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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Cschneiderae.jpg|thumb|right|''Calliobothrium schneiderae'', shark tapeworm]] [[Image:ParasiteTrip.JPG|thumb|right|Parasitology Field Trip 2007]]<br><span style="font-size: x-large">'''EEB 4274''': '''INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY'''</span><br> |
− | ''' | + | '''Fall 2014'''<br> |
− | '''''' | + | |
+ | <span style="font-size: larger">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. </span><br> | ||
+ | __FORCETOC__ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Meeting Times== | ||
+ | <span style="font-size: larger">'''Lecture:''' Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:05-9:55AM in TLS 313<br>'''Lab Sections:''' Wednesday 1:25-4:25PM or 4:40-7:40PM in TLS 313</span><br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <span style="font-size: larger">'''PARASITOLOGY FIELD TRIP to [http://www.oneonta.edu/ACADEMICS/BIOFLD/ SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station''']</span><br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Depart: Friday, Sept. 19 at Noon<br> | ||
+ | Return: Sunday, Sept. 21 at Noon<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | == Required text == | ||
+ | |||
+ | <span style="font-size: larger">'''Foundations of Parasitology, 9th Edition.''' (2013) by Larry S. Roberts, John Janovy, Jr., and Steve Nadler</span> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | '''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. Thus, PLEASE be sure to bring your textbook to lab each week.''' | ||
==Instructors== | ==Instructors== | ||
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Dr. Janine Caira<br> | Dr. Janine Caira<br> | ||
− | Office: | + | Office: Torrey Life Sciences 483<br> |
Phone: 486-4060<br> | Phone: 486-4060<br> | ||
E-mail: [mailto:janine.caira@uconn.edu janine.caira@uconn.edu]<br> | E-mail: [mailto:janine.caira@uconn.edu janine.caira@uconn.edu]<br> | ||
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− | + | Jimmy Bernot (Teaching Assistant)<br> | |
− | Office: Torrey Life Sciences | + | Office: Torrey Life Sciences 478<br> |
Phone: 486-1882<br> | Phone: 486-1882<br> | ||
− | E-mail: [mailto: | + | E-mail: [mailto:james.bernot@uconn.edu james.bernot@uconn.edu]<br> |
− | Office hours: | + | Office hours: By appointment |
+ | |||
+ | == Announcements == | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''REVIEW SESSION''' for Exam 1: '''Monday September 22, 7-9PM''' in TLS 313 (our normal room) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Lecture Schedule== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" | ||
+ | !width="90"|Date | ||
+ | !width="500"|Topic | ||
+ | !width="120"|Readings | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Mon. Aug. 25||Introduction to Parasitology; Introduction to parasitic protozoans|| Chs. 1 & 4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | | Wed. Aug. 27||Retortomonada; 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., to end of Sept. 22nd lecture]) || | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 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., to end of Oct. 20th lecture]) ||| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 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 ||"Crustacea"|| Ch. 34 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Nov. 12 ||Acari (mites & ticks)||Ch. 41 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Fri. Nov. 14||Hexapoda (fleas & flies)||Chs. 38 & 39 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Mon. Nov. 17||Hexapoda (lice & bugs)||Chs. 36 & 37 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Nov. 19 ||'''In-class group exercise: nematodes and arthropods'''|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 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||Parasite Ecology||Ch. 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Dec. 3||Evolution of Parasitism||Ch. 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Fri. Dec. 5||General Considerations||Ch. 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | '''FINAL EXAM (Preliminary Date & Time: Wednesday, December 10, 8-10AM'''<br> | ||
+ | '''=LECTURE EXAM #3 (1st hour) & COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY FINAL (2nd hour)''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Lab Schedule== | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" | ||
+ | !width="90"|Date | ||
+ | !width="75"|Lab | ||
