15 credits
Level 5
First Term
This course will provide students with microbiology knowledge for further advanced studies and will provide training in microbiological laboratory techniques. At the end of this course students will have an understanding of microbes associated with health and disease (including bacteria, fungi and viruses), practical and academic understanding of laboratory techniques required for the culture, identification and characterisation of microbes, and increased confidence in reading and critiquing primary research literature.
15 credits
Level 5
Second Term
A course describing the principles behind how microorganisms respond to environmental stresses
A range of microbial stress responses are detailed using a range of model systems, pathogens and non-pathogens, showing how gene expression is regulated by stress.
Contains an extended research practical; you carry out computer-based modelling to understand how cells responds to starvation stress, and write up in research paper format.
We teach with reference to the scientific literature allowing you to place your learning in the context of the latest published research.
60 credits
Level 5
Second Term
Each research project is unique and depends on the interests of the student and ongoing research work within the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology. Each student is required to undertake one fungal focussed and one immunology focussed project.
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