Respiratory and Cancer Precision Medicine

Module code: BS3083

The second precision medicine module will continue the consideration of current cutting-edge topics in the clinical sciences arena:

Respiratory Precision Medicine

This part of the module will include:

The molecular and cellular basis of respiratory disease
Respiratory infections, considering the molecular and cellular basis of the infection and the host response to the infection
Emerging treatments of respiratory diseases
Impact of genetic and environmental factors on respiratory disease
Evaluation current research in the field
Consideration of safe working practices in the3 study of respiratory illness

Here you will:

Discover the hallmarks of cancer and the role these have in the development and progression of cancer.
Learn about mechanisms of tumorigenesis and potential drug targets, with emphasis on cancer therapeutics.
Discover how molecular profiling can illustrate cellular transformation through the cancer journey.
Examine how evidence-based medicine and state-of-the-art technologies can impact on medical oncology through clinical trials.
Critically appraise cancer research literature.
Organise and analyse laboratory and clinical data.