Learning outcomes

The emphasis of the course will be on viruses as self-contained genetic elements and their inbuilt developmental programmes, representing paradigms for the broader understanding of gene expression and development.

Contents

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.

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

5. year autumn
5. year spring

Study materials

The examinable material is the entire book. Cann, A, Principles of Molecular Virology. 2001.