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MICR 5231: Molecular Virology
Summer 2012 – May 29, 2012 to June 28, 2012
Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays at 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
ICPH Auditorium
Course Description: This course includes lectures and student presentations based on recent research publications. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of virus-host cell interactions and the molecular basis of viral pathogenesis. All important human viruses will be discussed, including papilloma, herpes, smallpox, polio, measles, West Nile, HIV, influenza, SARS and hepatitis viruses. Lectures cover viral structures; viral strategies of invasion, transcription, replication, and dissemination; viral offense and host defense; prevention and control of viral diseases; and approaches for studying viruses.
REFERENCE TEXTBOOK
PRINCIPLES OF VIROLOGY: Molecular, Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control of Animal Viruses, 3nd Edition, 2009 by Flint, Enquist, Racaniello and Skalka.
EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING
Students are responsible for and will be tested on all lecture contents and reading materials. Two exams, a midterm, and a final are scheduled. Each exam will stress the preceding block of lectures and readings. Students are required to complete all multiple-choice questions independently (closed book) in class. Make-up exams will only be given if the student has a valid excuse.