Architecture of viruses

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Architecture of viruses
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR02. Apply modern information technologies, software and Internet resources for information support of professional activities. PR06. Apply models, methods and data of physics, chemistry, ecology, mathematics in the process of learning and ensuring professional activity. PR07. To have techniques of self-education and self-improvement. Be able to project the trajectory of professional growth and personal development, applying the acquired knowledge. PR08. Know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and at the border of subject areas. PR11. Understand the structural organization of biological systems at the molecular level.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of courses "Virology", "Molecular Biology", "Biophysics". 2. Ability to apply knowledge and skills in the field of virology, molecular biology and molecular biophysics, acquired during previous training, to search and analyze the scientific literature. 3. Possession of skills of abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis.
Course content
The course covers the principles of structural and functional organization of viral particles and their components (proteins, nucleic acids) and the laws of their cooperative interaction during self-assembly of virus virions. The knowledge gained during the study of this discipline can be used in research in related sciences and in interdisciplinary.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Будзанівська І.Г., Шевченко Т.П., Коротєєва Г.В. та ін. Вірусологія: підручник – К. : ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2019. 2. Костюк П. Г., Зима В. Л., Магура І. C. та ін. Біофізика. – K.: Обереги, 2001. 3. Сиволоб А. В. Фізика ДНК: навчальний посібник. – К.: ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2011. 4. Сиволоб А. В. Молекулярна біологія: підручник. К.: ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2008. 5. Cann A.J. Principles of Molecular Vorology. – London.: Academic Press, 2001.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment: 1. Modular test 1 - PH 1.1,1.2, 2.1 - 30 points / 15 points 2. Modular test work 2 - PH 1.3, 2.2, 2.3 - 40 points / 20 points 3. Preparation of the presentation / report - RN 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 –20 points / 10 points 4. Oral answers / additions - RN 1.1 - 3.1 - 10 points / 5 points - final assessment: in the form of a test
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Alina Anatoliivna Dunich
Department of Virology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Virology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center