NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 分子流行病學特論(8164)
(Eng.) Special Topics in Molecular Epidemiology
Offering Dept Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher CHAO DAY-YU
Department Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public HealthPh.D Language English Semester 2025-SPRING
Course Description understand different molecular methods in studying epidemiology

Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
The goal of this course will guide the students with comprehensive knowledge to perform data exploration
1.Professional knowledge in microbiology and public health.
2.Ability to conduct experiments in microbiology, public health, biochemistry and molecular biology.
3.Ability to read research articles in English or Chinese.
4.Ability of logical thinking and critical thinking on experimental results.
5.Ability of independent thinking, innovational R&D and lifelong learning.
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Assignment
Oral Presentation
Attendance
Written Presentation
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction

Week 2 Molecular typing techniques for epidemiological investigation and surveillance
Week 3 Basic concepts of molecular evolution
Week 4 Sequence alignment and comparison
Week 5 Nucleotide substitution model
Week 6 tree inferring method: UPGMA and neighbor joining
Week 7 tree inferring method: parsimony
Week 8 tree inferring method: maximum likelihood and Bayeisan method
Week 9 Basic concepts in viral evolution
Week 10 Midterm exam
Week 11 Viral quasispecies and fitness
Week 12 Phylodynamics and coalescent theory
Week 13 Phylogeography
Week 14 Metagenomic sequence analysis
Week 15 Software demo and practice
Week 16 Final exam
Week 17 autonomous learning (I)
Week 18 autonomous learning (II)
Evaluation
on-site participation(50%) Class attendance (50%)
oral presentation(50%)
Textbook & other References
1. Esteban Domingo, Robert Webster and John Holland. Origin and evolution of viruses. Academic Press, London, UK, 1999)
2. Marco Salemi and Anne-Mieke Vandamme. The Phylogenetic Handbook. A practical approach to DNA and protein phylogeny. Cambridge University Press, New York, USA, 2003.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 12-1pm
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