Examine genomic and proteomic tools used to understand the causes of human infectious diseases. Discuss genome sequencing, community sequencing, proteomics, microarrays, and human polymorphism analysis; and how these technologies have been applied to the study of important human viral diseases. Explore extensive coverage of the molecular and clinical biology of these diseases. Only one of the following may be counted: Biology 327D, 337 (Topic: Emerging Infectious Diseases), Molecular Biosciences 327D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.