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<p>T Aug. 22 -- Hand out syllabus, introductions <br>





        R Aug. 24 -- Course Overview </p>





      
      
<p>T Aug. 29 -- A brief introduction to evolutionary thinking<br>





        T Aug. 31 -- The central role of parasites in evolution</p>





      
      
<p>T Sep. 5 -- Diversity of infectious disease agents (I) <br>





        R Sep. 7 -- Diversity of infectious disease agents (II) </p>





      
      
<p>T Sep. 12 -- Immunology and disease: how vertebrate immunity works<br>





        R Sep. 14 -- Immunology and disease: how vertebrate immunity works</p>





      
      
<p>T Sep. 19 -- Immunology and disease: how vertebrate immunity works<br>





        R Sep. 21 -- EXAM</p>





      
      
<p>T Sep. 26 -- Exam Discussion <br>





        R Sep. 28 -- Antigenic variation in parasites</p>





      
      
<p>T Oct. 3  -- Guest lecture: Dr. Nancy Moran on Symbiotic bacteria in animals<br>





        R Oct. 5  -- Guest lecture: Dr. Howard Ochman: Genomics of pathogens</p>





      
      
<p>T Oct. 10 -- Trees and disease: phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology<br>





        R Oct. 12 -- Trees and disease: phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology</p>





      
      
<p>T Oct. 17 -- Trees and disease (cont.) : phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology<br>





        R Oct. 19 -- Evolution of virulence</p>





      
      
<p>T Oct. 24 -- Darwinian medicine<br>





        R Oct. 26 -- EXAM</p>





      
      
<p>T Oct. 31 -- Exam review, Impact of infectious disease on human evolution<br>





        R Nov. 2 -- Darwinian Medicine</p>





      
      
<p>T Nov. 7 -- Evolution of antimicrobial drug resistance<br>





        R Nov. 9 -- Evolutionary approach to vaccines</p>





      
      
<p>T Nov. 14 -- Case study: influenza virus<br>





        R Nov. 16 -- Case study: HIV</p>





      
      
<p>T Nov. 21 -- Graduate student presentations I<br>





        R Nov. 23 -- NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING BREAK)</p>





      
      
<p>T Nov. 28 -- Graduate student presentations II<br>





        R Nov. 30 -- IN CLASS FINAL EXAM</p>





      
      
<p>T Dec. 5 -- Last class: review of course, the future of infectious disease</p>

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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">WEEK 1</span></p>

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        R Aug. 28 -- Course Overview&nbsp;<a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture1.ppt">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture1.ppt</a> </p>






      
      
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">WEEK 2</span></p>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>T Sep. 2 -- A brief introduction to evolutionary thinking&nbsp;<a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture2.ppt">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture2.ppt</a></p>


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<p>R&nbsp;Sep. 4 -- A brief introduction to evolutionary thinking, cont'd; The central role of parasites in evolution</p>


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  <li>Readings: <a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/haldane49.pdf">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/haldane49.pdf</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/hamilton.pdf">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/hamilton.pdf</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/hamiltonzuk.pdf">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/hamiltonzuk.pdf</a></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">WEEK 3</span></p>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>T Sep. 8 --&nbsp;The central role of parasites in evolution, cont'd <a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture3.ppt">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/2006_lectures/ecol409.2008.lecture3.ppt</a></p>

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<p>R&nbsp;Sep. 10 -- Introduction to phylogenetics</p>


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  <li>Readings:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/baldauf03.pdf">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/Courses/Ecol409_509/index.htm/baldauf03.pdf</a></li>
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