SEA-PHAGES: MCB4502C Virology - CRN 81796
Term: Fall Semester 2015, starting Aug 19, 2015
Primary Instructor: Sharon Isern
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 27
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 25
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.5
Virology is an upper level course for Biology majors. It is taught as a flipped classroom. Students view online lectures outside of class. Class time is dedicated to viral genomics and bioinformatics in silico projects (including phage), molecular epidemiology assignments, problem sets that apply lecture topics, and review of primary literature.