General Virology-multiplication of Viruses
Covers structure, multiplication, genetics, pathology, and control of animal and plant viruses.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.24 GPA, 47.1% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.46 GPA, 58.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.42 GPA, 52.6% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Identify the major classes of viruses infecting animals and plants, and summarize their basic replication strategies.
Identify the major innate and adaptive antiviral immunity mechanisms of animals and plants, and examples of viral countermeasures against these.
Summarize the burdens and threats of viruses to public health, agriculture, etc.
Identify the major approaches and challenges to virus control at the single organism and host population levels, including why viruses are generally harder to control than bacteria, and major steps in developing new antiviral agents.
Illustrate beneficial uses of viruses and their genes in research, biotechnology and medicine.
Design and evaluate basic experiments to address specific questions in virology.
Read and evaluate primary literature papers in virology.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2· UW Guide 3
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Course map(GENETICS 466 or 467) and (BIOCHEM 501 or 508) or graduate/professional standing
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.24 GPA, 47.1% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.46 GPA, 58.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.42 GPA, 52.6% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
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Topics
- Virus structure and multiplication
- Virus genetics and pathology
- Control of animal and plant viruses
- Viral burdens and threats to public health and agriculture
- Beneficial uses of viruses in biotechnology and medicine
Skills
- Summarize basic viral replication strategies for animal and plant viruses
- Identify innate and adaptive antiviral immunity mechanisms and viral countermeasures
- Identify approaches and challenges to virus control and antiviral agent development
- Illustrate beneficial uses of viruses in research, biotechnology, and medicine
- Design and evaluate basic virology experiments
- Read and evaluate primary literature in virology
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