Graduate Program

Required and Offered Courses » General Virology

Fall 2008
Room: MRB 4.145
Date: Monday - Thursday
Time: 1:00 - 2:00
Course Number: MICR 6403

Class Date Time Instructor Topic   08-25 1-2 Nichols/Davey/Hoffmann Organizational Meeting 1 08-26 1-2 2-3 Davey Watowich Introduction to Virus Structure Virus Structure 2 08-27 TBA TBA TBA 3 08-28 TBA TBA TBA   09-01 Labor Day No Class Labor Day 4 09-02 1-2 Chan Bacteriophage (T phage) 5 09-03 1-2 Niesel Lambda Phage 6 09-04 1-2 Niesel Lambda Phage 7 09-08 1-2 Niesel Lambda Phage 8 09-09 1-2 Davey Virus-Receptor Interactions 9 09-10 1-2 Nichols Virus Replication Strategies (RNA viruses) 10 09-11 1-2 2-3 Watowich Introduction to Virus Structure 11 09-15 1-2 TBA TBA EXAM 09-16 8-5 EXAM I   12 09-17 1-2 Mason Picornaviridae/Picornavirus 13 09-18 1-2 Makino Coronaviridae/Coronavirus 14 09-19 1-2 Frolov Togaviriadae/Togavirus 15 09-22 1-2 TBA TBA 16 09-23 1-2 Frolov Flaviviridae/Flavivirus 17 09-24 1-3 Albrecht Virus Replication Strategies II 18 09-25 1-2 Smith Reovirus 19 09-29 1-2 Hoffmann Orthomyxoviridae 20 09-30 1-2 Barrett Bunyaviridae 21 10-01 1-2 Smith Rotaviridae 22 10-02 1-2 Nichols Paramyxoviridae 23 10-06 1-2 Frolov Pestivirus 24 10-07 1-2 TBA TBA 25 10-08 1-2 Aronson Arenaviridae EXAM II 10-09 8-5 EXAM II   26 10-13 1-2 Dahl Papillomaviridae 27 10-14 1-2 Wu Parvoviridae/Parvovirus 28 10-15 1-2 Bourne Adenoviridae/Adenovirus 29 10-16 1-2 2-3 Lemon Pyles Hepesviridae Herpes Simplex Virus 30 10-20 1-2 Pyles Epstein-Barr Virus 31 10-21 1-2 Albrecht Varicella-Zoster Virus 32 10-22 1-3 Albrecht Cytomegalovirus 33 10-23 1-2 Albrecht Human Herpes 6,7,8 34 10-27 1-2 Cloyd Retroviridae 35 10-28 1-2 Cloyd Retroviruses/HIV 36 10-29 1-2 Beasley Poxiviridae 37 10-30 1-2 Davey Cellular Transformation by Retroviruses and Ontogenesis 38 11-03 1-3 Roberts Viral Pathogenesis/Vaccines EXAM III 11-04 8-5 EXAM III   39 11-05 1-3 Weaver Viral Evolution 40 11-06 TBA TBA TBA 41 11-10 1-2 TBA TBA   11-10 Veteran's Day Holiday Holiday 42 11-12 1-2 Albrecht DNA Virus Oncogenesis 43 11-13 1-2 Albrecht Viral Persistence/Latency 44 11-17 1-2 TBA TBA 45 11-18 1-2 TBA TBA 46 11-19 1-2 TBA TBA 47 11-20 1-2 Peters Virus transmission from rodents to humans 48 11-24 Review Paper Due by Noon Review Paper Due by Noon Review Paper Due by Noon EXAM 11-25 FINAL EXAM FINAL EXAM   49 11-26 1-3   Student Presentation Holiday 11-27 Thanksgiving Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday   Holiday 11-28 Thanksgiving Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday   50 12-01 1-3   Student Presentation 51 12-02 1-3   Student Presentation 52 12-03 1-3   Student Presentation 53 12-04 1-3   Student Presentation

General Virology Course Policies, Fall Semester 2008

Grading
Four exams will be given over the duration of the course; the dates are indicated on the schedule. All exams will be of the essay type. The exams will comprise 85% of the final grade. A review paper and oral presentation (described below) will comprise 15% of the final grade. The review paper will be due on or before 12:00 noon November 24th. Late submissions will not be accepted. Oral presentation dates are indicated on the course schedule.

Test, review paper, and oral presentation make-up policy
Make-up tests will only be allowed in emergency situations which would preclude the student from physically being present. Emergency situations are defined as an incapacitating illnesses or family emergencies. There will be no deviation from this policy.

Review paper and oral presentation
A review paper (10-12 double spaced pages in length) will be prepared by the student on any significant topic in the field of virology. Reviews will be graded according to their clarity, organization, completeness and timeliness. An oral presentation (30 - 45 minutes) covering the review topic will be given at the semester’s end. The students and attendant faculty will grade the oral presentation.

Students are required to complete a course evaluation form as part of their overall course requirements. Typically, your constructive comments are in exchange for your graded exams. If a completed evaluation form is not received, an "I" Incomplete grade will be reported to the Office of Enrollment Services. If the course requirements are not completed within 30 days, the grade automatically converts to an "F" Failure grade.

Revised: 08-21-2008

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