May be repeated if the topic is different. For nonscience majors. Not available for biology major credit. The basic principles of infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses will be presented. The genetics and molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity are stressed.
Topic varies with instructor's specialty.
Complements and enriches required course material and provides undergraduates with the unique opportunity to work collaboratively with faculty on research projects. Open only to recipients of the Provost's Faculty-Student Apprenticeship Award. An introduction to the sciences used to identify species in need of conversation and the techniques currently employed to manage and protect organisms. The evolution of genes and gene families at the molecular level, including gene duplication and divergence, positive and negative selection, genetic drift, and molecular clocks. Also includes selected applications in conservation genetics, such as molecular phylogenetics and estimates of population size.