Virology & Epidemiology: Understanding COVID-19 & Beyond
Explore virology, epidemiology, and public health through the lens of COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.
Explore virology, epidemiology, and public health through the lens of COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of virology and epidemiology, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. You'll learn about viral structures, life cycles, and how viruses cause diseases. The course covers immune responses, vaccine development, and public health measures. Using COVID-19 as a case study, you'll examine disease ecology, modeling, and the social impacts of pandemics. Experts from various fields provide insights into cutting-edge research and real-world applications. By the end, you'll understand how viruses spread, how we fight them, and how to prepare for future outbreaks.
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What you'll learn
Understand the basic structure and classification of viruses
Explain how viruses replicate and cause diseases in host organisms
Describe the human immune response to viral infections
Analyze the process of vaccine development, with a focus on COVID-19 vaccines
Explore disease ecology and the factors contributing to viral emergence
Interpret epidemiological models used to track and predict disease spread
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6 assignments
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of virology and epidemiology, using the COVID-19 pandemic as a central case study. Students will explore the fundamental concepts of viral biology, including viral structure, classification, and replication cycles. The curriculum covers the human immune response to viral infections and the development of vaccines, with a special focus on the rapid creation of COVID-19 vaccines. Learners will also delve into epidemiological concepts, including disease spread, modeling, and public health interventions. The course emphasizes the interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and environmental factors in the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. Through a mix of video lectures, readings, and quizzes, students will gain insights from experts in molecular biology, epidemiology, medicine, and public health. The course concludes by examining strategies for managing future viral outbreaks and addressing health inequities revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is a Virus?
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
How Do Viruses Make Us Sick?
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
How Do We Fight Viruses?
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
How Do Viruses Spread Through Populations?
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
What Is the Impact of Viral Spread on Populations and How Do We Know?
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
How Do We Manage Future Viral Outbreaks?
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
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Dr. DeSalle works in molecular systematics, microbial evolution, and genomics. His current research concerns the development of bioinformatic tools to handle large-scale genomics problems using phylogenetic systematic approaches. Dr. DeSalle has worked closely with colleagues from Cold Spring Harbor Labs, New York University, and the New York Botanical Garden on seed plant genomics and development of tools to establish gene family membership on a genome- wide scale. His group also focuses on microbial genomics, taxonomy, and systematics. In particular, they approach tree-of-life questions concerning microbial life using whole genome information. He also dabbles in Drosophila systematics.
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