Biomedical Sciences

Programme Specialisation

MRes students have the opportunity to specialise in a particular discipline or area, which can be important for their career development. The specialisations are:

• Anatomy
• Biotechnology
• Cancer Studies
• Cardiovascular Studies 
• Cell Engineering
• Integrative Mammalian Biology
• Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Molecular Genetics
• Neuroscience
• Proteomics

To qualify for a specialisation, students must select two research projects in a cognate research area, and select one taught Masters Option that is relevant to the specialisation.  The course organisers will offer advice to students on this. The taught options are as follows:

• Advanced Neuroanatomy (Masters) Option
• Cancer: Molecular and Cellular Biology (Masters) Option
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Masters) Option
• Cardiovascular Science (Masters) Option
• Cell Signalling & Disease (Masters) Option
• Human Molecular Genetics (Masters) Option
• Immunological Basis of Inflammatory Disease (Masters) Option
• Molecular Basis of Disease Processes (Masters) Option
• Stem Cells (Masters) Option