students and faculty of the Department which explore research topics in specialized areas of microbiology and molecular genetics. Opportunity for students to gain experience in the organization, critical evaluation, and oral presentation of current research developments. ### M&MG 201B — Research topics in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 1 - **Prerequisite:** M&MG 201A with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Seminars presented by graduate students and faculty of the Department which explore research topics in specialized areas of microbiology and molecular genetics. Oppurtunity for students to gain experience in the organization, critical evaluation, and oral presentation of current research developments. ### M&MG 201C — Research topics in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 1 - **Prerequisite:** M&MG 201B with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Seminars presented by graduate students and faculty of the Department which explore research topics in specialized areas of microbiology and molecular genetics. Oppurtunity for students to gain experience in the organization, critical evaluation, and oral presentation of current research developments. ### M&MG 203A — Advanced Studies in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 1 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 18 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Organized within each laboratory group, one to four hours. Advanced study in areas related to faculty research interests. Involves small group study based on readings, discussions, and guest speakers. May be conducted as journal clubs. ### M&MG 203B — Advanced Studies in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 1 - **Prerequisite:** M&MG 203A - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Organized within each laboratory group, one to four hours. Advanced study in areas related to faculty research interests. Involves small group study based on readings, discussions, and guest speakers. May be conducted as journal clubs. ### M&MG 203C — Advanced Studies in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 1 - **Prerequisite:** M&MG 203B with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Organized within each laboratory group, one to four hours. Advanced study in areas related to faculty research interests. Involves small group study based on readings, discussions, and guest speakers. May be conducted as journal clubs. ### M&MG 206 — Regulation of Gene Expression - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Aspects of gene expression including the organization of the eukaryotic nucleus in terms of protein-nucleic acid interaction (i.e., chromatin and chromosome structure); the enzymology and regulation of RNA transcription and pre-mRNA processing in eukaryotes; mechanisms of RNAi and translation. ### M&MG 210A — Medical Microbiology - **Units:** 4-6 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) Biology of microbial pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites) as foundation for subsequent study of infectious diseases. Topics: molecular basis of microbial pathogenesis; clinical presentation and epidemiology; diagnostic testing; antimicrobial therapy; prevention strategies. Format: lectures, laboratory, clinical cases, liveclasstech interactive questions. ### M&MG 215B — Integrative Immunology II - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** PHYSIO 215 with a minimum grade of B+ - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as MOL BIO 215B, PHYSIO 215B Lectures and student presentations of primary literature. Focuses on advanced topics and cutting edge technologies in modern immunology. Combination of didactic lectures and student-led journal article discussion. ### M&MG 221 — Immunopathogenic Mechanisms of Disease - **Units:** 3 - **Prerequisite:** M&MG 215. Recommended: M&MG 215 - **Corequisite:** Recommended: M&MG 215 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as PATH 221 - Restrictions: Campus Honors Collegium students and juniors and seniors may audit Examination of the mechanisms underlying disease states mediated by immune dysregulation including mechanisms of immune evasion by cancer, diseases mediated by cytokine dysregulation, role of the microbiome of the GI tract and of other disease sites, and adoptive T-cell (CAR-T-cells). ### M&MG 222 — Molecular Pathogenesis of Microbial Infections - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Features lectures by faculty on the molecular aspects of microbial pathogenesis, highlighting both microbe and cellular functions. In addition to lectures, students review papers and discuss them. There will be two written exams, one on viruses and one on microbes. ### M&MG 225 — Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease - **Units:** 3 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Same as PATH 225 Provides an overview of the molecular mechanisms of human diseases, including neurologic, hematologic, neoplastic, and infectious diseases. Students gain an understanding of these mechanisms, as well as models of human diseases. ### M&MG 230 — Topics in Stem Cells - **Units:** 2-4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) One-hour seminar presentation by participating faculty or guest lecturer and open to the science community, followed by one-hour discussion of the lecture topic or related topic. Students are responsible for presentations and readings. ### M&MG 240 — M.D./PH.D. Tutorial - **Units:** 1 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Explores a variety of topics that impact careers of medical scientists (M.D./Ph.D students). Topics range from scientific, such as recent advances in particular research areas, to ethical problems brought on by increased technology and intervention in the disease process. ### M&MG 250 — Responsible Conduct of Research - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only Each session includes a formal presentation by faculty/invited speaker followed by a discussion of case studies related to the topic under consideration. ### M&MG 270 — Career Development - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Topics include preparation of papers, grants and fellowships, scientific presentations, and curriculum vitae, and career opportunities. ### M&MG 280 — Tutorial in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Tutorial in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Presented by the department faculty; relates current laboratory research to the literature. ### M&MG 292A — Scientific Communication - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/m-mg.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Small group meetings for graduate students to practice scientific writing, debate, and presentation skills. ### M&MG 292B — Scientific Communication - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Small group meetings for graduate students to practice scientific writing, debate, and presentation skills. ### M&MG 292C — Scientific Communication - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Small group meetings for graduate students to practice scientific writing, debate, and presentation skills. ### M&MG 298 — Independent Study - **Units:** 1-12 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Provided for MSTP students to synthesize the basic science information learned during the basic science years of medical school and learn how to apply that knowledge toward graduate research directed at understanding the basis of human disease. ### M&MG 299 — Dissertation—Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - **Units:** 1-12 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Course provided for Ph.D. students to prepare and complete the dissertation required for a Ph.D. degree.