Cellular and Molecular Pathology

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• The importance of interactions between tumour cells and their microenvironment on cancer development and treatment.
• Key aspects of apoptosis and its mis-regulation in cancers.
• The processes that occur during acute brain injury, and the pathogenesis of acute neurodegeneration.
• The theory of cancer evolution and its clinical implications.
• The role of immune system in regulating antitumor responses and the mechanism of action of immuno-oncology agents in cancer therapy.
• Basic outline of control of the cell cycle and cell metabolism. The role of dysregulation of these processes by genetic and epigenetic changes in the progression and treatment of cancer.
• Regulation of cancer development tumour suppressors and proto-oncogenes. The processes whereby cancer cells metastasise.
• The role of stem cells in normal physiology, and their potential for therapy. The potential of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis.

To define recent advances in selected areas of molecular cell biology.

To learn aspects of basic cell and molecular biology required to understand these studies

To demonstrate how these advances are expanding our knowledge of medical science

Lectures and independent study.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.