531-304 Molecular/Genetic Basis of Disease-Practical

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Students taking this subject must also enrol in 531-303 Molecular and Genetic Basis of Disease - Lectures. Practical project allocation will be finalised during the first week of semester. Entry into this subject is dependent on successful completion of 531-301 and 531-302. 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 302; or microbiology 526-304 and microbiology 526-324.

531-303 Molecular and Genetic Basis of Disease - Lectures.

Contact:

60 hours of practical work (five hours per week)

Students completing this subject will:

• develop an appreciation of the spectrum of cellular, molecular and genetic responses to injury and the approaches and techniques used for their investigation; and

• carry out under supervision a group experimental project chosen from the following areas: neuropathology, ophthalmic pathology, immunopathology, transplantation, toxicology, oncology, vascular pathology, virology, renal pathology, liver pathology and haematology in a departmental research laboratory. The project will demonstrate the thought processes, techniques, data collection, analysis and interpretation involved in experimental work investigating disease.

Assessment:

Practical report of 1500 words due at the end of semester (60%); a group seminar presentation of 45-minutes duration (20%); continuous demonstrator assessment of laboratory performance (20%). Attendance at all pre-practical talks and all practical sessions as indicated in the subject practical manual is compulsory. Completion and submission of all practical reports by the submission dates indicated in the subject practical manual is compulsory.

Prescribed texts:

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