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Courses: Fall |
List of Courses
(to see a detailed description of the course, click on the course number.)
| VTMED 540 | Host, Agent, and Defense 12 credits, D.D. Bowman and others |
| VTMED 631 | Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology 0.5 credit, D.D. Bowman, M.K. Frongillo |
| VTMED 698 | Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine 1-4 credits, Tenure-track CVM Faculty Member |
| VTMED 699 | Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine 1-4 credits, Tenure-track CVM Faculty Member |
| VTMED 707 | Poultry Medicine and Production Rotation 2 credits, K.A. Schat |
| VETMI 315 | Basic Immunology (Undergraduate) (also
Biological Sciences 305) 3 credits, J.A. Marsh. |
| VETMI 409 | Principles of Virology (also BIOMI 409) 2 credits, G. Whittaker. |
| VETMI 431 | Medical Parasitology (Undergraduate) 2 credits, D.D. Bowman |
| VETMI 605 | Special Projects in Microbiology (Undergraduate) TBA, Microbiology staff |
| VETMI 700 | The Biology of Animal & Plant Viruses
(Graduate and Undergraduate) 2 credits, C.R. Parrish |
| VETMI 707 | Advanced Work in Bacteriology, Virology and
Immunology (Graduate) 1 - 3 credits, Microbiology staff |
| VETMI 712 | Seminars in Infection and Immunity 1 credit, D.G. Russell |
| VETMI 723 | Current Topics in Immunology 1 credit, Immunology Faculty |
| VETMI 737 | Advanced Work in Animal Parasitology (Graduate) 1 - 3 credits, D.D. Bowman |
| VETMI 770 | Advanced Work in Avian Diseases (Graduate) 1 - 3 credits, K.A. Shcat |
| VETMI 772 | Advanced Work in Aquatic Animal Diseases (Graduate) 1 - 3 credits, P.R. Bowser |
| VETMI 773 | Advanced Work in Avian Immunology Variable credits, K.A. Schat |
| VETMI 783 | Seminars in Parasitology (Graduate) 1 credit, D.D. Bowman |
Course Descriptions
VTMED 540 Host, Agent, and Defense (Foundation Course IV)
Fall. Limited to second-year veterinary students. Prerequisite: VTMED 531
Function and Dysfunction: Part II. Letter grades only. D.D. Bowman (course leader)
and others.
This course is divided into six sections: the host response, intracellular environment,
extracellular environment, somatic environment, external environment, and surrounding
environment. Using this approach, students develop and understanding of the
host response to insult, a familiarity with groups of important pathogens, an
understanding of how pathogens manipulate the host and how the host defends
itself against attacks, and an understanding of the roles played by the external
environment and human intervention in the epidemiology of infectious organisms.
VTMED 631 Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology
Fall and Spring. 0.5 credit. Prerequisite: VTMED 551. Third- and fourth-year veterinary students. S-U grades only. TBA with Dr. Frongillo. D.D. Bowman and M.K. Frongillo.
This course provides a chance to perform diagnostic parasitology methods using samples obtained from ongoing clinic cases. Students will attend eight one-hour sessions as they rotate throught the ambulatory, community practice, and pathology rotations. In the ambulatory service (four sessions with students), diagnostics will concentrate on the laboratory examination of samples from large animal cases that have been observed during the previous week. In the Community Practice Service, one hour concentrates on the examination of samples from ongoing cases, while a second hour consists of a discussion of the treatment of common endo- and ecto-parasites. The tow hours spent as pasrt of the pathology rotation examines methods of recovering parasites from pathology specimens, including the examination of wet preparations and the digestion of tissues for parasite recovery. The course is considered to be a logical extension to the foundation course Host, Agent, and Defense, and is expected to build on the didactic material presented in Large and Small Animal Parasitology.
VTMED 698 Special Projects in Vet Medicine
Fall, winter, spring, summer. Variable 1-4 credits. Must be arranged with a
College of Veterinary Medicine tenure-track faculty member. S-U grades optional.
This course provides the opportunity for students to work individually with
a faculty member to pursue an area of particular interest and, typically, not
part of the established curriculum. Specific course objectives and course content
are flexible and reflect the scope and academic expertise of the faculty.
VTMED 699 Research Opportunities in Veterinary
Medicine
Fall, winter, spring, summer. Variable 1-4 credits. Must be arranged with a
College of Veterinary Medicine tenure-track faculty member. S-U grades optional.
This course provides the opportunity for individual students to work in the
research environment of faculty involved in veterinary or biomedical research.
Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the specific
research environment. Research projects may be arranged to accumulate credit
toward requirements in Distribution Sets I, II, III, IV, and V.
VTMED 707 Poultry Medicine and Production Rotation
Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisite: VTMED 551. VTMED 616 Diseases of Birds is recommended. Third- and fourth-year veterinary students. K.A. Schat.
