| COURSE
TITLE |
Biology 321; Host-Pathogen
Interactions |
| PROFESSOR(S) |
Sharon
Stranford, stranford@mtholyoke.edu |
| LECTURE |
One 2hr Session (2 Credit Course) |
|
| COURSE
DESCRIPTION and GOALS |
| How
does our immune system fight off viral infections
and what specific mechanisms have viruses evolved
to avoid this immune response? This 2 credit, speaking-intensive
seminar course will address issues related to important
host-virus interactions. We will read and discuss
the primary literature related to antiviral immune
responses, from both the host’s as well as the
pathogen’s perspective. Each class period will
be dedicated to a different topic within this area
and presented by one of the course participants in
rotation. |
| COURSE
REQUIREMENTS and ASSESSMENT |
This
course will be conducted in a “journal club”
format. You will be expected to: read the assigned
papers before coming to class, submit a short synopsis
and question list from the paper/s being presented,
and participate in weekly discussions. In addition,
each speaker will need to supply the citations for
her selected papers (one piece of primary literature
and 2 review articles) one week prior to her presentation
(posted on webct) and submit a brief outline of
her presentation to me by the Friday before her
talk. Evaluation in this course will be based on
your presentations, the papers synopses you write
and on your participation in the discussions lead
by others. There will be no exams.
| Requirement |
Percent
Value |
| Presentations (30% each) |
60 |
| Overall Participation in Discussions |
20 |
| Paper Synopses & Questions, collectively |
20 |
|
| Last
Modified:
March 11, 2005
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