Assignments related to a lecture topic will be posted on the individual course website of whichever lecturer covers the material.   The two instructors will maintain those individual websites throughout the course.   Also, there is one moodle website for the course and at times you will be asked to submit assignmnets via the Moodle website. For your convenience, some assignments may be indicated on the moodle calender.

 

Evolutionary Medicine 2023 Schedule

 

 

Jan. 9:  Introduction (JT)

Jan. 11: Human evolution and the future (JT)

                   

Jan. 16: No Class (Martin Luther King Holiday)

Jan. 18: Phylogenetics (JT)

                   

Jan. 23: The origin of HIV and divergence times (JT)

Jan. 25:  HIV / Influenza (JT)

                   

Jan. 30:  Population genetics (JT)

Feb. 1: Organization of human genetic variation (JT)

                   

Feb. 6: Basic evolutionary principles revisited (MNF via Zoom)

Feb. 8:  Midterm 1 (Through Feb 1)

                   

Feb. 13:  Basic evolutionary principles -- Natural selection / genetic drift and disease (MNF via Zoom, Interactivity with Moodle required)

Feb. 15: Natural selection / genetic drift and disease continued, Adaptation (MNF via Zoom, Interactivity with Moodle required)

                   

Feb. 20: Adaptation and disease (MNF via Zoom, Interactivity with Moodle required)

Feb. 22: Guest Lecture by Dr. William Parker

                   

Feb. 27: Cancer and evolution (Dr. Jason Somarelli via Zoom)

March 1: Adaptation and disease (MNF via Zoom, Interactivity with Moodle required)

                   

March 6: Adaptation and disease (MNF via Zoom)

March 8: Midterm II (Through March 6th)

                   

March 13: No Class (Spring Break)

March 15: No Class (Spring Break)

                   

March 20: Coevolution? (MNF via Zoom, Interactivity with Moodle required)

March 22: Time lags and other considerations. (MNF via Zoom, Interactivity with Moodle required)

                   

March 27:  Genetic pest management, Epidemiology and evolution (JT)

March 29:  COVID-19 (JT)

                   

April 3: Cancer revisited (JT)

April 5: Student presentations

                   

April 10: Midterm III

April 12: Student presentations

                   

April 17: Student presentations

April 19: Student presentations

                   

April 24: Revisiting human evolution and the future (JT, Last Day of Class)

                   

May 1: Take-home final exam due 6PM