VME 6464-Molecular Pathogenesis (3; max: 6) Prereq: biochemistry, immunology, or permission of instructor. Papers on mechanisms of pathogenesis and molecular approaches toward diagnosis and control of either parasitic or viral and bacterial diseases. Focus alternatives by semester.
VME 6934-Topics in Veterinary Medical Sciences (1-4; max: 10) Prereq: permission of instructor. Studies in topics involving new developments and/or research techniques in veterinary medical sciences.
Pre-requisites: Graduate level courses in biochemistry, molecular biology or genetics, or permission of course co-ordinator. Please contact the course director for the section numbers: Anthony Barbet, Ph.D.
Expanded description: SPRING 2008
This is a graduate level reading/discussion course focusing on data analysis and interpretation in primary research publications. Grades will be based 70% on classroom participation in discussions and 30% on assigned problems. Prerequisites: graduate level courses in biochemistry, molecular biology or genetics or permission of course co-ordinator.
Topics will include:
Molecular mechanisms causing pathogen persistence.
Emerging tick-borne infectious diseases of animals and humans.
Pathogenic mechanisms in protozoan parasite infection.
Bioinformatics/whole genome analyses as applied analysis of pathogenic mechanisms.
Molecular Pathogenesis 1 will focus on bioinformatics/whole genome analyses as applied to discovery of pathogenic mechanisms.
Molecular Pathogenesis 2 will focus on Anaplasma and other emerging tick-borne infectious diseases.
Molecular Pathogenesis 3 will focus on Plasmodium (malaria) parasites including recent gene knockout strategies for discovery of pathogenic mechanisms.
A provisional time has been set for the class to meet, 8:00 am-9:30 am, Tuesdays and Fridays, Room V3-170, third floor conference room, Veterinary Academic Building (Bldg. 1017), 2015 SW 16th Ave. First organizational meeting: Tuesday January 8th, 2008, 8:00 am Room V3-170.
For further information please contact course co-ordinator, Dr. Tony Barbet, Tel. (352) 392-2239, ext. 5819; email, barbeta@vetmed.ufl.edu
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