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| Wed. Sept. 7  ||Lab 2||Ciliophora; Rhizopoda; Parabasalia; Microsporida||
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| Wed. Sept. 14||Lab 3 ||Euglenozoa '''(Quiz #1- Labs 1 & 2)''' || 
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| '''Fri. Sept. 23 - Sun. Sept. 25'''||  '''FIELD TRIP!'''  ||'''Field Parasitology at SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY'''||
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Revision as of 20:54, 24 August 2014

Calliobothrium schneiderae, shark tapeworm
Parasitology Field Trip 2007

EEB 4274: INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY

Fall 2014


This is an introductory course of the survey type. Coverage includes the diversity of protozoan and metazoan groups that include species that parasitize animals. Some emphasis is placed on groups of particular medical and/or economic importance. Lectures and labs emphasize knowledge of the biology of individual parasites. Basic "principles of parasitism" are introduced in the context of groups of parasites that exemplify these principles particularly well.



Meeting Times

Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:05-9:55AM in TLS 313
Lab Sections: Wednesday 1:25-4:25PM or 4:40-7:40PM in TLS 313


PARASITOLOGY FIELD TRIP to SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station

Depart: Friday, Sept. 19 at Noon
Return: Sunday, Sept. 21 at Noon


Required text

Foundations of Parasitology, 9th Edition. (2013) by Larry S. Roberts, John Janovy, Jr., and Steve Nadler


Please note: There is no formal laboratory manual for this course. You will be provided with laboratory handouts for each lab. Your textbook will serve as your formal laboratory reference. Please be sure to bring your textbook to lab each week.

Instructors

Dr. Janine Caira
Office: Torrey Life Sciences 483
Phone: 486-4060
E-mail: janine.caira@uconn.edu
Office hours: By appointment


Jimmy Bernot (Teaching Assistant)
Office: Torrey Life Sciences 478
Phone: 486-1882
E-mail: james.bernot@uconn.edu
Office hours: Mondays, 10-11 am, and by appointment


Announcements

REVIEW SESSION for Exam 1: 6:00-8:30pm, Tuesday, September 23

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Lecture Schedule

Date Topic Readings
Mon. Aug. 25 Introduction to Parasitology; Introduction to parasitic protozoans Chs. 1 & 4
Wed. Aug. 27 Retortomonadida; Chromista; Ciliophora Chs. 6 & 10
Fri. Aug. 29 Ciliophora; "Rhizopoda"; Parabasalia; Microsporidia Chs. 6, 7 & 11
Mon. Sept. 1 LABOR DAY--NO CLASS
Wed. Sept. 3 Kinetoplasta (Trypanosoma) Ch. 5
Fri. Sept. 5 Kinetoplasta (Trypanosoma) Ch. 5
Mon. Sept. 8 Kinetoplasta (Leishmania); Dinoflagellata Ch. 5
Wed. Sept. 10 Introduction to Apicomplexa; Haemospororida Ch. 9
Fri. Sept. 12 Haemospororida Ch. 9
Mon. Sept. 15 Haemospororida; Piroplasmorida; Coccidiasina Chs. 9 & 8
Wed. Sept. 17 Coccidiasina Ch. 8
Fri. Sept. 19 Coccidiasina (Depart for Field Trip 12:00 pm) Ch. 8
Mon. Sept. 22 Gregarinasina Ch. 8
Wed. Sept. 24 Introduction to Platyhelminthes; minor platyhelminth groups Chs. 13 & 14
Fri. Sept. 26 LECTURE EXAM #1 (covers "protozoans" [i.e., material up to but not including Sept. 24])
Mon. Sept. 29 In-class group exercise: “protozoans”
Wed. Oct. 1 Introduction to Digenea(=flukes); digenean life-cycles Ch. 15
Fri. Oct. 3 liver flukes Ch. 17
Mon. Oct. 6 liver flukes; lung flukes Chs. 17 & 18
Wed. Oct. 8 blood flukes Ch. 16
Fri. Oct. 10 Monogenea Ch. 19
Mon. Oct. 13 Introduction to Cestoda Ch. 20
Wed. Oct. 15 cestode life-cycles; non-human cestode groups Ch. 21
Fri. Oct. 17 Cestoda (Diphyllobothriidea) Ch. 21
Mon. Oct. 20 Cestoda (Cyclophyllidea) Ch. 21
Wed. Oct. 22 LECTURE EXAM #2 (covers platyhelminths [i.e., including material from Oct. 20th])
Fri. Oct. 24 In-class group exercise: platyhelminths
Mon. Oct. 27 Introduction to Nematoda Ch. 22
Wed. Oct. 29 Nematoda (Chromadorea) Chs. 25 & 26
Fri. Oct. 31 Nematoda (Chromadorea) Chs. 27, 29 & 30
Mon. Nov. 3 Nematoda (Enoplea) Ch. 23
Wed. Nov. 5 Miscellaneous metazoan phyla Chs. 11, 31 & 32
Fri. Nov. 7 Introduction to Arthropoda; Crustacea Chs. 33, 34 & 35
Mon. Nov. 10 Acari (mites & ticks) Ch. 41
Wed. Nov. 12 Hexapoda (fleas & flies) Chs. 38 & 39
Fri. Nov. 14 Hexapoda (lice & bugs) Chs. 36 & 37
Mon. Nov. 17 In-class group exercise: nematodes and arthropods
Wed. Nov. 19 Parasite Ecology Ch. 2
Fri. Nov. 21 No Class (to make up for field trip)
Mon. Nov. 24 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS
Wed. Nov. 26 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS
Fri. Nov. 28 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS
Mon. Dec. 1 Evolution of Parasitism Ch. 2
Wed. Dec. 3 General Considerations Ch. 2
Fri. Dec. 5 General Considerations Ch. 2

