Full entry requirements

First Year

In your First Year you will take core modules in biochemistry, genetics, physiology, microbiology and cell biology. In addition there is a dedicated module covering aspects of scientific communication, investigation and data analysis, and a module on information technology and numeracy. Finally, a chemistry module covers the principles of physical, organic and inorganic chemistry underpinning the medical sciences.

Second Year

You will take a core programme of biochemistry modules covering molecular cell biology, gene expression, proteins and enzymes, metabolism and molecular machines. There is also a special module on molecular medicine and medical ethics exclusively for Medical Biochemists. A third of your programme is provided by a choice of modules covering additional aspects of pharmacology, genetics or microbiology and immunology.

Third Year

There is a prescribed module on biochemical mechanisms of human disease, and you will choose three further modules from a wide range including:

• Molecular Aspects of Disease;
  
• Protein Structure and Function;
  
• Mechanism of Drug Action;
  
• Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology;
  
• Molecular Aspects of Microbiology (including infection, immunity and virology);
  
• Membrane Physiology;
  
• Human Genetics and Inherited Disease;
  
• and Medical Aspects of the Regulation of Gene Expression.

An experimental research project is also carried out; recent studies have included: Molecular Basis of Inherited Ion Channel Disorders; Structural Studies of Novel Drug Targets in Mycobacterium tuberculosis; The Role of Tenascin in Development of Breast Tumours; and Mutational Analysis of the Myc oncogene. Analytical and Education research (school-placement) projects are also available.

Contact

Medical Biochemistry
Dr Sally Prigent
0116 252 3324
Fax: 0116 252 5659
medbiochem_admiss@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/biochemistry

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