Dr. Tom McConnell (Office: N-305; phone 328-4244) Office Hours: 2:00 - 3:00 PM   M-TH Lecture: Room: BN102; Time: 9:00-9:50 AM  MWF

BIOL 5890 is a senior/graduate level introduction to modern virology. The principles of virology are presented with emphasis on a molecular perspective.

Grades will be based on two one-hour exams and a comprehensive final exam. Each of the one-hour exams will count 33% of your final grade. The final exam will count 34% of your final grade. Failure to take an exam at the assigned time and date will result in a zero for that exam. These exams are your only point opportunities and will cover lecture material and reading assignments from the text. Students with excused absences from any of the exams may be allowed to take a comprehensive makeup exam scheduled for Wednesday, December 5 (last day of class), subject to my approval. Only one makeup exam will be given. Undergraduate student exams (e.g. 4BI or equivalent) and post-Bachelor-degree student exams (6GR, 7GR, etc.) will have one or more different questions - totaling approximately 10% of the point value of each exam - often in the form of an experimental design question for the "GR" students.

Microbiology, BIOL 3220, 3221

Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology, BIOL 3100/3101

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Introduction, Virology and viral disease

Basic properties of viruses
Virus attachment and entry into cells
mRNA production and genome replication of viruses
Assembly, exit, and maturation of progeny viruses

August 15, Wednesday, first day of class
September 3, Monday, NO CLASS, Labor Day
September 19, Wednesday, Exam #1
September 26, Wednesday, Last day undergraduate drop
October 15, Monday, NO CLASS, Fall Break
November 7, Wednesday, Exam #2
November 21-23, Wednesday-Friday, NO CLASS, Thanksgiving
December 5, Wednesday, Last day of class

FINAL EXAM: December 12, Wednesday, 8:00AM-10:00AM
 
 

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