FINAL EXAM (Preliminary Date & Time: Wednesday, December 10, 8-10AM
=LECTURE EXAM #3 (1st hour) & COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY FINAL (2nd hour)

Lab Schedule

Date Lab Topic
Wed. Aug. 25 Lab 1 Introduction; Microscope use; Retortomonadida; Chromista
Wed. Sept. 7 Lab 2 Ciliophora; Rhizopoda; Parabasalia; Microsporida
Wed. Sept. 14 Lab 3 Euglenozoa (Quiz #1- Labs 1 & 2)
Wed. Sept. 21 Lab 4 Apicomplexa I (Haemospororida; Piroplasmorida)
Fri. Sept. 23 - Sun. Sept. 25 FIELD TRIP! Field Parasitology at SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY
Wed. Sept. 28 Lab 5 Apicomplexa II (Coccidiasina; Gregarinasina); (Quiz #2- Labs 3 & 4)
Wed. Oct. 5 Lab 6 Minor Platyhelminthes; Digenea I (general morphology and life cycle forms)
Wed. Oct. 12 Lab 7 LAB PRACTICAL #1 (Labs 1-6)
Wed. Oct. 19 Lab 8 Digenea II (liver, lung & blood flukes) (NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 1-6)
Wed. Oct. 26 Lab 9 Monogenea; Cestoda I (minor groups)
Wed. Nov. 2 Lab 10 Cestoda II (cyclophyllideans and pseudophyllideans); (Quiz #3- Labs 8 & 9)
Wed. Nov. 9 Lab 11 Nematoda I (Rhabditea)
Wed. Nov. 16 Lab 12 Nematoda II (remaining rhabditeans & Enoplea); Miscellaneous minor metazoan phyla; (Quiz #4- Labs 10 & 11)
Wed. Nov. 23 THANKSGIVING BREAK- NO LAB
Wed. Nov. 30 Lab 13 Arthropoda
Wed. Dec. 7 Lab 14 LAB PRACTICAL #2 (Labs 8-13); (NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 8-13); slide box check, etc.

Helpful and Interesting Links

Microscope Tutorial

Parasite of the Day Blog

Human Parasitology Tutorial

Parasites Online

Malaria Differentiation

TED Talk: Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria, and education

Zombie snail video

TWIP--This Week In Parasitism, a podcast

Glochidia larvae being transferred to fish host video

Nematomorph emerging from cricket video

Nematomorph website

Guinea worm Eradication website

Recent Parasite Stories in the News

Brain-eating amoeba