Virology

  1. Specialized Topics in Virology
    1. Bacteriophages
      1. Structure and Replication
        1. Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles
          1. Role in Bacterial Genetics
            1. Generalized Transduction
              1. Specialized Transduction
              2. Phage Therapy
                1. Applications in Biotechnology
                2. Plant Viruses
                  1. Structure and Genome Organization
                    1. Transmission Mechanisms
                      1. Insect Vectors
                        1. Mechanical Transmission
                          1. Seed and Pollen Transmission
                          2. Symptoms in Plants
                            1. Economic Impact
                              1. Control Strategies
                              2. Prions and Viroids
                                1. Subviral Infectious Agents
                                  1. Prion Structure and Replication
                                    1. Viroid Structure and Replication
                                      1. Prion Diseases
                                        1. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
                                          1. Human Prion Diseases
                                            1. Animal Prion Diseases
                                            2. Detection and Control of Prion Diseases
                                            3. Viruses and Cancer
                                              1. Mechanisms of Viral Oncogenesis
                                                1. Insertional Mutagenesis
                                                  1. Oncogene Expression
                                                    1. Inhibition of Tumor Suppressors
                                                    2. Human Tumor Viruses
                                                      1. Human Papillomavirus
                                                        1. Hepatitis B Virus
                                                          1. Hepatitis C Virus
                                                            1. Epstein-Barr Virus
                                                              1. Human T-cell Leukemia Virus
                                                            2. Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses
                                                              1. Factors Driving Emergence
                                                                1. Environmental Change
                                                                  1. Urbanization
                                                                    1. Global Travel
                                                                      1. Climate Change
                                                                      2. Examples of Emerging Viruses
                                                                        1. Surveillance and Response
                                                                          1. Early Detection Systems
                                                                            1. International Collaboration
                                                                              1. Outbreak Containment
                                                                            2. Viruses in Biotechnology and Gene Therapy
                                                                              1. Viral Vectors for Gene Delivery
                                                                                1. Adenoviral Vectors
                                                                                  1. Lentiviral Vectors
                                                                                    1. Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors
                                                                                    2. Oncolytic Viruses
                                                                                      1. Use in Vaccine Development
                                                                                        1. CRISPR and Viral Delivery Systems