Module LS4010 B

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

3

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Molecular Life Science 2023, compulsory, cell biology
• Master MLS 2018, Module part of a compulsory module, cell biology
• Master MLS 2016, Module part of a compulsory module, cell biology
• Master MLS 2009, Module part of a compulsory module, cell biology

Classes and lectures:

• Molecular Virology (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 30 hours in-classroom work
• 60 hours private studies

Contents of teaching:

• Viral and cellular receptors for virus-cell interaction as well as their inhibition by inhibitors
• Detailed molecular mechanisms of genome replication from selected virus families (focussed on RNA viruses)
• Host factors and their function in viral genome replication on the basis of selected examples
• Structural biology of viruses and its application for anti-viral therapy
• Basics of viral pathogenesis
• Viral strategies against the innate immune system

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Detailed knowledge on the interaction between viruses and their host cells
• Details on virus structure and replication mechanisms as well as on derived anti-viral strategies
• Pathogenic processes and virus-host interactions in virus infections

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Siehe Hauptmodul

Teacher:

• Institute of Virology and Cell Biology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Norbert Tautz
• Dr. rer. nat. Olaf Isken

Literature:

• S.J. Flint et al. : Principles of Virology: Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control of Animal Viruses American Society Microbiology, February 2009, 3rd Ed., ISBN: 978-1-55581-443-4
• S.Modrow, D. Falke, U. Truyen, H. Schätzl : Molekulare Virologie Spektrum, Heidelberg, 3. Aufl. 2010, ISBN 978-3-8274-1833-3
• : Grundlagen- und Übersichtsartikel

Language:

• English, except in case of only German-speaking participants

Notes:

Last Updated:

27.08.2021