Undergraduate Course: Virus Cell Interactions (MIBM10038)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Microbiology and Infection (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This elective course will study the cellular response to virus infection and how the virus overcomes and modifies these responses to facilitation replication and/or persistence. Topics covered will include:
? Cellular mechanisms for detecting virus infection
? Apoptosis initiation and inhibition in virus infected cells
? Interferon response
? Persistence of viruses within the cells
? Latency
? Modification of host cell function
? Anti-viral agents
? Overview of cell transformation by viruses
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Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. |
Assessment Information
| 30% Intermittent assessment & 70% degree examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Talbot
Tel: (0131 6)50 7938
Email: stalbot@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Patricia Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 3161
Email: Anne.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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