MBI 456 General Virology
- Spring – 2007
- Monday,
Wednesday, Friday
10:00 – 10:50 - Room Assignment
- K307
(3-6408),
Whipple Aud (2-6424), Upper Aud (3-7619)
Class of 62 Aud (G-9425: 2/9/07 only) - Course Director:
- Baek Kim
| Date | Room | Lecture | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 17 (Wed) | K307 | Introduction to Viruses (handout) (presentation) |
SD |
| 19 | Upper Aud | Virus Entry (handout) (presentation) | SM |
| 22 (Mon) | K307 | Replication Strategies (handout) (presentation) |
SM |
| 24 | K307 | Viral Structure and
Assembly (handout) (presentation) | RR |
| 26 | Whipple Aud | Techniques for Studying
Viruses – Assay
Methods (presentation) | SM |
| 29 (Mon) | K307 | DNA Viruses- Poxvirus I (presentation) | BW |
| 31 | K307 | DNA Viruses- Poxvirus II (presentation) | BW |
| February 2 | Whipple Aud |
DNA Viruses – SV40/Polyoma: (handout) (presentation) | RR |
| 5 (Mon) | K307 | DNA Viruses – Papillomaviruses (handout) (presentation) |
RR |
| 7 | K307 | DNA Viruses –
Herpesviruses I (HSV-1) (handout) (presentation) |
SD |
| 9 | Class of 62 Aud | DNA
Viruses –
Herpesviruses II (EBV) (handout) (presentation) |
SD |
| 12 (Mon) | K307 |
DNA Viruses – Herpesviruses III (HHV-8) (handout) (presentation) |
SD |
| 14 | Review of Exam 1 | SD, SM, RR, BW, BK | |
| 16 | Whipple Aud | Exam 1 (12 lectures): 2
hours - 30% of final grade | |
| 19 (Mon) | K307 | Paramyxovirus I (handout) (presentation) | TT |
| 21 | K307 | Paramyxovirus II (handout) (presentation) | TT |
| 23 | Whipple Aud | Influenza virus I (handout) (presentation) | TT |
| 26 (Mon) | K307 | Influenza virus II (handout) (presentation) | TT |
| 28 | Whipple Aud | Yellow fever/Dengue
viruses (handout) (presentation) | RR |
| March 2 | Whipple Aud | Hepatitis Viruses I : HCV (handout) (presentation) |
RR |
| 5 (Mon) | K307 | Hepatitis Viruses II: HBV (handout) (presentation) |
RR |
| 7 | K307 | Retroviruses –
Introduction and
Oncoretroviruses (presentation) | BK |
| 9 | Whipple Aud | Retroviruses –
Viral Replication and Reverse
Transcription (presentation) | BK |
| 12 (Mon) | Spring Break | ||
| 14 | Spring Break | ||
| 16 | Spring Break | ||
| 19 (Mon) | No Class | ||
| 21 | K307 | Retroviruses
–Retroviral Enzymes (presentation) | BK |
| 23 | Whipple Aud | Retroviruses
–Antiviral reagents, Drug
resistance,
and Host factors (presentation) | BK |
| 26 (Mon) | K307 | HIV I (presentation) | XJ |
| 28 | K307 | HIV II (presentation) | XJ |
| 30 | Whipple Aud | HIV III (presentation) | XJ |
| April 2 (Mon) | K307 | Review for Exam 2 | TT, XJ,RR, BK |
| 4 | Whipple Aud | Exam 2 (14 lectures): 2
hours - 30% of final grade | |
| 6 | Whipple Aud | Viral Immunology
– I (presentation) (handout) | DT |
| 9 (Mon) | K307 | Viral Immunology
– II (presentation) (handout) | DT |
| 11 | K307 | Viral Immunology
– III (handout) | DT |
| 13 | Whipple Aud | Viral Vectors and Gene Therapy –I (presentation) | WB |
| 16 (Mon) | K307 | Viral Vectors and Gene Therapy –II (presentation) | WB |
| 18 | K307 | Viral Vectors and Gene Therapy –III (presentation) | WB |
| 20 | Whipple Aud |
Viral Vectors and Gene Therapy –IV (presentation) | WB |
| 23 (Mon) | K307 | Viral Vaccines I: (presentation) (handout) | RR |
| 25 | K307 | Viral Vaccines II: (presentation) (handout) | RR |
| 27 | Whipple Aud | Emerging
Viruses (presentation) (handout) | RR |
| 30 (Mon) | K307 | Responsible Virology
Research/Bio-defense (presentation) | BW |
| May 2 | K307 | Review of lectures from
entire course (Last day of class) | All lecturers |
| 11 | Whipple Aud | Final Exam: 3 hours
– 40% of final grade (20% for last 11 lectures and 20% for cumulative lectures) |
Instructors
| Name | Tel | |
|---|---|---|
| Bowers, William (WB) | william_bowers@urmc.rochester.edu | 273-2195 |
| Dewhurst, Steve (SD) | stephen_dewhurst@urmc.rochester.edu | 275-3216 |
| 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 |
| 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: Handouts
- Cristina Capella
- Email:
cristina_capella@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: x5-2708
Office hour: TBA - Sara Johnston
-
Email: sara_johnston@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: x5-5334
Office hour: Tuesday and Thursday, 3:00~4:00pm
Recommended Textbook
- Viruses and Human Diseases
- Authors: James H. Strauss and Ellen G.
Strauss
This textbook is available at the Medical Center Bookstore (and any web book sellers).
Supplementary Textbooks
- Fields Virology: (Vol.1&2)
- by Bernard N. Fields (Editor), David
M. Knipe (Editor),
Peter M. Howley
Hardcover 4th edition (2001)
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers; ISBN: 0781718325; Bk&Cd-Rom edition (August 2001)
- Principles of Virology: Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control
- Author(s)/Editor(s): S.J. Flint, L.W.
Enquist, R.M. Krug,
V.R. Racaniello, and A.M. Skalka
ASM Press, December 2003