Date

Topic  

Chapter/Pages in addition to lecture notes

Aug 26            

Introduction to Virology: definition, properties and origin of viruses PDF

Ch. 1 (p. 2-29)

Aug 28

Revisiting molecular biology basics                                            PDF

Ch. 2 (p. 30-45)

Sep  2 

Virus replication cycle                                                              PDF

Ch. 3 (p. 46-69)

Sep  4 

Virus architecture and nomenclature                            STUDY Chapter 4

Ch. 4 (p. 70-85)

Sep  9 

Basic virological methods                                                         PDF

Ch. 5 (p. 86-113)

Sep  11           

Basics of virus entry and spread                                                PDF

Ch. 6 (p. 114-139)

Sep  16           

Test 1 (1h 15’)

Sep  18           

Host resistance to viral infection, part 1 (nonspecific responses)PDF

Ch. 7 (p. 140-158)

Sep  23           

Host resistance to viral infection, part 2 (specific responses)      PDF

Ch. 7 (p. 158-168)

Sep  25           

Vaccines and antiviral chemotherapy: the prevention and treatment of viral diseases                                                                                  PDF

Ch. 7 (p. 168-189)

Sep  30           

Epidemiology                                                                            PDF

Ch. 8 (p. 190-219)

Oct    2

Exploiting viruses as gene therapy and vaccine vectors                 PDF

Ch. 9 (p. 220-241)

Oct    7

Viruses and cancer: oncoviruses and  oncolytic viruses

Ch. 10 (p. 242-279)

Oct    9

Test 2 (1h 15’)

Oct   14  NO CLASS

(Sudent Recess)    

Oct   16           

Polioviruses (and other single-stranded positive-strand RNA viruses)

Ch. 11 (p. 280-303)

Oct   23

Influenza virus (and other single-stranded segmented negative-strand RNA viruses)

Ch. 12 (p. 304-349)

Oct   28             

Evolution of viruses: new and reemerging viruses

Ch. 18 (p. 508-537)

Oct   30  

Rabies (and other single-stranded nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses)

Ch. 13 (p. 350-375)

Nov    4           

Poxviruses (cytoplasmic large double-stranded DNA viruses)

Ch. 14 (p. 376-407)

Nov    6           

Herpesviruses (nuclear large double-stranded DNA viruses)

Ch. 15 (p. 408-435)

Nov  11

Test 3 (1h 15’)

Nov  13

Small double- and single-stranded DNA viruses [polyoma-, papilloma- and parvoviruses]

LECTURE

Nov  18

HIV, part 1

Ch. 16 (p. 436-473)

Nov  20            

HIV, part 2

Ch. 16 (p. 436-473)

Nov  25 NO CLASS

(Thanksgiving)

Nov  27   NO CLASS

(Thanksgiving)

Dec  2 

hepatitis B virus (reverse-transcribing DNA virus) and other viruses causing hepatitis

Ch. 17 (p. 474-507)

Dec  4 

Plant viruses and bacteriophages

Ch. 20 and Ch. 21

(p. 561-604)

Dec  9 

Prions and viroids

Ch. 19 (p. 538-561)

Dec ?

Test 4 or Final Exam (1h 15’)