This course is a two-week rotation that takes place at the University of St. Hyacinthe or the University of Guelph in alternating years. This course provides students with an introduction in practical poultry medicine by a combination of lectures, diescussions, and laboratory sessions including postmortem examinations. Students also visit hatcheries, broiler, layer, and turkey farms.
VETMI 315 Basic Immunology (Undergraduate; also Biological Sciences 305)
Fall. 3 credits. Strongly recommended: basic courses in microbiology,
genetics, and biochemistry. S-U optional. J.A. Marsh.
A survey of immunology, with emphasis on the cellular and molecular bases of
the immune response. More information is available at the BIOG 305 course info
web site (http://courseinfo.cit.cornell.edu/courses/biog305/)
VETMI 409 Principles of Virology (also BIOMI 409)
Fall (even-numberd years). 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290 & 291 or
permission of instructor. Recommended, BIOMI 408, BIOBM 330-332, BIOBM 432.
G. Whittaker and S. Lazarowitz.
This course is complementary to BIOMI 408, Viruses and Disease I, and emphasizes
RNA viruses. The course is complete in its own right. As such, completion of
BIOMI 408 is not a requirement. The course covers the structure and classification
of viruses entry, genome replication and virus assembly. Particular emphasis
is placed on virus-host cell interactions. Vaccinations, chemotherapy and evolution
of viruses will also be discussed.
VETMI 431 Medical Parasitology (also BIOMI 417; Undergraduate)
Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisites: zoology and biology; any of the following courses:
BIOES 261, 263, 264, 267, 274, 275, 278; BIOG 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
107, 108, 109, 110, 170, 202, 207; BIOMI 192, 290, 398 or equivalent course.
Letter only. D.D. Bowman.
Thius course is a systematic study of arthropod, protozoan, and helminth parasites
of public health importance, with emphasis on epidemiologic, clinical, and zoonotic
aspects of these parasitisms.
VETMI 605 Special Projects in Microbiology (Undergraduate)
Fall and spring. 1 - 3 credits. By permission of the instructor. Prerequisite:
a good backgroung in microbiology or immunology. Preferably, students should
have background in pathogenic microbiology and immunology. S-U grades only.
Microbiology staff.
The course normally provides an opportunity for the student to work in a research
laboratory or carry out a special project under supervision.
VETMI 700 The Biology of Animal Viruses (Graduate and Upper-level Undergraduate)
Fall. 2 credits. Letter grade only. Offered odd-numbered years. C.R.
Parrish and virology faculty.
This course examines current topics in studies of animal viruses, with some
comparisons with plant viruses where similar mechanisms apply. Selected topics
are examined in depth, including the structures of viruses and their components,
viral nucleic acids and replication strategies, details of the interactions
between viruses and their host cell components and metabolism. Other topics
include the evolution and selection of viruses, novel approaches to the prevention
of virus infection, and methods for antiviral chemotherapy.
VETMI 707 Advanced Work in Bacteriology, Virology and Immunology (Graduate)
Fall and spring. 1 - 3 credits. By permission of the instructor. S-U grades
optional. Microbiology staff.
The course is designed primarily for graduate students with a good background
in pathogenic microbiology and immunology. It may be elected by veterinary students
who are properly prepared.
VETMI 712 Seminars in Infection and Immunity
Fall and Spring. 1 credit. Required of all graduate students in the department of Microbiology and Immunology and the field of immunology. S-U grades only. D.G. Russell.
Invite speakers in immunology and infecition biology to acquaint students with current advances in the field.
VETMI 723 Current Topics in Immunology
Fall and spring. 1 credit. S-U grades only. Immunology Faculty.
An immunology discussion group in which students present research papers from the contemporary scientific literature. Course is limited to graduate students. Registration each term is required of Field of Immunology graduate students.
VETMI 737 Advanced Work in Animal Parasitology (Graduate)
Fall and spring. 1-3 credits. For advanced undergraduate, graduate and veterinary
students. Letter grades only. D.D. Bowman and other faculty.
This course is intended for advanced undergraduate, graduate and veterinary
students with interests in parasitology research.
VETMI 770 Advanced Work in Avian Diseases (Graduate)
Fall and spring (not offered in Fall 2002 and Spring 2003). 1 - 3 credits. By arrangement with the instructor. Letter grade only. K.A. Schat.
VETMI 772 Advanced Work in Aquatic Animal Diseases (Graduate)
Fall and spring. 1 - 3 credits. By arrangement with the instructor. S-U grades only. P. R. Bowser.
VETMI 773 Advanced Work in Avian Immunology
Fall and Spring. Variable credits. Letter grades only. K.A. Schat.
VETMI 783 Seminars in Parasitology (Graduate)
Fall and spring. 1 credit. Open to veterinary students or graduate students;
others by permission of the instructor. S-U grades only. D.D. Bowman.
This is a seminar series designed to acquaint students with current research
in the field of parasitology. The range of topics is determined, in part, by
the interests of those participating and may include such topics as the ecology
of parasitism, parasite systematics, wildlife parasitology and parasitic diseases
of plants and animals, including humans.
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Last Revised on June 13, 2002