Undergraduate Course: How viruses manipulate host cell functions to cause disease. (MIBM10051)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This elective course will study the cellular response to virus infection and how the virus overcomes and modifies these responses to cause disease. Topics covered will include:
¿ Cellular mechanisms for detecting virus infection
¿ Apoptosis initiation and inhibition in virus infected cells
¿ Modification of cellular responses by Influenza and Herpes viruses
¿ Cellular transformation and tumour induction by viruses
¿ Antivirals |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Increased understanding of biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | ID_How_Virus |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Tracy Noden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: Tracy.Noden@ed.ac.uk |
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