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PPWS-4114: Microbial Forensics and Biosecurity

Description: Concepts of comparative and evolutionary genomics for pathogen characterization and identification taught through case studies of bioterrorism, involuntary and voluntary disease transmission, infectious disease epidemics, and genetically modified organisms; emphasis placed on unambiguous source attribution of a disease outbreak to a particular microbe, risk assessment, response as individual, community, and nation to a bioterrorism attack or disease outbreak, federal biosecurity regulations, and career opportunities.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BIOL-2604 or PPWS-2104

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.30 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 27.64%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.31%

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Grade Distribution Over Time

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Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W