MCDB 139:  Medical Microbiology                                       Lecture Syllabus

Fall Quarter, 2008

Dr. Diane Eardley                    Office: LSB, Room 2320

e-mail:  eardley@lifesci.ucsb.edu

                                                                                                                                       

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

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

 

Week  

  Date

Lecture

Chapter

1

Sep 25

Current Epidemics;

Review Chap 1-7;

    E. coli 0157:H7 16 (E. coli)

2

Sep 30

Infectious disease in Iraq

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

 

Oct 2

Immununology

8

3

Oct 7

Immunology, Cont'd

 

 

Oct 9

Immunological Tests

47 (p. 707-9)

4

Oct 14

Immune Response to infections,

9 [10, 11]

 

 

Pathogenesis, Normal Flora

 

 

Oct 16

Bacillus, Biological Warfare

12

5

Oct 21

 Clostridium  
  Oct 23 Midterm  

6

Oct  28

 Staphylococcus 14

 

Oct 30

Streptococcus

15

7

Nov 4, 6

Enterics

16

8

Nov 11

 Helicobacter 18

 

Nov 13

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

21, 25

9

Nov 18

Prion Diseases

42 (p. 580-582)

 

Nov 20

Avian Influenza

 

10

Nov 25

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

 

Nov 27

Thanksgiving

24

11

Dec 2

AIDS; Papers will not be accepted after 5 pm

44

 

Dec 4

AIDS, cont'd

 

 

 

 

 

Final Exam:  Wednesday, December 10, 9-11 am, (**NOTE:  two hour final exam**)

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

TEP Program                                                               Discussion Section Handout                                                                               

Lecture 1                                                                     Paper Guidelines

Lecture 2                                                                     PubMed Search

Lecture 3                                                                     Sample Paper                     

Lecture 4                                                                     Election News:   

Lecture 5                                                                           Register to Vote by Oct 20                                                     

Lecture 6                                                                           McCain/Obama Health Plans

Lecture 7                                                                     2007 Midterm

Lecture 8   

Lecture 9-1                                                                  2007 Midterm Key

Lecture 9-2                                                                 

Lecture 9-3                                                                  Midterm 2008 Curve

Lecture 10                                                                   Midterm 2008 Key

Lecture 11                                                                   Jobs in Biotechnology

Lecture 12                                                                   Diane's Cranberry Sauce

Lecture 13                                                                   Final Exam Review

Lecture 14                                                                   2007 Final

Lecture 15                                                                   2007 Final Key

Lecture 16

Lecture 17

 

 

                                                                                   

 

       

                                                                                                

             

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.  Important Dates:

Oct 2        Paper guidelines distributed in class.

Oct 16      One paragraph, typed description of your topic with a xerox copy of the

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

Oct 23      Midterm

Nov 25     Paper is due.  After 5 pm Nov 25, paper will be graded down.

Dec 2       Papers will not be accepted after 5 pm on Friday, Dec 2

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.