BIOL 3270

Introductory Parasitology

(Lab Required) (Formerly ZOOL 3460, 022.346) General course covering major parasitic phyla: namely, Protozoa, Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Acanthocephala, and Arthropoda. Emphasis will be on principles of parasitology. Prerequisite or concurrent requirement: BIOL 2200 (ZOOL 2600, 022.260) (C), or BIOL 2201 (ZOOL 2601), or consent of department.

Fall 2018 section

Lecture section

  • A01
    CRN: 17176
    Lecture Location: TBA
    Dates: September 05 – December 07
    Slot 3: 10:30 AM–11:20 AM, M.W.F.
    Laboratory Location: TBA
    Dates: September 05 – December 07
    Time: 2:30 PM–5:25 PM, Th.

Important Date

June 4 – June 8: Convocation Ceremony (Fort Garry Campus)

Upcoming Seminars

General seminar: William Bugg, PhD. Proposal: “Effects of early rearing conditions on the transcriptome of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)” — Wednesday, May 23 at 1 p.m., 304 Biological Sciences.

General seminar: Garett Allen, PhD Proposal: “Acid-base regulation in Stenohaline Osmoconforming Crustaceans” — Thursday, May 24 at 9 a.m., 304 Biological Sciences.

General seminar: Haoran Chen, PhD Proposal: “Nitrogen fixing plant evolution: the major factors affecting biological nitrogen fixation” — Friday, May 25 at 2 p.m., 304 Biological Sciences.

General seminar: Ashley Tripp, MSc. Defense: “Temperature and pCO2: single and combined effects of climate change parameters on acid-base regulation in Louisiana red swamp crayfish” — Monday, May 28 at 10 a.m., 304 Biological Sciences.