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 two taught Options that are relevant to the specialisation.  The course organisers will offer advice to students on this. The taught options include:

• 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