MCB 1201: Virus hunting - Applied Bioinformatics, M/W 1.30 -4.30, TLS411
Join an international science program that seeks to identify new therapies for diseases caused my superbugs (bacteria that are resistant to all or most available antibiotics). Students will annotate one genome of a virus that infects bacteria. There are more of these viruses, known as bacteriophages or phages, than of any other group of organisms on Earth, but only few have been characterized. Phage therapy is a way to treat bacterial infections without antibiotics, thus the work you do in class could have real therapeutic uses.
The course is designed for first year students. You do not need to be a science student. Non- STEM and STEM students will have a great time in class.
Approved for the GenEd CA3 Science and Technology Lab Course Requirement
For more information, contact: Peter Gogarten at gogarten@uconn.edu