Fall 2026

Biology of Viruses

BIOLOGY OF VIRUSES covers animal virology at the molecular level, including virus structure, replication, pathogenesis, and prevention.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Andrew Mehle: Weekly discussions are extremely useful and provide hints for problem sets and tests, though slides are detailed and can be overwhelming.

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Prerequisites

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(BIOCORE 381 and 382),ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151,M M & I 301, or graduate/professional standing

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Andrew Mehle: Andrew Mehle is a great lecturer with detailed slides that can be overwhelming, though students should focus on general ideas. He and the TAs are invested in student success, providing hints on problem sets and tests to help navigate the tough course.

ANDREW MEHLE is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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The course is tough, but historical instructor Andrew Mehle was a great lecturer who, along with TAs, was invested in student success.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 2.66 GPA, 32.3% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.88 GPA, 35.3% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.72 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Andrew Mehle: Weekly discussions are extremely useful and provide hints for problem sets and tests, though slides are detailed and can be overwhelming.

Historical reviews of Andrew Mehle: Students should focus on general ideas rather than every tiny detail in the detailed slides to manage the course difficulty.

Topics

  • Virus structure
  • Viral replication and lifecycle
  • Pathogenesis
  • Prevention

Skills

  • Molecular-level understanding of animal virology
  • Analysis of virus structure, replication, pathogenesis, and prevention

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