Advanced Virology I, Introduction and RNA viruses
(GMS 6034)
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
College of Medicine, University of Florida
Spring 2017
Time: 3rd Period (9:35 – 10.25) M, W, F
Place: ARB R2-265
Coordinator: Rolf Renne, (CGRC Room 361; 273-8204)
For Course Materials go to: e-learning Canvas
Textbook: Knipe and Howley, Fundamental Virology, 6th Edition
Day Date Topic Instructor
F 1/6 Introduction into Virology Rolf Renne
M 1/9 The Baltimore Classification system Rolf Renne
W 1/11 Innate and Adapted immune responses Mark Wallet
to Viral Infections I
F 1/13 Innate and Adapted immune responses Mark Wallet
to Viral Infections II
M 1/16 HOLIDAY – Martin Luther King no classes
W 1/18 Viruses and Immune evasion Stefanie Karst
F 1/20 Virus enumeration and detection Rolf Renne
M 1/23 Papers on Flavirus outbreaks –
JEV and Zika virus Rolf Renne
W 1/25 Positive-strand RNA viruses I Bert Flanegan
F 1/27 Positive-strand RNA viruses II Bert Flanegan
M 1/30 Positive-strand RNA viruses III Bert Flanegan
W 2/1 Positive-strand RNA viruses IV Bert Flanegan
F 2/3 Positive-strand RNA viruses V Bert Flanegan
M 2/6 Positive-strand RNA viruses VI Bert Flanegan
W 2/8 Exam (time need to be determined)
Advanced Virology II, RNA Viruses
(GMS 6035)
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
College of Medicine, University of Florida
Spring 2017
Time: 3rd Period (9:35 – 10.25) M, W, F,
Place: ARB R2-265
Coordinator: Rolf Renne, (CGRC Room 361; 273-8204)
For Course Materials go to: e-learning Canvas
Textbook: Knipe and Howley, Fundamental Virology, 6th Edition
Day Date Topic Instructor
F 2/10 Negative-strand RNA viruses I Bert Flanegan
M 2/13 Negative-strand RNA viruses II Bert Flanegan
W 2/15 -strand RNA viruses papers Bert Flanegan
F 2/17 -strand RNA viruses papers Bert Flanegan
M 2/20 Emerging viruses: Ebola, SARS etc. David Bloom
W 2/22 Emerging Viruses, papers David Bloom
F 2/24 Oncolytic Viruses Grant McFadden
M 2/27 Retroviruses I Rolf Renne
W 3/1 Retroviruses II Rolf Renne
F 3/3 Retroviruses III Rolf Renne
M-F 3/6 - 3/10 SPRING BREAK no classes
M 3/13 Retroviruses Paper’s Rolf Renne
W 3/15 HIV I Rolf Renne
F 3/17 HIV II/Papers Rolf Renne
M 3/20 Exam (time need to be determined)
Advanced Virology III, DNA Viruses
(GMS 6036)
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
College of Medicine, University of Florida
Spring 2017
Time: 3rd Period (9:35 – 10.25) M, W, F, Place: CGRC Rm 236
Coordinator: Rolf Renne, (CGRC Room 361; 273-8204)
For Course Materials go to: e-learning Canvas
Textbook: Knipe and Howley, Fundamental Virology, 6th Edition
Day Date Topic Instructor
W 3/22 AAV I Serge Zolotukhin
F 3/24 AAV II Serge Zolotukhin
M 3/27 AAV Papers Serge Zolotukhin
W 3/29 Adenovirus I Serge Zolotukhin
F 3/31 Adenovirus II Serge Zolotukhin
M 4/3 Adenovirus Papers Serge Zolotukhin
W 4/5 Adenovirus Gene Therapy Serge Zolotukhin
F 4/7 Viruses and Cancer Rolf Renne
M 4/10 Human Herpesviruses I Rolf Renne
W 4/12 Human Herpesviruses II Rolf Renne
F 4/14 Human Papillomaviruses Lizi Wu
M 4/17 Human Herpesviruses III Rolf Renne
W 4/19 Human Herpesviruses IV Rolf Renne
F 4/21 MHV68 a powerful animal model
for human g-herpesviruses Scott Tibbetts
Monday 4/24 (midnight) Research proposals due