BIOL21351
Molecules and Cells in Human Disease
10
Semester 1
Undergraduate
Level 2
Andrew Gilmore
Unit coordinator
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0
<p>You will learn about the basic cellular mechanisms underlying common human diseases and understand how drugs act on cellular and tissue dysfunctions to treat these diseases. You will study topics including autoimmune disease, cancer and arthritis.</p>
<p>You will learn about the basic cellular mechanisms underlying common human diseases and understand how drugs act on cellular and tissue dysfunctions to treat these diseases. You will study topics including autoimmune disease, cancer and arthritis.</p>
<p>To introduce cellular and molecular mechanisms of human disease.</p>
<p>Students will acquire knowledge of the basic cellular mechanisms underlying common human diseases and will understand how drugs act on cellular and tissue dysfunctions to ameliorate these diseases.</p>
Research
Students have to carry out additional reading for each lecture.
Other
Meeting multiple deadlines. Students have a number of on line activities to completes, with fixed deadlines. Students have to manage these deadlines.
<p>The course examines the cellular and molecular causes of a wide variety of human diseases such as fibrosis, inflammation and cancer. It aims to show how understanding a disease at the molecular level explains its pathology and allows the design of therapeutic strategies. Specific topics will include:<br/>• Cell death mechanisms and disease<br/>• Cell adhesion and its pathological defects of connective tissues<br/>• Inflammation and anti-inflammatory drugs<br/>• Molecular pathology of cancer<br/>• Cancer chemotherapy</p><p><br/><strong>eLearning Activity</strong><br/>Each set of lectures will be followed by an online quiz to provide formative feedback on your understanding of the material.</p>
<p>Each set of lectures will be followed by an online quiz to provide formative feedback on your understanding of the material.</p>
1
Written exam
100%
<p>A two hour in person exam with a mix of short answers to assess factual knowledge and longer questions to test depth/conceptual understanding.</p>
<p>The eLearning activities will provide online feedback. Advice on the example exam questions on the eLearning resource will be provided if requested. Post-exam guidance will be provided. There will be four in person Q&A sessions spaced throughout the unit for feedback.</p>
BIOL10232
From Molecules to Cells
Pre-Requisite
Recommended
BIOL10822
Drugs: From Molecules to Man
Pre-Requisite
Recommended
N
<p>The following general texts will provide useful background include. However, no one textbook will cover all the material presented in the lectures, due to the diverse nature of the course. Each lecturer will therefore provide specific reference articles for their lecture material.<br />Recommended Reading</p><p><br />1. Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K & Walter P, Molecular Biology of the Cell (7th edition), Garland Science, 2015, Recommended<br />2. Rang HP, Ritter JM & Flower, R, and Henderson Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology (8th Edition), Elsevier, Recommended</p>
Assessment written exam
2
Lectures
22
0
76