MBF 576-Diseases of marine Organisms, Prof. Michael Schmale

Material:

1. Course Introduction to Pathology
   
2. Response of cells to injury
   
3. Immunology of marine invertabrates
   
4. Immunology of marine vertabrates
   
5. Inflammatory responses in tissues
   
6. Bacterial diseases of fishes
   *Mid-term
   
7. Viral diseases of invertabrates
   
8. Protozoan diseases of fishes
   
9. Protozoan diseases of fishes
   
10. Neoplasia and other disorders of cell proliferation/development
    
11. Pollution-associated diseases and enviromental stress and disease
    
12. Misc.: Fungal, genetic & nutritional diseases
    *Final Exam

Grading:

25% Mid-term
30% Final exam
25% Term paper
20% Class presentations and discussion papers