Medical Genetics MRes
Overview
The taught component of the programme delivers advanced information to develop understanding about various theoretical and applied aspects of medical genetics including:
- the genetics of non-Mendelian (complex) disease, including gene identification and use of genetic information in understanding the pathogenesis of common diseases
- fundamental principles of developmental genetics its impact on medically-relevant research areas
- how genetic changes cause human disease, how they are detected in diagnostic laboratories, and how this knowledge is conveyed to patients and healthcare professionals
- methods and concepts required to analyse genome-wide data in the context of genetic disease.
To complement the taught material, students will undertake a research project in a selected area of medical genetics.
Programme Structure
Subject Knowledge Modules
Compulsory module:
- Genetic Medicine (MMB8030)
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plus one or two of the following:
- Medical Genomics (MMB8029)
- Genetics of Common Disease (MMB8014)
- Developmental Genetics (MMB8031)
- Ageing & Health (MMB8004)
- Applied Immunobiology of Human Disease (MMB8015)
- Applying the 3 Rs to In-Vivo Experimental Techniques (MMB8012)
- Biology of Ageing (MMB8011)
- Cancer Studies (MMB8007)
- Cell Cycle Control and Cell Signalling in Health and Disease (MMB8008)
- Clinical Epidemiology (MMB8009)
- Cognitive Neuroscience (MMB8010)
- Current Research Trends in Musculoskeletal Disease (MMB8002)
- Diabetes (MMB8035)
- Drug Discovery and Development (MMB8006)
- Experimental Medicine & Therapeutics (MMB8005)
- Medical Biotechnology and Enterprise (MMB8001)
- Mitochondrial Biology & Medicine (MMB8034)
- Molecular Microbiology (MMB8016)
- Nanomaterials in Healthcare Technologies (MMB8017)
- Protein Structure and Function (MMB8018)
- Innovation in Industrial Bioscience (MMB8021)
- Scientific Basis of Neurological Disorders (MMB8020)
- Sensory Systems (MMB8019)
- Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine (MMB8022)
- Surgical Anatomy (MMB8033)
- Systems Biology (MMB8023)
- The Biological Study of Behaviour (MMB8003)
- Toxicology (MMB8032)
- Transplantation Sciences (MMB8025)
- Bioethics (MMB8027)
- Experimental Design for In-Vivo Research (MMB8026)
if only one of the above is selected then students will also choose one of the following 20 credit modules:
Professional/Key Skills
You are required to take the 10 credit Statistical Techniques in Medical Research (MMB8028) module and will also choose one of the following 10 credit modules:
Research Project
The largest single component of the degree programme is a 100 credit compulsory research project (MMB8099).
