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[[Image:Cschneiderae.jpg|thumb|right|'']] [[Image:ParasiteTrip.JPG|thumb|right|'']]<br><span style="font-size: larger">'''EEB 4274''': '''INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY'''</span><br>
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[[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 2009'''<br><span style="font-size: larger">This course will cover protozoan and metazoan parasites of humans and other animals.</span><br>Class: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-9:50am in TLS 313<br>Lab Sections: Wednesday 1-4pm or 5-8pm<br>
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'''Fall 2014'''<br>
'''Textbook: Roberts, L.S. and Janovy, J. 2009.  Foundations of Parasitology, 8th Edition.  McGrall-Hill.<br>'''
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<span style="font-size: larger">This is an introductory course of the survey type.  Coverage includes the diversity of
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protozoan and metazoan groups that include species that parasitize animals.
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Some emphasis is placed on groups of particular medical and/or economic importance. 
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Lectures and labs emphasize knowledge of the biology of individual parasites. Basic
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"principles of parasitism" are introduced in the context of groups of parasites that
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exemplify these principles particularly well. </span><br>
  
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==Meeting Times==
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<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>
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<span style="font-size: larger">'''PARASITOLOGY FIELD TRIP to [http://www.oneonta.edu/ACADEMICS/BIOFLD/ SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station''']</span><br>
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Depart: Friday, Sept. 19 at Noon<br>
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Return: Sunday, Sept. 21 at Noon<br>
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== Required text ==
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<span style="font-size: larger">'''Foundations of Parasitology, 9th Edition.''' (2013) by Larry S. Roberts, John Janovy, Jr., and Steve Nadler</span>
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'''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: Biology/Pharmacy 305B<br>
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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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Maria Pickering (teaching assistant)<br>
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Jimmy Bernot (Teaching Assistant)<br>
Office: Torrey Life Sciences 480<br>
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Office: Torrey Life Sciences 478<br>
 
