MCB 5505 Virology
- Credits: 3
- Prerequisites: microbiology
- When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer C
- Syllabus: MCB 5505 Virology
Description
This course is for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students. It is designed to introduce you to the field of virology and to teach you about the components of viruses, their replication schemes, and how the various types of viruses infect and replicate in host cells. At the end of the course, we will use this foundational knowledge to understand methods for preventing viral infection and spread.
Course Goals
Upon completion of this course, you should have an understanding of the cumulative and integrative nature of virology as a discipline. You should have a solid knowledge of viral infection and replication schemes, and how these are exploited to develop drugs to prevent/treat viral infection or used as a tool to treat and cure other diseases. You should also have an understanding of viruses as they relate to infectious diseases.