Microbiology Syllabus Spring 2008

THIS SYLLABUS IS TENTATIVE. WE WILL TRY TO ADHERE TO IT BUT, THAT NEVER HAPPENS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING IT REGULARLY


1. Tuesday January 22Introduction, begin Chapter 1, Scope and History of Microbiology linked outline, Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page 6 slides/page.


2. Thursday January 24, REGISTER CLICKERS Clicker Quiz 0, Final Pretest. NO STUDYING, GRADES DO NOT COUNT. Finish Chapter 1. Grades Quiz 0.


3. Tuesday January 29, begin Chapter 2Fundamentals of Chemistry linked outline, Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page.


4. Thursday January 31 finish Chapter 2.

Begin Chapter 3 Microscopy and Staining,  Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page6 slides/page .


5. Tuesday  February 1  February 5, CLICKER QUIZ Chapter 1, CHAPTER 2-Fundamentals of Chemistry. 

Begin Chapter 4 Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page4 slides/page. GRADES


Tuesday February 12

  6. Thursday February 7CLICKER QUIZ Chapter 2, Chapter 3 Microscopy and Staining, Powerpoint Presentation,  Grades Quiz 2.


Thursday February 15

  7. Tuesday February 12 , Chapter 4 Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page4 slides/page


Tuesday February 19

  8. Thursday February 15,  begin Chapter 5  Essential Concepts of Metabolism, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page6 slides/page

Glycolysis and Krebs cycle. Grades Quiz 3.


Thursday February 21

9.Tuesday February 19CLICKER QUIZ Chapter 3, CLICKER QUIZ 4, 

 Electron transport system


10. Tuesday February 26

begin Chapter 5  Essential Concepts of Metabolism, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page6 slides/page

Glycolysis and Krebs cycle.


11. Thursday February 28 CLICKER QUIZ 5a Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle 

Finish Electron transport system  ANIMATIONS ANIMATIONS2 and review for quiz

12 Tuesday March 4, CLICKER QUIZ 5b Electron Transport 

Chapter 6, Growth and Culturing of Bacteria , Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page4 slides/page.


13 Thursday February 28begin Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics    Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page4 slides/page


13 Tuesday March 4continue Microbial Genetics


14 Thursday March 6continue Microbial Genetics


15 Tuesday March 11CLICKER QUIZ 6  

Finish Microbial Genetics


16 Thursday March 13, Still on Microbial Genetics additional resources TATA box/Pribnow Box  Translation animation

 Begin chapter 8, Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering  outline, PowerPoint Slides greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page6 slides/page. 

17 Tuesday March 18, Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

18 Thursday March 20, Genetic Engineering CLICKER QUIZ 7a Everything except operons

SPRING BREAK March 24-30

19 Tuesday April 1,   Operons (repressible & inducible), DNA in the News

Genetic Engineering

20 Thursday 3, CLICKER QUIZ 7b,

Review Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

21 Tuesday April 8, Chapter 9

22 Thursday April 10, CLICKER QUIZ 8a  DNA TRANSFER   

Start Chapter 10 Viruses, Influenza

Viruses and CancerOncogenes and Viral Transforming GenesTumor Supressor Genes p53, RB. Chapter 15 Start Immunology outlinePowerPoint Slides   greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 4 slides/page.

23 Tuesday April 15, Tumor viruses Review viruses


24 Thursday April 17CLICKER QUIZ 8b Genetic Engineering, Cloning, restriction enzymes and sites, vectors (plasmids), libraries, PCR, DNA sequencing, monoclonal antibodies (hybridomas and phage display), 

 Tumor viruses, Prions Review viruses


25. Tuesday April 22, Start Chapter 10 Viruses, Influenza  PowerPoint Slides greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page4 slides/page. Influenza PowerPoint Slides greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page6 slides/page



26 Thursday April 24Tumor viruses, Prions Review viruses


Prions, begin Chapter 16 Immumology Non Specific Host Defenses.


26 Tuesday April 29, Prions Viroids QUIZ 9 on Influenza



27 Thursday May1, NO CLASS READING ASSIGNMENT


IL-10 from CD4+CD252Foxp32CD1272 Adaptive 

Regulatory T Cells Modulates Parasite Clearance and 

Pathology during Malaria Infection


27 Tuesday May 6QUIZ 9 Tumor viruses, DNA tumor Viruses-Burket's Lymphoma, human papilloma virus; RNA tumor Viruses-acute versus chronic RNA tumor viruses; oncogenes, cellular oncogenes, viral oncogenes; tumor suppressor genes: RB and p53

Loss of heterozygosity (LOH)