531-304 Molecular and Genetic Basis of Disease - Practical

Note

Students taking this subject MUST also enrol in 531-302 Molecular and Genetic Basis of Disease - Lectures. Credit cannot be gained for both 531-303 and 531-304. Practical project allocation will be completed after publication of results in 531-301 and finalised during the semester break. Entry into this subject is dependent on successful completion of both theory and practical components of 531-301. See Department for details.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Cellular Basis of Disease 531-301; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 521-211 + 521-212 and 521-221 + 521-222 (Before 1997: 521-201 and 521-202).

Recommended: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 521-301 or Microbiology 526-304 and Microbiology 526-324.

Corequisites

531-302 Molecular and Genetic Basis of Disease - Lectures

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students completing this subject should:

• develop an appreciation of the spectrum of cellular, molecular and genetic responses to injury and the approaches and techniques used for their investigation;
• 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, 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 laboratory work (continuous assessment) including work records; a group seminar presentation; project reports.

Prescribed Texts

References to current Scientific Journal articles will be given during the semester.