The course offers a choice between 2 distinct pathways:
MSc Molecular Medicine (Cancer Biology and Therapy)
and MSc Molecular Medicine (Disease Mechanisms and Treatments) to fit your specific career aspirations and research interests. Develop as a scientist or scientifically-literate clinician and study molecular approaches to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of a range of human disease including cancer, autoimmune and genetic diseases.
The modules available in both pathways are:
MEDM5101M Research Informatics and Dissemination
MEDM5161M Methods in Biomedical Research
MEDM5202M Preparing for the Research Project
MEDM5304M Research Project
MEDM5121M Immunity and Disease
MEDM5134M Models of Human Disease for Translational Research
MEDM5211M Stem Cell Biology: A Genomics and Systems Biology Approach to Haematopoiesis
Be part of our world-renowned School of Medicine and learn from internationally recognised scientists. Our flexible course allows you to develop core scientific skills and follow your professional interests with a choice of optional modules within each pathway. You’ll also carry out a research project as part of an innovative research group with supervision from academics and clinicians working on cutting-edge research.
Engage in research projects using the latest technologies to generate scientifically impactful results to improve human health.
Work as part of a research team in a cutting-edge discipline.
Optional modules are available in each pathway to further reflect your personal and professional interests
Our teaching is research-led and delivered by research academics and clinicians at the University of Leeds.
You will access research active, state-of-the-art laboratories where you will develop a research proposal and then deliver a 4-month research project as part of an active research group in a research area related to human disease, from fundamental research to translational research. Projects are different every year as they are integrated into ongoing programmes of research.
Examples of past research projects include:
Cancer Biology and Therapy pathway:
The regulation of metabolism on drug response in cancer
Evaluating the use of colorectal cancer organoids in photodynamic therapy
Identification of gene expression changes due to over-expression of the tumour suppressor gene HPGD in a breast cancer cells.
Decoding the effects of nuclear receptors in cancer (Bioinformatics project)
Identifying biomarkers of DNA repair pathways in Ewing sarcoma using high-content imaging
The role of Wnt signaling in glioblastoma therapeutic resistance
Re-sensitising chemotherapy resistance tumour cells with miRNA mimics
Modelling the tumour microenvironment of Multiple Myeloma
Investigating vitamin C and decitabine as a combination therapy for colorectal cancer
Investigating the untranslated regions of hereditary cancer susceptibility genes (Bioinformatics project)
How do T cells integrate environmental signals?
Effects of blood flow on BACE1: new implications for atherosclerosis
Real time tracking of cell cycle transitions reveals the invasive capacity of 4N/G2 glioblastoma cells
Disease Mechanisms and Treatment pathway:
Investigation of Malignant Hyperthermia families carrying more than one pathogenic variant.
Assessment of GPI-related mutations I Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH)
How does sand saliva from biting flies alter host susceptibility to fly-borne virus infection?
Lymphocyte subset analysis in Rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with anti-TNF versus methotrexate
Modelling polycystic kidney disease pathogenic mutations in kidney organoids by using CRISPR-Cas9 editing
Modelling the tumour microenvironment of Multiple Myeloma
Investigating vitamin C and d
ecitabine as a combination therapy for colorectal cancer
Investigating the untranslated regions of hereditary cancer susceptibility genes (Bioinformatics project)
How do T cells integrate environmental signals?
Effects of blood flow on BACE1: new implications for atherosclerosis
Investigating disease pathology of the Keratoconus corneal epithelium using transcriptome analysis.
Our graduates have become:
PhD students at the University of Leeds and elsewhere
Medical writers
Research scientists in industry (Nikon, Cyprotex, Lonza)
Research assistants in academia
Healthcare technicians and scientists working for the NHS
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