Parasitology - Biology 3100:454/554
Syllabus - 2005
|
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Readings1 |
Lec. #4 |
|
1 |
1/18/05 |
Introduction
to Parasitology |
1-9,
43-61 |
1 |
|
|
1/20/05 |
Ecology
and Evolution of Parasites |
11-23 |
2 |
|
2 |
1/25/05 |
Immunology
and Pathology |
25-42 |
3 |
|
|
1/27/05 |
Mastigophora: Giardia, Trichomonads |
89-102 |
4 |
|
3 |
2/1/05 |
Hemoflagellates: Leishmania |
76-85 |
5 |
|
|
2/3/05 |
Hemoflagellates: Leishmania |
|
5 |
|
4 |
2/8/05 |
Trypanosomes |
61-89 |
6 |
|
|
2/10/05 |
Trypanosomes |
|
6 |
|
5 |
2/15/05 |
Sarcodina: Amoebae |
107-121 |
7 |
|
|
2/17/05 |
Sarcodina & Ciliophora |
175-180 |
7 |
|
6 |
2/22/05 |
Holiday |
|
|
|
|
2/24/05 |
Introduction
to Apicomplexa; Lab practical 13 |
123-146 |
8 |
|
7 |
3/1/05 |
Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidium, Malaria |
147-165 |
8,9 |
|
|
3/3/05 |
Apicomplexa: Malaria |
|
9 |
|
8 |
3/8/05 |
Apicomplexa: Malaria, Babesia |
165-173 |
9 |
|
|
3/10/05 |
Trematodes |
199-208,
217-44, 275-91 |
10 |
|
9 |
3/15/05 |
Midterm
exam2 |
|
|
|
|
3/17/05 |
Trematodes |
|
10 |
|
10 |
3/22/05 |
Echinostomatiformes |
263-274 |
10 |
|
|
3/24/05 |
Schistosomes; Lab practical 23 |
245-262 |
11 |
|
11 |
3/29/05 |
Spring
Break |
|
|
|
|
3/31/05 |
Spring
Break |
|
|
|
12 |
4/5/05 |
Schistosomes |
|
11 |
|
|
4/7/05 |
Cestodes |
311-366 |
12 |
|
13 |
4/12/05 |
Cestodes |
|
12 |
|
|
4/14/05 |
Nematodes |
367-410 |
13 |
|
14 |
4/19/05 |
Nematodes |
411-424 |
13,14 |
|
|
4/21/05 |
Nematodes |
431-449 |
14 |
|
15 |
4/26/05 |
Filaroids |
461-475 |
15 |
|
|
4/28/05 |
Filaroids, Dracunculus |
477-483 |
16 |
|
16 |
5/3/05 |
Acanthocephala, misc. groups |
493-509,
559-565 |
17 |
|
|
5/5/05 |
Concluding
remarks; Final lab practical3 |
|
18 |
1 Textbook: “Foundations of Parasitology,” L. S. Roberts and John Janovy, 2005. 7th Edition, Publisher = McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.. Outlines for the laboratory exercises will be provided as needed.
2 No lab on the day of the midterm.
3 Lab practical 1 = through Ciliophora; Lab practical 2 = Apicomplexa through Trematodes; The final lab practical = Schistosomes through Acanthocephala.
4 Lec. # refers to the filename of the lecture on the computer, either in the comp. lab or on CD.
NOTE: ALL LECTURE DATES ARE TENTATIVE
Final is Wednesday, May 11th at 2:00 pm