{"id":80,"date":"2021-02-25T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T21:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.washington.edu\/tbresearchcourse\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:44:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.washington.edu\/tbresearchcourse\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Course Objectives, participants will be able to<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>understand the magnitude and dynamics of the TB epidemic on the local and global scale.<\/li>\n<li>know the key policies and guidelines, research priorities, and implementation strategies.<\/li>\n<li>develop research skills and understanding that span diverse disciplines from basic and translational sciences, to clinical interventions and disease modeling platforms.<\/li>\n<li>learn the foundation of clinical research for tuberculosis<\/li>\n<li>earn the latest advances in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em> microbiology and phylogeny<\/li>\n<li>learn the latest advances in tuberculosis immunology and vaccine development<\/li>\n<li>learn the latest advances in tuberculosis transmission &amp; 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