Conservation Medicine

How have fruit bats contributed to the emergence of Nipah virus in Malaysia? Is an infectious cancer going to drive the Tasmanian Devil to extinction? Will a warmer world be a sicker world? We will consider these and additional topics at the intersection of global change biology and infectious disease emergence in this course. The course should be of interest to pre-med, general biology and environmental studies concentrators seeking interdisciplinary learning classroom experience. This will satisfy "Area 3" organismal biology concentration requirement for Biology/Health-Human Biology. Expected background: BIOL 0200 or equivalent placement. Enrollment limited to 12 sophomores. Instructor permission required.