Protozoa are eukaryotic micro-organisms, many of which are capable of infecting humans and directly causing disease. Other protozoa affect humans indirectly by causing diseases in animals or via ecological influences. Protozoa--despite their small size and unicellularness--often exhibit complex and unique biological features. They also serve as experimental models in a variety of cellular, molecular, biochemical, and ecological research. The primary purpose of this website is a resource for Medical Protozoology (TRMD 607) taught at the Tulane University School Public Health. Course related links:

Prospective students wishing to learn more about the course should see the course description or other course-related material. To register see call numbers and other registration information. Other course-related links include:

Laboratory Handout

This is a pdf file of the laboratory handout. It is 116 pages and 19 Mb. The manual can also be purchased from the print shop (806 Tidewater).

Class Schedule

List of lecture titles and and laboratory exercises according to date. Links to the study guides and handouts are also available.

Study Guides

Material corresponding to the lectures in hypertext markup language. A table of contents in outline form is available.

Handouts

Material given out during previous classes in PDF format is available. A free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from TIS.

Updates

Announcements and course updates submitted to the mailing list will be archived here for students not wishing to join mailing list.

Powerpoint

Powerpoint shows of the class lectures are available. Some are large files (several megabytes).

Comments and suggestions on improving the Medical Protozoology Website are welcome (wiser@tulane.edu). Links to other sites are especially needed. (In addition, quite often the original source of material for lectures is lost during preparation. Please let me know if material on these pages has not been properly attributed.)