Kirsten Larson

Biography

Presently, I am a full-time educator in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine. One of my primary responsibilities is serving as the course director of Medical Immunology and Medical Genetics in our medical school curricula. The College of Medicine allows students to choose between two curricula: the Introductory Foundations in Medicine (IFM) and Program in Integrated Learning (PIL) curricula. IFM is an integrated, course-coordinated, pre-clinical curriculum that organizes its basic science content into modules based on signs and symptoms in the first-year and organ-systems in the second-year. In contrast, PIL is taught in a problem-based learning (PBL) format where students use clinical cases to develop learning issues and promote learning. I am also involved in graduate student education where I teach in several courses. Each year, I am heavily involved in Discovery Day, the Drexel University College of Medicine Research Day.

Research Interest

Development of mouse models to study asthma and eosinophil function; course director of Medical Immunology and Medical Genetics, and development and implementation of both team-taught courses in the medical school curricula