Molecular and Cellular Biology of Viruses

Professor Phoebe Lostroh is a molecular microbiologist whose research has focused on bacterial "sex." She has recruited a diverse team of undergraduate researchers at Colorado College where she has won multiple awards, such as the Theodore Roosevelt Collins Outstanding Faculty award for teaching, mentoring, and advising students of color and first-generation students. Her research has been supported by the NSF (2009-2018), NIH (1994-2003), and the Keck foundation (2001-2003). She's a volunteer comedienne with Science Riot, which brings science to the public through stand-up routines, and is the lead singer on Rejoice! an album of songs for activists.

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1. The Fundamentals of Molecular and Cellular Virology


2. The Virus Replication Cycle


3. Attachment, Penetration, and Uncoating


4. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in Model Bacteriophages


5. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Positive-Strand RNA Viruses


6. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Negative-Strand RNA Viruses


7. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded RNA Viruses


8. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded DNA Viruses


9. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Single-Stranded DNA Viruses


10. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Retroviruses and Hepadnaviruses


11. Assembly, Release, and Maturation


12. Virus-Host Interactions during Lytic Growth


13. Persistent Viral Infections


14. Viral Evasion of Innate Host Defenses


15. Viral Evasion of Adaptive Host Defenses


16. Medical Applications of Molecular and Cellular Virology


17. Viral Diversity, Origins, and Evolution


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