Graduate Virology

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The emphasis of this course will be on host-virus interactions at the molecular and cellular level and will include standard virological laboratory assays utilized. The major focus will be animal viruses, but we will be covering bacteriophages and a few plant viruses as well. Additionally, we will be covering the development of antiviral therapies and the utilization of viral vectors for gene therapy and vaccines. The lab portion will be a course-based undergraduate research experience aimed at studying the transmission of viruses in aerosols and what interventions may be used to prevent transmission.