ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY
(CRN10269/10270-702; CRN-12486/12487--404)
EJH ROOM #0337 Lectures #236 Laboratories
(TUESDAY AND THURSDAY) 12:40 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
SPRING SEMESTER, 2005
Instructor
Dr. Clarence M. Lee
Dr. R. Nesbitt and Dr. M. Ashraf will give major lectures in the course. Dr. J.Scott, Dr. D.R.
Lincicome, Professor Garnett Henley, Dr. Eba Ongele, and Dr.P. Kim may present special
lectures/seminars
. Laboratory Instructor
Mr. Emmanuel Jingwi, B.S., M.S. (Ph.D student)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course covers the major topics in Animal Parasitology (Protozoa, Nematodes, and
Platyhelminthes) and exposes students to both classical and modern parasitology. The parasites
discussed in this course provide research tools to understand many scientific processes
(biochemical pathways, regulation of mechanisms for drug resistance, immune and mitochondrial
processes during parasitic life cycles, gene regulation, molecular development, and molecular
evolution). Exercises and demonstrations of various parasites will be held during the laboratory
portion of this course.
This course will also expose the students to aspects of scientific writing. Technical-writing
courses introduce some of the most important aspects of writing in science and technology — in
other words, the kind of writing that scientists do as a part of their regular work. Common types of
reports, journals, abstracts, special format items such as techniques for reporting laboratory
results, and methods for reporting results to an audience are studied.
REQUESTED TEXTBOOKS
1. Burton J. Bogitsh and Thomas C. Cheng, 1998. Human Parasitology, Academic Press, New
York, New York
Health Sciences,Main Coll
QX 4 B675h 1998
LECTURE SCHEDULE
January 6 January 11
Lecture/Lab Preparing a Research Paper/Abstract
writing Research Papers
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/PlanResearchPaper.html also see below
assignment instructions
Introduction, Lab Orientation Using the Tools of the Library (Presented by Ms. Leslie Brown,
l_m_brown@howard.edu, Associate Librarian for Science and Engineering)
http://howard.edu/library/
Topics
Sterling | Catalogs
Databases »» Off-Campus
Access, Literature Research
January 13 January 18
An introduction to Parasitism Selective Intestinal Nematodes
April 19 April 21
Lecture Exam III/ Lab Exam II Research-Group presentation
Presentation http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/presentation.html
Poster guide http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/handbook/visuals/pdf/08a.pdf
B. LABORATORY SCHEDULE
preparing lab reports
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/workbooks/laboratory.html
D. RESEARCH PAPER (GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY)
One ”Research Paper” is to be prepared by all graduate members of the class. This essay is to
be a critical analysis of the significant advancements of developments of selected fields for the
period of 1990 to date. The essay may be on one of the following topics
writing Research Papers
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/PlanResearchPaper.html
Quoting, paraphrasing, and avoiding plagairism
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QuotingSources.html
1. Parasites and Cell Signaling
2. Role of Iron Metabolism during Parasitic Infections
3 Leishmaniasis: Genetic Analysis of Virulence Factors
4. Genetics and Transformation of Toxoplasma gondii
To prepare this essay, each student must first compile a list of references relating to the subject.
These references should be alphabetically arranged and written in the form recommended and
used by the journal, Experimental Parasitology, and/or the Style Manual of Biological Editors.
Biology Editors style
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocCBE.html
Experimental Parasitology link
http://138.238.41.252/search/s?SEARCH=Experimental+Parasitology
E. ORAL REPORTS/ABSTRACTS
(INFORMAL DISCUSSION)
Each Student will be asked to select a recent published paper in journals such as Immunology,
Experimental Parasitology, Journal of Parasitology, or American Journal of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene. The abstracts are restricted to articles written between 2001-2005. The three reports will
be on the following subjects:
Journal Locations
Immunology Health Sciences,Periodcls;
Experimental Parasitology Online Scidir
http://138.238.41.252/search/s?SEARCH=Experimental+Parasitology
The Journal Of Parasitology. Health Sciences,Periodcls
American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene Health Sciences,Periodcls
Report I Studies related to Nematodes
Report II Immune Reactions to Parasites
Report III Studies related to Protozoa or Arthropods
As you prepare for your abstracts, please follow these guidelines:
Guide and examples
http://www.clet.ait.ac.th/el21abst.htm#difference
1. A well prepared abstract enables readers to identify the Basic Content of a document quickly
and accurately, to determine its relevance to their interests and thus to decide whether they need
to read the document in its entirety.
2. The abstract should not exceed 300 words and should be designed to define clearly what is
dealt with in the paper (in your own words).
3. The abstract should:
a. State the principal objectives and scope of the investigation(What question did the authors
ask? What was done before?)
;
b .Describe the methodology employed (how the experiment was done) What methods did the
authors use to answer the question?
;
c. Summarize the results, and state the principal conclusion; What did their results suggest?
What were their conclusions?
d. List the principal references used in the publication.
All abstracts should be typed and submitted at least one week (5 class days) prior to the
presentation.
Resources in Parasitology
*J. RESOURCES IN PARASITOLOGY [Abridged]
American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP)
[Add URL http://www.aavp.org]
American Society of Parasitologists
[Add URL http://asp.unl.edu]
American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) the principal organization
in the United States representing scientists, clinicians and others with interests in the
prevention and control of tropical diseases through research and education
[Add URL http://www.astmh.org ]
Daniel Shapiro's Zoonosis Page
[Add URL http://medicine.bu.edu/dshapiro/zoo1.htm
Daphnia-Parasite Picture Gallery
Careers in Parasitology from the American Society of Parasitologists
[Add URL http://asp.unl.edu/careers ]
CELLS alive! various links
[Add URL http://www.cellsalive.com/]
Directory of Parasitologist
[Add URL http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/home.html]
DPDx - CDC Parasitology Diagnostic Web Site
[Add URL http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/]
Ecological Database of the World's Insect Pathogens
[Add URL http://cricket.inhs.uiuc.edu/edwipweb/edwipabout.htm ]
* []Brackets and bold letters indicate Leslie Brown’s changes for
J. RESOURCES IN
PARASITOLOGY
Creating a Digital Object Identifier Link
The digital object identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents.
The DOI consists of a unique alpha-numeric character string which is assigned to a
document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. The DOI will never
change. Therefore, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly Articles in
Press because they have not yet received their full bibliographic information.
The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows:
doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071
______________________________________________
To create a link to an article
I’ve located an article in ScienceDirect that I want my students to read it’s in
Experimental Parasitology
Volume 109, Issue 2 , February 2005, Pages 106-114
and the title is:
Leishmania infantum: soluble proteins released by the parasite exert differential effects
on host immune response
Here is
the doi
number
I use this URL
http://dx.doi.org
with the doi number
Example:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2004.11.008
This creates an Internet web link to the article. I can place this link in my syllabus.