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Postgraduate Course: Inflammation & Inflammatory Disease (LISC11036)

Course Outline
School School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health College College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course type Standard Availability Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits 40
Home subject area Life Sciences Other subject area None
Course website http://www.gradlife.ed.ac.uk/post_opp/mscbyres.htm Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This research theme is aimed at providing training in the cell biology of inflammation and the development of inflammatory disease, providing an integrated view of inflammatory responses in terms of cell biology, physiology and pathology, with input from both basic and clinical scientists. Examination of the mechanisms underlying control of inflammation at a molecular and cellular level will provide a background for discussions of the pathophysiological consequences of dysregulated inflammation in the context of development of disease in different organs, including the lung, kidney and liver.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to act as an elective research theme for the MSc/Diploma by Research in the Life Sciences Programme and to provide students with the opportunity to acquire relevant research skills and associated generic/transferable skills, in order to:

- provide students with thorough and specific preparation for 3 year PhD training in the life sciences;
- award an MSc by Research en route to the PhD;
provide an opportunity, if necessary or desirable, to exit from research training at the end of Year 1 with an Edinburgh Masters or Diploma by Research Degree in the Life Sciences
Assessment Information
One 10 week mini project write-up (5000 words) = 100%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiser Prof Margarete Heck
Tel: 0131 242 6694
Email: Margarete.Heck@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: 0131 242 6478
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk
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