Semester:  Fall 2009

Credit Hours: 3

Course Number: MIC 775

Course Title: The Structural Basis of Viral Replication

Course Master(s): Peter Prevelige and Jamil Saad

Description: This course will focus on understanding the mechanistic basis of viral replication through the lens structural biology. The course will cover mechanisms of viral entry, transcription, translation, genome replication, transport, assembly, and exit as well as immune evasion. The focus will be on systems where a particular step in the replication cycle is well understood rather than on any particular virus family. Students will be expected to have a basic knowledge of virology and acquire sufficient knowledge of the techniques of structural biology to critically analyze primary literature.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of the first year CMB curriculum