Course Description

Viral infectious diseases remain an important cause of human morbidity and mortality. This training program provides deep knowledge in the study of viruses: structural biology and biochemistry; studies of DNA replication, damage, and repair; RNA science; immunobiology; cell biology; microbial pathogenesis; genetics and evolution; bioinformatics and computational biology; epidemiology; and infectious disease research. The role of molecular detection, identification and typing or fingerprinting of viruses has shifted gradually from the academic world to the routine diagnostic laboratory.

The goals of this training program are to provide trainees with a thorough background in the fundamentals of virology in the context of modern molecular biology, genetics, cell biology and immunology; and to provide each trainee with an intensive exposure to laboratory research, utilizing current methods in molecular and cellular biology.

Course Structure

• Comprehend the Genetic Makeup of Viruses.

• Compare Basic Groups of Viruses Based on Their Structure and Genome Contents.

• Compare and Contrast the life Cycle of the Mains Virus Group Families.

• How Viruses Utilize the Host Machinery for Their Own Benefit.

• The Relation Between Different Types of Diseases and Virus Infection.

• Understand How to Construct a Viral Vector for Gene Therapy. 

• Analysis of all Cases of Serological Markers During Viral Infections 

• Fungal and Bacterial Chip Array Analysis