2024-2025 / MICR1716-1

Virology

Duration

20h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in biology2 crédits 

Lecturer

Catherine Sadzot

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

1. The bases of Virology

2.  The various virus infectious cycles

3. Structure of the viruses and the basis of the virus classification by David Baltimore

4. Class I:

  • Herpesviridae (HSV, CMV, EBV),
  • Papillomaviridae (HPV)
5. Class II:

  • Parvoviridae (B19)
6. Class III:

  • Rotaviridae (Rotavirus)
7. Class IV:

  • Picornaviridae (Polio virus)
  • Flaviviridae (HCV-Hepatitis C Virus)
  • Coronairidae (Sars-CoV2)
8. Class V:

  • Orthomyxoviridae (Influenza)
9. Class VI:

  • Retroviridae (HIV)
10. Class VII:

  • Hepadnaviridae (Hepatitis B virus)

     

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The learning outcomes of the course in Virology are:

  • Obtain an overview of the virus world.
  • Understand how virus are built up and how they replicate.
  • Understand how a protection against virus can be obtained.
  • Understand how virus can propagate in a population.
All these points will be acquired at the end of the course, keeping in mind the great diversity of the virus world (7 classes of virus).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The course of Virology is based on important matter studied in several courses such as biochemistry, molecular biology and immunology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

* Face to face teaching and interaction with students will be re-inforced. The teacher will stimulate discussion session via direct questionning the students.

* Group work will be considered if the number of students allows it.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Face to face teaching

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

All the illustrations used during the course (slide show) will be available on digital format on eCampus.  Students have to take notes during the lectures.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Further information:

Oral exam 
Two open questions that cover different parts of the course (± 20 minutes of preparation).

These questions will be the basis of the discussion during the oral examination. Sub-questions based on these questions will be systematically asked.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Catherine Sadzot, Full Professor
Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, GIGA, B34, 2° étage
Tel: 04/366.2445
E-mail: csadzot@uliege.be

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