[bioundgrd] FW: Spring Subject Offering :: 1.S993 Genomics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases

[Joshua Stone]

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From: Sarah J Smith <ssmith1 at mit.edu<mailto:ssmith1 at mit.edu>>
Subject: Spring Subject Offering :: 1.S993 Genomics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Date: January 23, 2019 at 10:59:41 AM EST


Could you please share this spring subject offering with your students?


1.S993 Genomics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Pre-reqs: BIOLOGY (GIR) and 1.000 or 6.0001, or permission of instructor
3-0-9
UG
Introduces principles of evolution and evolutionary inference, with an emphasis on evolution in action, using a combination of lectures, discussion of primary literature, and computational assignments. Emphasizes the insights that can be obtained from studying evolution in action, using examples from infectious disease, environmental engineering, drug resistance, and laboratory experiments. Covers key concepts and tools including the speed of evolution, clonal interference, mechanisms of genetic variation, phylogenetic inference, detection of adaptation, epistasis, coevolution, strategies to impede drug resistance, and outbreak detection. Problem sets provide experience working with real world data.

Lectures: MW 1-2:30 pm in 1-371

Additional information about this subject can be found here<https://bit.ly/2VKVg3A>.

Instructor: T. Lieberman

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