Avainsanat

Yleiskuvaus

Molecular virology is a more advanced course on structure and functions of viruses partucularly on their molecular biology and genetics.

Osaamistavoitteet

The students learn to understand viruses as particles containing inside the capsid a nucleic acid genome that make them infectious. In addition, they will learn viral inbuilt developmental programmes, representing paradigms for the broader understanding of gene expression and development.

Sisältö

Bacteriophages, plant and animal viruses will be covered, but with an emphasis on major classes of pathogenic viruses exemplifying different mechanistic principles, including retroviruses, herpesviruses and picornaviruses. Regulatory circuitry, viral evolution, evasion of host defenses and vaccine development will also be addressed.

Toteutustavat

Opetustapa	Paikalla	Verkossa
Luento-opetus
Itsenäinen työskentely
Seminaari

Students have to write an essee and prepare and give an oral presentaion of a selected virus or a virus group.

Arviointi ja arviointiperusteet

Numerolla 1-5.
The total evaluation is based 60% on the written examination, 20% on the essee and 20% on the oral presentaion.

Kirjallisuus/Oppimateriaali

The examinable material is the entire text book Cann, A, (2005) Principles of Molecular Virology, The Fourth Edition.

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