BIOL 576 Comparative Metabolism
This lecture course presents fundamental mechanisms of virology including virus life cycle and genetics, virus structure and assembly, and virus genome packaging. The molecular biology of certain model viruses; coronavirus, flu virus, and human immunodeficiency virus will be explored in depth with special focus on challenges in designing effective vaccines.
Prerequisite: Biol. 538 (Gene Organization and Expression) or Biol. 586 (Molecular Genetics and Recombinant DNA)