Advanced Virology

Catalog description

The course includes lecture and discussion of fundamental and advanced topics in medically relevant virology. Each week, a member of the Tulane faculty with expertise in the field will give a presentation on a topic as indicated in the schedule below, and during the following session, will lead a discussion on assigned original research papers from peer-reviewed journals. Topics have been selected from the current literature to allow incorporation of fundamental principles of virology into the current context of the field. With the help of the instructor, students will critically review the original research papers to access the rationale of the study and its significance for the field, to analyze the experimental approach, and to examine the data generated and interpretations offered. An important part of the course is participation in the class discussion, which will include the following components: (a) familiarity with the papers discussed (b) ability to respond to questions that may be posed in advance by instructors (c) ability to initiate and support discussion of the material presented by other students