| as of 4/10/2021 |
BIOCHEMISTRY OF VIRUSES |
| Country - Partner Institution - Programs: | Ghana - University of Ghana, Legon - 'Univ. of Ghana' |
| UC Course Subject | Biological Sciences |
| Number & Suffix: | 122 |
| Full UC Title: | BIOCHEMISTRY OF VIRUSES |
| Transcript Title: | BIOCHEM OF VIRUSES |
| UC QTR Units - Division: | 4.0 - Upper Division |
| Course Description: | The course provides a study of the structure and function of viruses, the diverse characteristics of virus host range, and the impact of viruses on other forms of life, especially in human diseases. It also covers the significance of viruses to biology and the world including the tools that are used for virus research. Topics include viral classification and structure, virus genome and replication, virus transmission and virus-host interaction, immune response to viral infection, tools for viral research, electron microscopy, Serology and immunochemistry, molecular methods (hybridization, PCR and RT-PCR), virus epidemiology and control, plant viruses (cocoa swollen shoot virus), animal viruses (HIV, bird flu virus), and bacterial viruses (Bacteriophages).
Texts: Carter J.B. and Saunders V.A., VIROLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS; Dimmock, M.J., Easton A.J., and Leppard, K.N., INTRODUCTION TO MODERN VIROLOGY (6th Edition); Cann, A.J.; PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR VIROLOGY (4th Edition).
Assessment: interim assessments, quizzes, assignments, and class attendance (30%), final examination (70%). |
| Language of Instruction: | English
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| Partner Title: | BIOCHEMISTRY OF VIRUSES |
| Partner University Department: | Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Partner University Course Number: | BCMB313 |