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Evolutionary ecology of infectious disease: Current topics
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:13:04
Abstract
Students of this course will discuss current topics from the field of infectious disease biology. From a list of publications, each student chooses some themes that he/she is going to explain and discuss with all other participants and under supervision. The actual topics will change from year to year corresponding to the progress and new results occuring in the field.
Objective
Kurs für Fortgeschrittene. Vorlesung und Diskussion zu Themen des Parasitismus, insbesondere aus evolutiver und adaptiver Sicht.
Content
Inhalt wird jeweils aktualisiert. Allgemeine Themen sind: Konzepte zur Evolution von Virulenz, Immunität / Resistenz, Koevolution zwischen Wirt und Parasit. Red Queen Prozesse. Diese Themen werden aus der Sichtweise des Fitness-Werts von Merkmalen betrachtet (Adaptation).
Resources
Lecture Notes
Coursee notes will be handed out during the events. Alternatively, course notes can be downloaded fromwww.eco.umnw.ethz.ch(follow signs on this web page).
Literature
To be assigned according to chosen topic. Nach Absprache und jeweiligem Schwerpunkts-Thema.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Every two years
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Evolutionary ecology of infectious disease: Current topics |
|
2 h weekly |