Hi iam Praveen (M.Sc agri) i would like to know about interesting seminar topicis in entomology.. please help me

ENTOMOLOGY 212 - Molecular Biology of Insects and Insect Viruses
(3 units)
Offered every year

Course Goals:

To provide molecular biological knowledge of insects and insect viruses. In insects the gene structure of major polypeptides, toxins, neuropeptides, and polypeptide related defense mechanisms will be studied. For insect viruses, the baculovirus as well as other insect viruses and their use in insect pest control and as an efficient expression vector for expression of foreign genes will be studied, e.g. post-translational modification in insects including glycosylation, amidation, secretion, and internal cleavage of expressed polypeptides. To provide students will be tools necessary to express foreign genes of their own interest using the baculovirus expression vector systems.

Entry Level:

Consent of instructor.

Text used:

None. There will be detailed handouts.

Course Format:

Lecture: Two 1 1/2-hour lectures per week (Tuesday and Thursday)
Grading: Grading based on attendance and presentation and/or written paper based on the number of students enrolled. Grade given is Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Subject Outline:

Insects: model for molecular biology
Classification of insects using molecular biological technique
Cloning and gene structure of major polypeptide of Lepidoptera
Neuropeptide genes of insects
Defense mechanisms of insects and its molecular biology
Classification of insect viruses
Insect parasites and polydnaviruses
Gene structure of baculovirus and construction of expression vectors
Post-translation modification in insects using baculovirus vectors: secretion, amidation, glycosylation, internal cleavages of polypeptides
Insect toxins: gene structure and use for insect control using the baculovirus vector
Molecular biology of cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus, densonucleosis virus, iridescent virus, and picorna-like virus
Arboviruses and mosquitoes
Biological control using insect viruses