Robert Patry

About

I am currently appointed as Academic Teaching Staff in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. I completed my undergraduate degree in Microbiology here at the University of Alberta, then did my PhD at the University of Georgia and my post doctoral work at the University of Chicago. Though I am now focused on teaching, my previous research involved both commensal and pathogenic bacteria of the gut, examining how molecules that they produce and display impact the development of autoimmunity as well as food allergies.

Teaching

I am responsible for the courses offered in the MMI teaching laboratories, including:

MMI 391 - Current Methods in Molecular Biology

MMI 352 - Microbial Pathogenesis

I also co-coordinate:

MMI 445 - Clinical Microbiology and Human Health

MMI 352 - Microbial Pathogenesis

This laboratory course will emphasize development of skills and knowledge for the safe handling of infectious microorganisms and will examine some of the molecular mechanisms of microbial virulence. Prerequisite or corequisite: MMI 351 or MLSCI 242 and 243 or consent of the Department.

MMI 391 - Current Methods in Molecular Biology

This laboratory course will introduce the student to common techniques in molecular biology. Through a series of experiments, students will clone and express the genes for bioluminescence from the light-emitting bacterium Vibrio fischeri. Technical skills will include: preparation and quantification of genomic and plasmid DNAs, screening a genomic library, restriction mapping, amplification of DNA fragments using the polymerase chain reaction, Southern blotting, expression and purification of proteins, and detection of proteins by Western blotting. Prerequisites: IMIN 200 and departmental consent. Priority given to Honors students in the IMIN program. Credit may be obtained for only one of BIOL 391, IMIN 391 or MMI 391.

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