Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
Explain the principles of cell communication.
Through specific examples, describe the molecular components of signal transduction cascades.
Describe the experimental approaches that are used to investigate intercellular and intracellular signalling pathways.
Explain the importance of cell signalling pathways as targets for drug action.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 8 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 66 |
| Seminar (or Webinar) | 24 |
| Practical | 15 |
| Total | 113 |
It is recommended that students taking this module will have successfully completed BMOL20020, or other modules with equivalent learning outcomes.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (In-person): Two Hour, End of module written exam. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Graded | No | 70 |
No |
| Exam (Open Book): One-hour open book exam usually held in week 10 or 12 covering practical elements of the course | Week 10, Week 12 | Graded | No | 15 |
No |
| Report(s): Practical Reports, normally submitted two weeks after the completion of the lab-based exercise | Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10, Week 12 | Graded | No | 15 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Jana Haase | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Rebecca Henry | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Carmel Hensey | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Mario Manresa | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Jens Rauch | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Ms Susan Burke | Tutor |
| Molly Davies | Tutor |
| Ms Aida Don | Tutor |
| Hesborn Oburah | Tutor |
| Alessandro Salamone | Tutor |
| Kameshwari Tata | Tutor |
| Silvano Zuccarelli | Tutor |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 | Mon 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Wed 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 2, 4, 6, 12 | Tues 10:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 8, 10 | Tues 10:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 2, 4, 6, 12 | Fri 10:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 8, 10 | Fri 10:00 - 12:50 |