Virology. Academic Program Description

A program that focuses on the scientific study of subcellular pieces of genetic material, called viruses, that inhabit living cells in parasitical relationships and their role in disease. Includes instruction in virus taxonomy and systematics, viral structures, viral genetics, prions, virus/host cell interaction, viral pathogenesis, and applications to specific topics such as cancer biology. (Moved from 26.0619)

Related Occupations

• Biological Science Teachers
• Natural Sciences Managers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Baylor College of Medicine
• Case Western Reserve University
• Harvard University
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• University of Chicago