+ | !width="450"|Topic | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Aug. 25 ||Lab 1||Introduction; Microscope use; Retortomonada; Chromista | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Sept. 3 ||Lab 2||Ciliophora; "Rhizopoda"; Parabasalia; Microsporida | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Sept. 10||Lab 3 ||Kinetoplasta '''(Quiz #1- Labs 1 & 2)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Sept. 17||Lab 4 ||Apicomplexa I (Haemospororida; Piroplasmorida) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Fri. Sept. 19 - Sun. Sept. 21'''|| '''FIELD TRIP!''' ||'''Field Parasitology at SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Sept. 24||Lab 5 ||Apicomplexa II (Coccidiasina; Gregarinasina); '''(Quiz #2- Labs 3 & 4)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Oct. 1||Lab 6 ||Minor Platyhelminthes; Digenea I (general morphology and life-cycle stages) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Oct. 8||Lab 7 ||'''LAB PRACTICAL #1 (Labs 1–6)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Oct. 15||Lab 8 ||Digenea II (liver, lung & blood flukes) '''(NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 1–6)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Oct. 22||Lab 9 ||Monogenea; Cestoda I (minor groups) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Oct. 29||Lab 10 ||Cestoda II (cyclophyllideans and diphyllobothriideans); '''(Quiz #3- Labs 8 & 9)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Nov. 5||Lab 11 ||Nematoda I (Chromadorea) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Nov. 12||Lab 12 ||Nematoda II (remaining chromadoreans & Enoplea); Miscellaneous minor metazoan phyla; '''(Quiz #4- Labs 10 & 11)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Nov. 19||Lab 13 ||Arthropoda | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Nov. 26||'''No Lab'''||'''THANKSGIVING BREAK''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Dec. 3||Lab 14 ||'''LAB PRACTICAL #2 (Labs 8–13); slide box check, etc. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Wed. Dec. 5||In Lecture||'''NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 8–13''' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Grading == | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Lecture Grade (400 total points):''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The lecture grade will be calculated as follows:<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lecture Exam #1:                            115 points<br> | ||
+ | Lecture Exam #2:                            115 points<br> | ||
+ | In-class exercises:                           30 points (3 @ 10 points each)<br> | ||
+ | Final Lecture Exam:                         140 points (1st hour- 90 points; 2nd hour- 50 points)<br> | ||
+ | '''Lecture Total:                                 400 total points''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | '''Laboratory Grade (200 total points):''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | The laboratory grade will be calculated as follows:<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lab Practical #1:                               65 points<br> | ||
+ | Lab Practical #2:                               65 points<br> | ||
+ | 4 Quizzes (lowest grade dropped):   30 points (3 @ 10 points each)<br> | ||
+ | Lab notebooks:                                 30 points (15 pts Labs 1–6; 15 pts Labs 8–12)<br> | ||
+ | TA discretionary pts:                         10 points (microscope use, attendance, etc.)<br> | ||
+ | '''Lab Total:                                        200 total points'''<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Note: If you fail the labratory portion of the course, you automatically fail the entire course regardless of your lecture grade''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''TOTAL COURSE GRADE = 600 points''' (converted to a % for final grade) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Helpful and Interesting Links == | ||
+ | [http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/scope.html Microscope Tutorial]<br> | ||
− | + | [http://dailyparasite.blogspot.com/ Parasite of the Day Blog]<br> | |
+ | [http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/546tutorials/titlepage.html?redirect=Index Human Parasitology Tutorial]<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.msu.edu/course/zol/316/ Parasites Online]<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.malariasite.com/malaria/Differentiation.htm Malaria Differentiation]<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html TED Talk: Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria, and education] | ||
− | + | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_LIz7kTok Zombie snail video] | |
− | + | ||
+ | [http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=99&Itemid=259 TWIP--This Week In Parasitism, a podcast] | ||
− | + | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo8sXhh85Lo&feature=related Glochidia larvae being transferred to fish host video] | |
− | + | ||
+ | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df_iGe_JSzI Nematomorph emerging from cricket video] | ||
+ | [http://www.nematomorpha.net/GeneralInformation.html Nematomorph website] | ||
+ | [http://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/mini_site/index.html Guinea worm Eradication website] | ||
− | + | == Recent Parasite Stories in the News == | |
− | + | ||
− | [ | + | [http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/brain-eating-amoeba-lurks-warm-summer-water-n156551 Brain-eating amoeba]<br> |
Revision as of 14:15, 17 September 2014
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.
