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Molecular Virology- MICR 5231
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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.