Virology – Biology W3310/4310
Spring 2014
This Columbia University virology course is offered each year in the spring semester.
Lecture Schedule, Spring 2014
| Date | Topic | Reading | Slides | Videocast | |||
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| 1/22 | Lecture 1: What is a virus? | Flint Vol I Chp 1 €¢The virus and the virion €¢Cell size and scale €¢Pandoravirus |
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| 1/27 | Lecture 2: The infectious cycle | Flint Vol I Chp 2 €¢Influenza virus growth in eggs €¢Influenza hemagglutination inhibition assay €¢The amazing cells of Henrietta Lacks €¢The Wall of Polio €¢Small fragments of viral nucleic acid |
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| 1/29 | Lecture 3: Genomes and genetics | Flint Vol I Chp 3 €¢The Baltimore scheme |
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| 2/3 | Lecture 4: Structure | Flint Vol I Chp 4 €¢Structure of influenza virus €¢Virus images at ViperDB |
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| 2/5 | Lecture 5: Attachment and entry | Flint Vol I Chp 5 €¢Influenza virus attachment to cells €¢Influenza virus attachment to cells: Role of different sialic acids €¢A single amino acid change switches avian influenza H5n1 and H7N9 viruses to human receptors |
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| 2/10 | Lecture 6: RNA directed RNA synthesis | Flint Vol I Chp 6 €¢Influenza viral RNA synthesis €¢The error prone ways of RNA synthesis |
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| 2/12 | Lecture 7: Viral DNA replication | Flint Vol I Chp 9 | YouTube | ||||
| 2/17 | Exam I | ||||||
| 2/19 | Lecture 8: Transcription and RNA processing | Flint Vol I Chp 8 and 10 | YouTube | ||||
| 2/24 | Lecture 9: Reverse transcription and integration | Flint Vol I Chp 7 €¢Museum pelts help date the Koala retrovirus €¢Unexpected endogenous retroviruses |
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| 2/26 | Lecture 10: Translation | Flint Vol I Chp 11 | YouTube | ||||
| 3/3 | Lecture 11: Assembly | Flint Vol I Chapters 12 and 13 €¢Packaging of the segmented influenza virus genome |
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| 3/5 | Lecture 12: Infection basics | Flint Vol II Chapters 1 and 2 €¢Transmission of influenza €¢Slow motion sneezing €¢Chikungunya an exotic virus on the move €¢Do the tropics have a flu season? |
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| 3/10 | Lecture 13: Intrinsic and innate defenses | Flint Vol II Chapters 3 and 4 €¢The inflammatory response €¢Natural antibody protects against viral infection |
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| 3/12 | Lecture 14: Adaptive immunity | Flint Vol II Chapter 4 | YouTube | ||||
| 3/17 | Spring Recess | ||||||
| 3/19 | Spring Recess | ||||||
| 3/24 | Lecture 15: Viral virulence | Flint Vol II Chapter 2 €¢Antimicrobial peptides induced by herpesvirus enhance HIV-1 infection €¢HIV gets the zinc finger |
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| 3/26 | Lecture 16: Acute infections | Flint Vol II Chapter 5 €¢Acute viral infections €¢Chronology of an acute infection |
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| 3/31 | Lecture 17: Persistent infections | Flint Vol II Chapter 5 | YouTube | ||||
| 4/2 | Exam II | ||||||
| 4/7 | Lecture 18: Transformation and oncogenesis | Flint Vol II Chapter 7 | YouTube | ||||
| 4/9 | Lecture 19: Vaccines | Flint Vol II Chapter 8 €¢Influenza virus-like particle vaccine €¢Poliovirus vaccine safety |
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| 4/14 | Lecture 20: Antivirals | Flint Vol II Chapter 9 €¢Treating hepatitis C by blocking a cellular microRNA €¢TWiV 270: Homeland virology (developing a smallpox antiviral) |
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| 4/16 | Lecture 21: Evolution | Flint Vol II Chapter 10 pp 311-333 €¢Virulence – a positive or negative trait for evolution? €¢Increased fidelity reduces viral fitness €¢Why do viruses cause disease? |
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| 4/23 | Lecture 22: Emerging viruses | Flint Vol II Chapter 10 pp 333-end €¢Heartland virus disease €¢The zoonotic pool |
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| 4/28 | Lecture 23: Unusual infectious agents | Flint Vol II Appendix A €¢Virophages engineer the ecosystem |
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| 4/30 | Lecture 24: HIV pathogenesis | Flint Vol II Chapter 6 €¢The HIV hideout (podcast) |
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| 5/5 | Lecture 25: H5N1 | €¢Asymptomatic H5N1 infection €¢A bad day for science |
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| 5/12 | Exam III | ||||||