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BIOL 442

Evolutionary Medicine

3.00 units · Undergraduate

Fall 2024

Topics

  • Fundamentals of Evolution
  • Pathogen evolution – antibiotic resistance & microbe ecology
  • Pathogen evolution – R0 equation, virulence evolution, modes of transmission
  • public health
  • Pathogen evolution – evolution-proof antimicrobial therapies
  • Pathogen evolution – zoonoses & disease emergence
  • Human evolution – defenses & disease
  • Human evolution – defenses, DOHaD
  • Human evolution – reproductive medicine, familial fitness conflicts
  • Human evolution – mismatch to modernity, Hygiene/Old Friends
  • Human evolution – life history tradeoffs, aging
  • Injury
  • Learning
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Supplemental: Resource Resource Type Access Further Information Evolutionary Medicine by Stearns & Medzhitov Other
Fall 2023

Topics

  • Fundamentals of Evolution
  • Pathogen evolution – antibiotic resistance & microbe ecology
  • Pathogen evolution – R0 equation, virulence evolution, modes of transmission
  • public health
  • Pathogen evolution – evolution-proof antimicrobial therapies
  • Pathogen evolution – zoonoses & disease emergence
  • Human evolution – defenses & disease
  • Human evolution – defenses, DOHaD
  • Human evolution – reproductive medicine, familial fitness conflicts
  • Human evolution – mismatch to modernity, Hygiene/Old Friends
  • Human evolution – life history tradeoffs, aging
  • Injury
  • Learning
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Supplemental: Resource Resource Type Access Further Information Evolutionary Medicine by Stearns & Medzhitov Other
2022

Topics

  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Recommended: Evolutionary Medicine (first edition, 2016) by Stearns and Medzhitov – students can opt to purchase a hard copy book (available at the Queen’s Bookstore, and through other vendors) or an e-copy (available at coursesmart.com as well as other vendors). Other readings from the primary literature to be provided on the OnQ site
Fall 2021

Topics

  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Recommended: Evolutionary Medicine (first edition, 2016) by Stearns and Medzhitov – students can opt to purchase a hard copy book (available at the Queen’s Bookstore, and through other vendors) or an e-copy (available at coursesmart.com as well as other vendors). Other readings from the primary literature to be provided on the OnQ site
2016-2017

Topics

  • Critical thinking
  • Injury
  • Training
  • Infection
  • Obesity
  • Evolution
  • Natural selection

Readings

  • Required: Nesse, R. M. and G. C. Williams. 1996. Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine. Vintage Books, Random House, New York.
2016-2017

Topics

  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Required: Evolutionary Medicine (first edition, 2016) by Stearns and Medzhitov – students can opt to purchase a hard copy book (available at the Queen’s Bookstore, and through other vendors) or an e-copy (available at coursesmart.com as well as other vendors). Other required readings from the primary literature to be provided on the OnQ site
2015-2016

Topics

  • evolution
  • health
  • viruses
  • Disease
  • Injury
  • Critical thinking
  • Hypothesis testing

Readings

  • Listed material: TBD, but most likely Evolution in Health and Disease by Stearns and Koella
  • Listed material: blog (http://442evolmed.wordpress.com/)
2015-2016

Topics

  • The scientific method and hypothesis testing
  • Pathogen diversity and human evolution
  • Life history tradeoffs and human health
  • Evolution of virulence
  • Pathogen evolution & vaccines
  • Diversity in viruses
  • Disease emergence
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Required: Evolutionary Medicine (first edition, 2016) by Stearns and Medzhitov is required – students can opt to purchase a hard copy book (available at the Queen’s bookstore) or electronic copy version (available at coursesmart.com). Other readings from the primary literature to be provided on Moodle site and/or course blog (http://442evolmed.wordpress.com/)
2014-2015

Topics

  • The scientific method and hypothesis testing
  • Influences of our modern environment on human health
  • Life history tradeoffs and human health
  • Evolution of virulence
  • Behaviour and mental health
  • Critical thinking

Readings

  • Required: Evolution in Health and Disease by Stearns and Koella Other required readings from the primary literature to be provided on Moodle site and/or course blog (http://442evolmed.wordpress.com/)
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