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
    Instructor: Jillian Detwiler
    CRN: 17176
    Lecture Location: 401 Biological Sciences
    Dates: September 05 – December 07
    Slot 3: 10:30 AM–11:20 AM, M.W.F.
    Laboratory Location: W240 Duff Roblin
    Dates: September 05 – December 07
    Time: 2:30 PM–5:25 PM, Th.

Upcoming Seminars

General seminar: Dr. Paola Malerba: “Sleep to remember: mechanisms linking sleep oscillations to memory consolidation” — Tuesday, November 20 at 10:30 a.m., 201 BSB.

General seminar: Scott Malotka, PhD Proposal: “Evolutionary ecology of echinostome trematodes from North America: Examining the factors that influence the diversification and transmission of freshwater parasites” — Tuesday, November 20 at 2 p.m., 304 Biological Sciences.

General seminar: Angela Young, MSc Defense: “Anadromy versus non-anadromy in the Canadian Arctic: variation in the lake ecology and life history of two allopatric Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) populations in Cumberland Sound on South Baffin” — Thursday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m., 304 Biological Sciences.

General seminar: Dr. Peter Bubenik — Friday, November 23 at 3 p.m..