Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Workshop

Module Offerings

7106BSBMOL-JAN-CTY

Aims

To provide students with an appreciation of current research, controversies, state of the art and newsworthy breakthroughs that are addressed by biomedical scientists

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:The aim is to deliver topical content related to current developments, advances reported in the scientific literature and staff expertise. Each lecture will be delivered on a different current topic by an expert in the field The following are examples of topics that may be covered in this module: Infectious disease: Improving clinical diagnosis of resistant bacterial strains through development of phenotypic tests Pandemic viruses Stem cell technology: Prospects for regenerating the heart in myocardial infarction patients Molecular medicine Correction of genetic disease using in vivo CRISPR gene editing. Neurodegenerative disease: Treating dementia. Workshops: Workshops will be linked to the topics of lectures in order to allow students to explore subjects in more depth in an interactive environment. Seminars: As part of their assessment, students will present a seminar to the class in which they propose a research project linked to one of the topics presented in lectures Tutorials: Students will receive tutorials to guide them through the process of writing a research proposal
Module Overview:
This module aims to provide you with an appreciation of current developments, controversies and newsworthy items in the biomedical sciences. Industry guest speakers will deliver case studies of products from inception, through Research and Development to final commercial product.
Additional Information:This module aims to present an overview of current hot topics within the biomedical sciences in order to stimulate student interest and provide ideas for potential career paths. Material covered will relate both to research interests of teaching staff and external speakers from the commercial sector. Students will explore topics in more detail through linked workshops and assessments.

Assessments

Report
Presentation