Year Two

A comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and concepts of molecular biology and genetics. Covers a wide range of topics, including DNA structure and replication, gene expression and regulation, protein synthesis, genetic variation and inheritance, and molecular genetics techniques. The...

Covers a broad range of topics related to the human immune system and its response to infectious agents. The main principles of immunology are considered, including the structure and function of the immune system, and the mechanisms by which it detects and responds to invading pathogens. The differe...

The anatomy and use of the immune system are discussed in detail, including the variety of cells involved. The cytokines produced by various cells are also described. The B cell and T cell response is looked over, and the development of these cells is described.

An in-depth guide on the practicals undertaken in BS5100. The first practical is visualising the cells under light microscopy, and doing catalase and oxidase biochemical tests. The NBT assay is next, which highlights how phagocytosiscan occur and its consequences. The clinical features of CGD is als...

This introduces blood and haematology. The production of the blood components, such as thrombopoiesis and erythropoiesis, is discussed in detail. The clinical applications of hematopoiesis is described.

Disorders of Clotting, Antigens and Antibodies, Blood Transfusion, Transplants, and the laboratory processes are described in detail. Therapies, such as CART cells and targeted therapies, are also discussed.

This document describes the practicals for cellular biochemistry. The first practical is gel filtration chromatography. Then a linked enzyme assay was performed to measure the activity of hexokinase to determine the glucose concentration in unknown samples. Finally, the electron transport chain acti...

The lectures are given here. The first is on research literature, then data analysis, statistical analysis, PCR, HPLC, brief other protein biochemistry techniques, CV, proposals, and ethics.