Contents
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. Thus, 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: By appointment
Announcements
REVIEW SESSION for Exam 1: Monday September 22, 7-9PM in TLS 313 (our normal room)
Lecture Schedule
Date | Topic | Readings |
---|---|---|
Mon. Aug. 25 | Introduction to Parasitology; Introduction to parasitic protozoans | Chs. 1 & 4 |
Wed. Aug. 27 | Retortomonada; 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., to end of Sept. 22nd lecture]) | |
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., to end of Oct. 20th lecture]) | |
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 | "Crustacea" | Ch. 34 |
Wed. Nov. 12 | Acari (mites & ticks) | Ch. 41 |
Fri. Nov. 14 | Hexapoda (fleas & flies) | Chs. 38 & 39 |
Mon. Nov. 17 | Hexapoda (lice & bugs) | Chs. 36 & 37 |
Wed. Nov. 19 | In-class group exercise: nematodes and arthropods | |
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 | Parasite Ecology | Ch. 2 |
Wed. Dec. 3 | Evolution of Parasitism | 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; Retortomonada; Chromista |
Wed. Sept. 3 | Lab 2 | Ciliophora; "Rhizopoda"; Parabasalia; Microsporida |
Wed. Sept. 10 | Lab 3 | Kinetoplasta (Quiz #1- Labs 1 & 2) |
Wed. Sept. 17 | Lab 4 | Apicomplexa I (Haemospororida; Piroplasmorida) |
Fri. Sept. 19 - Sun. Sept. 21 | FIELD TRIP! | Field Parasitology at SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY |
Wed. Sept. 24 | Lab 5 | Apicomplexa II (Coccidiasina; Gregarinasina); (Quiz #2- Labs 3 & 4) |
Wed. Oct. 1 | Lab 6 | Minor Platyhelminthes; Digenea I (general morphology and life-cycle stages) |
Wed. Oct. 8 | Lab 7 | LAB PRACTICAL #1 (Labs 1–6) |
Wed. Oct. 15 | Lab 8 | Digenea II (liver, lung & blood flukes) (NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 1–6) |
Wed. Oct. 22 | Lab 9 | Monogenea; Cestoda I (minor groups) |
Wed. Oct. 29 | Lab 10 | Cestoda II (cyclophyllideans and diphyllobothriideans); (Quiz #3- Labs 8 & 9) |
Wed. Nov. 5 | Lab 11 | Nematoda I (Chromadorea) |
Wed. Nov. 12 | Lab 12 | Nematoda II (remaining chromadoreans & Enoplea); Miscellaneous minor metazoan phyla; (Quiz #4- Labs 10 & 11) |
Wed. Nov. 19 | Lab 13 | Arthropoda |
Wed. Nov. 26 | No Lab | THANKSGIVING BREAK |
Wed. Dec. 3 | Lab 14 | LAB PRACTICAL #2 (Labs 8–13); slide box check, etc. |
Wed. Dec. 5 | In Lecture | NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 8–13 |
Grading
Lecture Grade (400 total points):
The lecture grade will be calculated as follows:
Lecture Exam #1: 115 points
Lecture Exam #2: 115 points
In-class exercises: 30 points (3 @ 10 points each)
Final Lecture Exam: 140 points (1st hour- 90 points; 2nd hour- 50 points)
Lecture Total: 400 total points
Laboratory Grade (200 total points):
The laboratory grade will be calculated as follows:
Lab Practical #1: 65 points
Lab Practical #2: 65 points
4 Quizzes (lowest grade dropped): 30 points (3 @ 10 points each)
Lab notebooks: 30 points (15 pts Labs 1–6; 15 pts Labs 8–12)
TA discretionary pts: 10 points (microscope use, attendance, etc.)
Lab Total: 200 total points
Note: If you fail the labratory portion of the course, you automatically fail the entire course regardless of your lecture grade
TOTAL COURSE GRADE = 600 points (converted to a % for final grade)
Helpful and Interesting Links
TED Talk: Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria, and education
TWIP--This Week In Parasitism, a podcast
Glochidia larvae being transferred to fish host video
Nematomorph emerging from cricket video
Guinea worm Eradication website