TEACHING ACTIVITIES
M.Sc.
and Ph.D. courses are directed towards studies of principles of host parasite
relationships. The subject includes organismal parasitology (biology of parasitic
Protozoa and helminths, medical entomology), cell biology and biochemistry
of parasites, parasite immunology, pathology and epidemiology of parasitic
infections. Strong emphasis is placed on synthesis of biochemical and molecular
approaches of the study of parasitism with the knowledge and understanding
of the organisms involved. Students are given practical training in methods,
identification of parasites, and participate in a Parasitology Field Course.
The parasitology unit participates in the Postgraduate Program in Biomedicine
and its research and teaching potential is strenghtened by close cooperation
with the Department of Tropical Medicine of the 1st Faculty of Medicine.
UG-for
undergraduate students, G-for graduate students, L-lectures, P-practical courses
Introduction
to Parasitology (UG).
Principles of parasitology and introduction to main representatives of parasitic
protozoa, helminths and arthropodes (L,P - Milena Svobodova, Jan Votypka)
Parasitological
Laboratory Techniques (UG). Basic parasitological laboratory methods including cultivation techniques,
staining procedures, immunologic and diagnostic methods. (P - Ivan Hrdý et
al.)
Biology
of Parasitic Protozoa (G). An
advanced course dealing with taxonomy, phylogeny, structure, fine structure,
life cycles and host-parasite relationship of protozoan parasites of man and
animals including invertebrates. (L - Jan Tachezy, Jiri Vavra)
Parasitic
Protozoa (G). An advanced laboratory course dealing
with determination of parasitic protozoa, interpretation of electron micrographs,
special protozoological techniques and laboratory diagnosis of protozoal infections.
(P - Jaroslav Kulda et al.)
Medical
Entomology (G). An advanced course dealing with parasitic
and venomous arthropods and vectors of infection diseases with emphasis on
their biology, determination and importance in human and veterinary medicine.
(L - Petr Volf)
Medical
Entomology (G). An
advanced course dealing with determination, morphology and anatomy of parasitic
arthropods. (P - Jan Votypka)
Field
Parasitology (G). Field survey techniques, collection
and determination of parasitic protozoa, helminths and arhropods including
parasites of small mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. Ten days in the field
followed by laboratory examination of collected specimens. (P - Jan Votýpka,
Milena Svobodova and Libor Mikeš)
Biology
of Helminths (G). An
advanced course on the biology and morphology of parasitic helminths. (L -
Petr Horak)
Parasitic
Helminths (G). An
advanced laboratory course dealing with anatomy, morphology and ultrastructure
of parasitic helminths, laboratory maintenance of helminths and laboratory
diagnosis of helminthoses. (P - Libor Mikes)
Cellular
and molecular basis of the host-parasite relationships (G). Cell biology of parasites, cellular and molecular interactions
between the host and parasite. (P - Jaroslav Kulda, Petr Horak)
Biochemistry
of Parasites (G). Biochemical
properties of parasitic protozoa and helminths. Comparative treatment of metabolic
pathways of parasites and their hosts relevant to targeted chemotherapy. (L,P
- Ivan Hrdy)
Parasite
Epidemiology (G). Introduction
to general principles of epidemiology; special epidemiology of parasitic diseases
of humans. (L - Petr Kodym)
Medical
Parasitology (G). Important
parasitic diseases of humans with emphasis on modes of transmission and biology
of pathogens and vectors. Course for medical students. (L - Jaroslav Kulda,
Libor Mikeš, Petr Horak)
Pathology
of Parasitic Infections (G). Introduction
to pathological morphology and special pathology; pathology of selected parasitic
diseases of humans and animals. (L,P - Bretislav Koudela)
Parasite
Immunology (G). Immunology
of important parasitic diseases of humans and domestic animals. (L - Jaroslav
Flegr, Jan Kopecký, Petr Volf).
Theoretic
and evolutionary parasitology (G). Basic course of theoretic and evolutionary parasitology, including
survey of basic techniques of theoretical biology (mathematical and statistical
methods of data analysis). (L - Jaroslav Flegr)
Evolutionary
Biology (UG).
Basic course of evolutionary biology. Macroevolution, microevolution, protobiology
and sociobiology. (L - Jaroslav Flegr)
Electron
Microscopy (G). Principles
and basic techniques of transmission and scanning electron microscopy. (P
- Jana Nebesářová, Miroslav Hylis)
Molecular
Taxonomy (G). Introduction to molecular taxonomy.
Basic biochemical and molecular biological techniques. Methods of data analysis.
Software for molecular taxonomy. (L,P - Jaroslav Flegr, Vladimir Hampl)
Computational
Genomics (G). An
intensive course combining lectures and computer laboratory sessions focused
on principal methods used in analysis and interpretation of nucleotide sequencing
data in biology and phylogenetics. (L,P - Marc Van Ranst, Jan Tachezy)
Practical
Methodology of Science (UG). Basic
course of general and special methodology. (L - Jaroslav Flegr)
Parasites
of Fish (G). Field survey techniques and determination
of parasitic protozoa, helminths and arthropods of fish. Two days in the field. (P
- Jan Tachezy et al.)