MCDB 139:  Medical Microbiology                                       Lecture Syllabus

Fall Quarter, 2007a

Dr. Diane Eardley                    Office: LSB, Room 2320

e-mail:  eardley@lifesci.ucsb.edu

                                                                                                                                       

Office Hours:  Wednesday, 1:30 pm-2:30 pm, or by appointment

Text:  Jawetz's Medical Microbiology, 24th edition, 2007

 

Week  

  Date

Lecture

Chapter

1

Sep 27

Emerging Epidemics;

Review Chap 1-7;

    E. coli 0157:H7 16 (E. coli)

2

Oct 2

Infectious disease in Iraq

38 (p. 511-520)
    and West Nile Virus  

 

Oct 4

Immununology

8

3

Oct 9

Immunology, Cont'd

 

 

Oct 11

Immunological Tests

47 (p. 707-9)

4

Oct 16

Immune Response to infections,

9 [10, 11]

 

 

Pathogenesis, Normal Flora

 

 

Oct 18

Bacillus, Biological Warfare

12

5

Oct 23

 Clostridium  
  Oct 25 Midterm  

6

Oct  30

 Staphylococcus 14

 

Nov 1

Streptococcus

15

7

Nov 6, 8

Enterics

16

8

Nov 13

 Helicobacter 18

 

Nov 15

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

21, 25

9

Nov 20

Prion Diseases

42 (p. 580-582)

 

Nov 22

Thanksgiving

 

10

Nov 27

 Avian Influenza;  Paper is due 39 (p. 539-544)

 

Nov 29

Mycobacteria

24

11

Dec 4

AIDS

44

 

Dec 6

AIDS, cont'd

 

 

 

 

 

Final Exam:  Wednesday, December 12, 9-11 am, (**NOTE:  two hour final exam**)

Web page:  http://tutor.lscf.ucsb.edu/; follow links

                                                                                                               

MCDB 186:  Colloquium on Biological Research                   Paper Guidelines

Teacher Education Program                                                     PubMed Search

                                                                                                 Sample Paper #1  This paper is longer than your

                                                                                                                               assignment

                                                                                                 Sample Paper #2

                                                                                                 2005 Midterm Key

Lecture 1                                                                                  2006 Midterm

Lecture 2                                                                                  2006 Midterm Key

Lecture 3                                                                                  Midterm Review:  Tues Oct 23, 7 pm

Lecture 4                                                                                                                Chemistry 1179

Lecture 5                                                                                  2007 Midterm Curve

Lecture 6                                                                                  Updated 2007 Midterm Key

Cytotoxic T cell                                                                       Jobs in biotechnology

ELISA                                                                                      Resume

Lecture 7                                                                                  How to find a job in biotechnology

Lecture 8                                                                                  2006 Final

Lecture 9                                                                                  2006 Final Key

Lecture 10

Lecture 11

Lecture 12

Lecture 13

Lecture 14

Lecture 15

Lecture 16

Lecture 17

Lecture 18

Lecture 19

 

CLASS RULES

1.  Departmental regulations stipulate that  Microbiology majors have priority for registration in this class.  Students must have completed the MCDB 1 series (or equivalent) with a grade of "C" or better.

2.  Students are required to take a midterm and final exam.  Make-up exams are not given.  If you are too ill to take one of the exams (i.e. cannot get out of bed!) you must have a valid, written explanation from your physician to do a make-up assignment. 

3.  Paper Schedule:

Oct 4        Paper guidelines distributed in class.

Oct 18      One paragraph, typed description of topic with xerox copy of

                 first page of major paper (including abstract) is due in class.

Nov 20     Paper is due.  After 5 pm Nov 27, paper will be graded down.

Nov 29     Papers will not be accepted after 5 pm Nov 29

4.  Grades:  Grading is on a curve.  The distribution of points is as follows:

Midterm                            100 pts

Paper                                  50 pts

Discussion Section            50 pts

Final Exam                       150 pts

The midterm will be fill-in, multiple choice, short answer, and essay.  The format of the final will be announced well in advance.

5.  Cheating in any form will result in a grade of "F" in the class, and you will be referred to the Dean of Students.