Prof. Gil Mor

Professor and Director of C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Wayne State University School

The objective of the course is to provide the student with a better understanding of the basic principlas of human reproduction and its inpact on the health of the mother and the child.  We will focus on the immunological components that regulate the success of pregnancy, provides protection against infections and determine the immunological heath of the new born.  

• To review the basic principles of human reproduction including:  fertilization; implantation; pregnancy; and parturition

• To understand the role of immunology in the different stages of pregnancy

• To understand the mechanisms of immunological protection to viral infections

• To discuss the impact of viral infections during pregnancy on maternal health

• To undetstand the impact of maternal inflammation on fetal immune development.