Molecular biology and biotechnology of animal, plant, insect and bacterial viruses and other sub-cellular organisms. <br/>Use of viruses as models for studying gene regulation and nucleic acid replication. <br/>Contribution of viruses to molecular biotechnology: strategies for the development of antiviral agents and vaccines, cloning and expression vectors and insecticides. <br/>Viruses as tools for studying oncogenesis and apoptosis. <br/>Diagnosis of viral infection and epidemiology of viral diseases. <br/>Use of cutting-edge technologies for studying molecular biology and micro-organisms including PCR, DNA sequencing, proteomics and micro arrays. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 311405 (v.1)<br/> Medical Microbiology 235<br/> <br/> or any previous version<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/> OR<br/><br/> <br/> 302466 (v.1)<br/> Medical Microbiology 231<br/> <br/> or any previous version
