MBI 456 General Virology
- Spring – 2009
- Monday,
Wednesday, Friday
10:00 – 10:50 - Room Assignments:
- K307
(3-6408)
Whipple Auditorium (2-6424)
Upper Auditorium (3-7619)
Class of 62 Auditorium (G-9425) - Course Director:
- Baek Kim
- Website for Class Schedule, Handouts, and Slides
Class Schedule
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Date Room Lecture Instructor January 21 K307 Introduction to Viruses BW January 23 Upper Aud. Viral Structure and Assembly RR January 26 K307 Virus Entry SM
January 28 K307 Replication Strategies SM January 30 Whipple Techniques for Studying Viruses - Assay Methods SM February 2 K307 DNA Viruses - Poxvirus I BW February 4 K307 DNA Viruses - Poxvirus II BW February 6 Class of 62 DNA Viruses - Poxvirus III/SV40 BW February 9 K307 DNA Viruses - Papillomaviruses RR February 11 K307 DNA Viruses - Herpesviruses I JM February 13 Class of 62 DNA Viruses - Herpesviruses II JM February 16 K307 DNA Viruses - Herpesviruses III JM February 18 Review of Exam 1 SD, SM, RR, BW, BK February 20 Whipple Exam 1 (12 lectures): 2 hours
- 30% of final gradeFebruary 23 K307 Paramyxovirus I TT February 25 K307 Paramyxovirus II TT February 27 Whipple Influenza virus I TT March 2 K307 Influenza virus II TT March 4 Whipple Dengue viruses XJ March 6 Whipple Hepatitis Viruses I : HCV RR March 9 Spring Break March 11 Spring Break March 13 Spring Break March 16 No Class March 18 K307 Hepatitis Viruses II: HBV RR March 20 Upper Aud. Retroviruses -
Introduction to OncoretrovirusesBK March 23 K307 Retroviruses -
Viral Replication and
Reverse TranscriptionBK March 25 Whipple Retroviruses -
Retroviral EnzymesBK March 27 Whipple Retroviruses -
Antiviral reagents,
Drug Resistance, and
Host FactorsBK March 30 K307 HIV I XJ April 1 K307 HIV II XJ April 3 Whipple HIV III XJ April 6 K307 Review for Exam 2 TT, XJ, RR, BW April 8 Whipple Exam 2 (14 Lectures): 2 hours
- 30% of final gradeApril 10 Whipple Viral Immunology I DT April 13 K307 Viral Immunology II DT April 15 K307 Viral Immunology III DT April 17 Whipple Viral Vectors and
Gene Therapy IWB April 20 K307 Viral Vectors and
Gene Therapy IIWB April 22 K307 Viral Vectors and
Gene Therapy IIIWB April 24 Whipple Viral Vectors and
Gene Therapy IVWB April 27 K307 Viral Vaccines I RR April 29 K307 Viral Vaccines II RR May 1 Upper Aud. Emerging Viruses TT May 4 K307 Responsible Virology
Research/Bio-defenseBW May 6 K307 Review of lectures from the
entire course (Last day of class)ALL May 8 Whipple Final Exam: 3 hours
- 40% of final grade
(20% for last 11 lectures;
20% for cumulative lectures)
Instructors
| Name | Tel | |
|---|---|---|
| Bowers, William (WB) | william_bowers@urmc.rochester.edu | 273-2195 |
| Jin, Xia (XJ) | xia_jin@urmc.rochester.edu | 375-5871 |
| Kim, Baek (BK) | baek_kim@urmc.rochester.edu | 275-6916 |
| Maggirwar, Sanjay (SM) | Sanjay_Maggirwar@urmc.rochester.edu | 273-2276 |
| Munger, Joshua | Joshua_Munger@urmc.rochester.edu | 273-4800 |
| Rose, Robert (RR) | robert_rose@urmc.rochester.edu | 275-0263 |
| Takimoto, Toru (TT) | toru_takimoto@urmc.rochester.edu | 273-2856 |
| Topham, David (DT) | david_topham@urmc.rochester.edu | 275-9297 |
| Brian Ward (BW) | Brian_ward@urmc.rochester.edu | 275-9715 |
Teaching Assistant:
- Michelle Kiebala
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Email: michelle_kiebala@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: x5-5856
Office hour: TBA - Holly Reynolds
- Email: Holly_Reynolds@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: TBA
Office hour: TBA
- Winnie Chan
- Email: Winnie_Chan@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: x3-5334
Office hour: TBA
Recommended Textbook
Viruses and Human Diseases, the Second Edition
Authors: James H. Strauss and Ellen G. Strauss
This textbook is available at the Medical Center Bookstore.
(Also available at any web book sellers.)