CHEM 264Structural Biology of Viruses
An introduction of virus structures, how they are determined, and how they facilitate the various stages of the viral life cycle from host recognition and entry to replication, assembly, release, and transmission to uninfected host cells. Students will be required to complete a term paper. (May not be offered every year.) May be coscheduled with CHEM 164. Recommended: elementary biochemistry as treated in CHEM 114A or BIBC 100 and a basic course in cell biology or consent of the instructor.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.