531-303 Molecular/Genetic Basis of Disease-Lectures

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Students enrolling in this subject must also enrol in 531-304. Entry into this subject is dependent on successful completion of both 531-301 and 531-302 and will be finalised after publication of results. Credit cannot be gained for 531-303 and 531-302 prior to 2000. See department for details.

Number of points: 12.5

Subject co-ordinators: Dr J R Underwood; Dr M M Ayers

Pre-requisites:

531-301 and 531-302; Biochemistry and molecular biology 521-211, 521-212 and 521-220.

Recommended: Biochemistry and molecular biology 521-301 and/or 521-302; microbiology 526-304 and microbiology 526-324.

531-304 Molecular and Genetic Basis of Disease - Practical.

Contact:

36 lectures (three per week)

The material in this subject is directly integrated with and follows on from 531-301 Cellular Basis of Disease. It forms a core group of lectures to be taken by students enrolled in 531-304 and 531-305. This unit will expand and deepen the study of disease processes and their investigation; the genetic and molecular causes and results of these processes will be considered under the following theme headings: immunological disease, neurological disease, neoplasia, genetic disease and gene therapy. The lectures will focus on questions under investigation in current areas of research related to these topics.

Assessment:

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (60%) and two multiple choice question tests during the semester (20% each).

Prescribed texts:

References to current scientific journal articles will be given during the lectures.