Phone: 486-1882<br>
 
Phone: 486-1882<br>
E-mail: [mailto:maria.pickering@uconn.edu maria.pickering@uconn.edu]<br>
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E-mail: [mailto:james.bernot@uconn.edu james.bernot@uconn.edu]<br>
Office hours: Thursdays, 3-4 pm, and by appointment
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Office hours: By appointment
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== Announcements ==
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'''REVIEW SESSION''' for Exam 1: '''Monday September 22, 5-9PM''' in TLS 313 (our normal room)
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'''Practice Exams:'''
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Exam_1_4274_F11.pdf}} [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Exam_1_4274_F11.pdf Exam 1 Fall 2011]
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==Lecture Schedule==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1"
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!width="90"|Date
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!width="500"|Topic
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|Mon. Aug. 25||Introduction to Parasitology; Introduction to parasitic protozoans|| Chs. 1 & 4
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| Wed. Aug. 27||Retortomonada; Chromista; Ciliophora ||Chs. 6 & 10
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| Fri. Aug. 29||Ciliophora; "Rhizopoda"; Parabasalia; Microsporidia ||Chs. 6, 7 & 11
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| Mon. Sept. 1||'''LABOR DAY--NO CLASS'''  ||  |
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| Wed. Sept. 3||Kinetoplasta (''Trypanosoma'')||Ch. 5
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| Fri. Sept. 5||Kinetoplasta (''Trypanosoma'')||Ch. 5
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| Mon. Sept. 8||Kinetoplasta (''Leishmania''); Dinoflagellata || Ch. 5
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| Wed. Sept. 10  ||Introduction to Apicomplexa; Haemospororida ||Ch. 9
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| Fri. Sept. 12||Haemospororida||Ch. 9
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| Mon. Sept. 15||Haemospororida; Piroplasmorida; Coccidiasina ||Chs. 9 & 8
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| Wed. Sept. 17  ||Coccidiasina||Ch. 8
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| Fri. Sept. 19||Coccidiasina ('''Depart for Field Trip 12:00 pm''')||Ch. 8
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| Mon. Sept. 22||Gregarinasina||Ch. 8
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| Wed. Sept. 24||Introduction to Platyhelminthes; minor platyhelminth groups||Chs. 13 & 14
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| '''Fri. Sept. 26'''||'''LECTURE EXAM #1''' (covers "protozoans" [i.e., to end of Sept. 22nd lecture])|| |
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| Mon. Sept. 29||'''In-class group exercise: “protozoans”'''|| |
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| Wed. Oct. 1||Introduction to Digenea(=flukes); digenean life-cycles||Ch. 15
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| Fri. Oct. 3||liver flukes||Ch. 17
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| Mon. Oct. 6||liver flukes; lung flukes||Chs. 17 & 18
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| Wed. Oct. 8 ||blood flukes||Ch. 16
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| Fri. Oct. 10||Monogenea||Ch. 19
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| Mon. Oct. 13||Introduction to Cestoda||Ch. 20
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| Wed. Oct. 15 ||cestode life-cycles; non-human cestode groups||Ch. 21
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| Fri. Oct. 17||Cestoda (Diphyllobothriidea)||Ch. 21
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| Mon. Oct. 20||Cestoda (Cyclophyllidea)||Ch. 21
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| '''Wed. Oct. 22''' ||'''LECTURE EXAM #2''' (covers platyhelminths [i.e., to end of Oct. 20th lecture]) |||
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| Fri. Oct. 24||'''In-class group exercise: platyhelminths'''|||
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| Mon. Oct. 27||Introduction to Nematoda||Ch. 22
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| Wed. Oct. 29  ||Nematoda (Chromadorea)||Chs. 25 & 26
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| Fri. Oct. 31||Nematoda (Chromadorea)||Chs. 27, 29 & 30
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| Mon. Nov. 3||Nematoda (Enoplea)||Ch. 23
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| Wed. Nov. 5 ||Miscellaneous metazoan phyla||Chs. 11, 31 & 32
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| Fri. Nov. 7 ||Introduction to Arthropoda; "Crustacea"||Chs. 33, 34 & 35
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| Mon. Nov. 10 ||"Crustacea"|| Ch. 34
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| Wed. Nov. 12 ||Acari (mites & ticks)||Ch. 41
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| Fri. Nov. 14||Hexapoda (fleas & flies)||Chs. 38 & 39
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| Mon. Nov. 17||Hexapoda (lice & bugs)||Chs. 36 & 37
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| Wed. Nov. 19  ||'''In-class group exercise: nematodes and arthropods'''||
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| Fri. Nov. 21||'''NO CLASS''' (to make up for field trip)|||
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| Mon. Nov. 24||'''THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS'''|||
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| Wed. Nov. 26  ||'''THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS'''|||
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| Fri. Nov. 28||'''THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS'''|||
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| Mon. Dec. 1||Parasite Ecology||Ch. 2
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| Wed. Dec. 3||Evolution of Parasitism||Ch. 2
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| Fri. Dec. 5||General Considerations||Ch. 2
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'''FINAL EXAM (Preliminary Date & Time: Wednesday, December 10, 8-10AM'''<br>
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'''=LECTURE EXAM #3 (1st hour) & COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY FINAL (2nd hour)'''
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==Lab Schedule==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1"
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| Wed. Aug. 25  ||Lab 1||Introduction; Microscope use; Retortomonada; Chromista
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| Wed. Sept. 3  ||Lab 2||Ciliophora; "Rhizopoda"; Parabasalia; Microsporida
