Molecular Pharmacology

Description
Biochemistry deals with the chemical components and genetic material of living cells in order to understand the molecular events that underlie all biological processes. These are important in human and animal biology, medicine, agriculture, forensic science and biotechnology. Biochemistry opens up our understanding of the causes of disease and provides the basis of the development of effective treatments.

Learning Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
demonstrate broad knowledge of the biomolecules, machinery and information flow within living cells, and an appreciation of how these underpin all biological processes, in both normal and diseased states
demonstrate knowledge in specialist areas of biochemistry and molecular biology including: metabolic regulation, proteins and structural biology, bioinformatics, advanced molecular biology, signal transduction, cell organisation and the roles of organelles, and demonstrate the role of biochemistry in health and diseases such as cancer
demonstrate proficient technical skills in core biochemical and molecular biology laboratory techniques, and explain and interpret the principles and applications of these methods within the molecular biosciences and associated professional and social responsibilities
collect, organise, analyse, evaluate and interpret biochemistry and molecular biology data using appropriate quantitative, information and communication skills
critically evaluate relevant scientific literature in biochemistry and molecular biology and demonstrate comprehension of the nature, scope and ethical issues through written and oral tasks
communicate biochemistry and molecular biology principles and data effectively to diverse audiences and in a variety of written and oral formats
work and learn effectively both independently and collaboratively.