BIOL 740 Recent Advances in Virology
The course is aimed at students who want to further develop their existing advanced knowledge in virology and enhance their understanding of cutting edge research currently taking place in this discipline. The course will be organized to cover novel findings in different aspects of the viral life cycle: infection, host cell interactions, immune evasion, genome replication and new virus production. It will cover a range of viruses that are important to human health such as influenza, herpes viruses, adenoviruses, HIV, human papillomaviruses, hepatitis viruses, ebola, rabies, and coronaviruses. The first six weeks will be taught by the course instructor, followed by nine weeks where students will present and discuss assigned research papers in classes that are facilitated by the instructor. Course assessments will be based on instructor and peer assessment of student presentations and a short research proposal.
Prerequisite
Undergraduate course in microbiology or virology and enrollment in a PhD graduate program.