Unit name | The Future of Molecular Medicine |
---|---|
Unit code | PHPH30015 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Sergey Kasparov |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
PHPH20009: Neurophysiology, PHPH20010: Developmental Physiology of the Specialized Cell |
Co-requisites |
Concepts and Skills Research Project or Grant Proposal |
School/department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Students will study advanced topics in the molecular basis of medicine through a series of seminars. Recent trends and methods to study physiological genomics and molecular medicine will be discussed. The unit aims to develop an understanding of key concepts in physiological genomics and molecular therapeutics including:
Seminars
The unit will be assessed through one 3-hour summative examination in May/June, which consists of two sections. In section A (50%), students will be expected to answer one essay question from a choice of 3, which will assess their knowledge and critical understanding of the field, and their ability to gather information from the primary scientific literature. In section B (50%), students will be expected to answer one multi-part compulsory question requiring data handling/data interpretation and experimental design.
Reviews and key references from the current scientific literature