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| Wed. Sept. 10||Lab 3 ||Kinetoplasta '''(Quiz #1- Labs 1 & 2)'''
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| Wed. Sept. 17||Lab 4  ||Apicomplexa I (Haemospororida; Piroplasmorida)
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| '''Fri. Sept. 19 - Sun. Sept. 21'''||  '''FIELD TRIP!'''  ||'''Field Parasitology at SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY'''
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| Wed. Sept. 24||Lab 5 ||Apicomplexa II (Coccidiasina; Gregarinasina); '''(Quiz #2- Labs 3 & 4)'''
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| Wed. Oct. 1||Lab 6 ||Minor Platyhelminthes; Digenea I (general morphology and life-cycle stages)
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| Wed. Oct. 8||Lab 7 ||'''LAB PRACTICAL #1 (Labs 1–6)'''
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| Wed. Oct. 15||Lab 8 ||Digenea II (liver, lung & blood flukes) '''(NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 1–6)'''
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| Wed. Oct. 22||Lab 9 ||Monogenea; Cestoda I (minor groups)
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| Wed. Oct. 29||Lab 10 ||Cestoda II (cyclophyllideans and diphyllobothriideans); '''(Quiz #3- Labs 8 & 9)'''
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| Wed. Nov. 5||Lab 11 ||Nematoda I (Chromadorea)
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| Wed. Nov. 12||Lab 12 ||Nematoda II (remaining chromadoreans & Enoplea); Miscellaneous minor metazoan phyla; '''(Quiz #4- Labs 10 & 11)'''
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| Wed. Nov. 19||Lab 13 ||Arthropoda
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| Wed. Nov. 26||'''No Lab'''||'''THANKSGIVING BREAK'''
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| Wed. Dec. 3||Lab 14 ||'''LAB PRACTICAL #2 (Labs 8–13); slide box check, etc.
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| Wed. Dec. 5||In Lecture||'''NOTEBOOKS due: Labs 8–13'''
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== Grading ==
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'''Lecture Grade (400 total points):'''
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The lecture grade will be calculated as follows:<br>
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Lecture Exam #1: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp; 115 points<br>
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Lecture Exam #2:&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp; 115 points<br>
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In-class exercises: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;30 points (3 @ 10 points each)<br>
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Final Lecture Exam: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;140 points (1st hour- 90 points; 2nd hour- 50 points)<br>
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'''Lecture Total: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;400 total points'''
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'''Laboratory Grade (200 total points):'''
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The laboratory grade will be calculated as follows:<br>
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Lab Practical #1: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;65 points<br>
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Lab Practical #2: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;65 points<br>
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4 Quizzes (lowest grade dropped): &emsp; 30 points (3 @ 10 points each)<br>
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Lab notebooks: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;30 points (15 pts Labs 1–6; 15 pts Labs 8–12)<br>
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TA discretionary pts: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;10 points (microscope use, attendance, etc.)<br>
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'''Lab Total: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;200 total points'''<br>
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'''Note: If you fail the labratory portion of the course, you automatically fail the entire course regardless of your lecture grade'''
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'''TOTAL COURSE GRADE = 600 points''' (converted to a % for final grade)
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== Helpful and Interesting Links ==
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[http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/scope.html Microscope Tutorial]<br>
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[http://dailyparasite.blogspot.com/ Parasite of the Day Blog]<br>
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[http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/546tutorials/titlepage.html?redirect=Index Human Parasitology Tutorial]<br>
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[http://www.msu.edu/course/zol/316/ Parasites Online]<br>
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[http://www.malariasite.com/malaria/Differentiation.htm Malaria Differentiation]<br>
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[http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html TED Talk: Bill Gates on mosquitos, malaria, and education]
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_LIz7kTok Zombie snail video]
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[http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=99&Itemid=259 TWIP--This Week In Parasitism, a podcast]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo8sXhh85Lo&feature=related Glochidia larvae being transferred to fish host video]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df_iGe_JSzI Nematomorph emerging from cricket video]
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[http://www.nematomorpha.net/GeneralInformation.html Nematomorph website]
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[http://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/mini_site/index.html Guinea worm Eradication website]
  
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== Recent Parasite Stories in the News ==
  
[[Category:EEB Courses]]
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[http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/brain-eating-amoeba-lurks-warm-summer-water-n156551 Brain-eating amoeba]<br>

Revision as of 01:52, 21 September 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. 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, 5-9PM in TLS 313 (our normal room)

Practice Exams:

Pdficon small.gif Exam 1 Fall 2011

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

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