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MEDSCI 704
: Stem Cells and Development2021 Semester One (1213)
Stem cell biology and the genetic regulation of developmental processes will be examined in normal and disease settings. Blood, immunity, vascular networks and the kidney will be used as systems to explore important concepts in organ development and regeneration. This knowledge will be applied in understanding disease processes such as leukaemia, inflammation and kidney disorders, and in designing new therapeutic strategies.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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202
MEDSCI 705
: Infection, Immunity and Disease2025 Semester Two (1255)
Examines the ways in which host immune mechanisms control infection, infectious organisms evade host defence mechanisms, and the consequences of these processes for the host. Examples of human infectious diseases will include: HIV, hepatitis B, influenza, tuberculosis and streptococcal infections. Consideration of the consequences of infection will incorporate discussion of immune self/non-self discrimination, immune tolerance and autoimmune mechanisms, including the impact of response against infections on autoimmunity.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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203
MEDSCI 706
: Genomic Medicine2025 Semester Two (1255)
Examines a range of medical genetic disorders that illustrate principles of disease mechanisms, diagnosis and management. These will include: haemophilia, familial cancer, late-onset neurological disorders and mitochondrial disease.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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204
MEDSCI 706
: Genomic Medicine2020 Semester Two (1205)
Examines a range of medical genetic disorders that illustrate principles of disease mechanisms, diagnosis and management. These will include: haemophilia, familial cancer, late-onset neurological disorders and mitochondrial disease.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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205
MEDSCI 709
: Nutrition in Health and Disease2025 Semester One (1253)
The influence that dietary patterns, foods and food components have on the promotion and protection against the common nutrition-related diseases in New Zealand. The relevant epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical/physiological aspects of each disease are covered.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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206
MEDSCI 710
: Nutrition Mechanisms2023 Semester Two (1235)
The mechanisms by which food and food components can influence disease processes. Topics covered include: the interaction between genotype and nutrition, antioxidants and oxidation protection mechanisms, dietary toxicology, the process of atherosclerosis, and the influence of the intra-uterine environment on growth and disease.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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207
MEDSCI 712
: Critical Evaluation of Nutritional Therapies2023 Semester Two (1235)
The suggested roles for micronutrients, 'nutriceuticals' and functional foods in general health, exercise performance and disease are evaluated using an evidence-based approach. The roles of micronutrients as dietary supplements and the potential actions of nutriceuticals and functional foods are also critically evaluated. Regulatory and ethical issues in the use of nutritional remedies are considered, including their use as supplements in chemotherapy or other conventional therapies, or in individuals with no symptoms.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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208
MEDSCI 713
: Principles of Cancer Therapy2025 Semester One (1253)
Examines the molecular and cellular processes underlying cancer treatment and the development of tumour-selective therapy; the principles of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; DNA and the basis for its interactions with anticancer drugs; recognition of DNA by proteins; exploitation of these processes by anticancer drugs, oncogenes and other regulatory gene products; signal transduction mechanisms and strategies for changing cell cycle control; cytokines and the role of host responses in cancer therapy; new approaches to cancer therapy including gene therapy and photodynamic therapy.
Prerequisite: MEDSCI 302
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209
MEDSCI 718
: Pharmacology of Anaesthetics and Analgesics2025 Semester One (1253)
General aspects of anaesthetics and analgesics. Topics covered include the development of modern anaesthesia, the mechanisms of action of drugs used in general and local anaesthesia, and issues surrounding safety and efficacy of anaesthesia, including drug error and circadian variation in drug action.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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210
MEDSCI 718
: Pharmacology of Anaesthetics and Analgesics2021 Semester One (1213)
General aspects of anaesthetics and analgesics. Topics covered include the development of modern anaesthesia, the mechanisms of action of drugs used in general and local anaesthesia, and issues surrounding safety and efficacy of anaesthesia, including drug error and circadian variation in drug action.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
211
MEDSCI 718
: Pharmacology of Anaesthetics and Analgesics2020 Semester One (1203)
General aspects of anaesthetics and analgesics. Topics covered include the development of modern anaesthesia, the mechanisms of action of drugs used in general and local anaesthesia, and issues surrounding safety and efficacy of anaesthesia, including drug error and circadian variation in drug action.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
212
MEDSCI 723
: Cancer Pharmacology2025 Semester Two (1255)
The pharmacological basis of the action of anti-tumour drugs relevant to human cancer therapy, emphasising the variability of chemotherapy effects, interactions between anti-cancer agents and early phase clinical trials.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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213
MEDSCI 723
: Cancer Pharmacology2023 Semester Two (1235)
The pharmacological basis of the action of anti-tumour drugs relevant to human cancer therapy, emphasising the variability of chemotherapy effects, interactions between anti-cancer agents and early phase clinical trials.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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214
MEDSCI 723
: Cancer Pharmacology2021 Semester Two (1215)
The pharmacological basis of the action of anti-tumour drugs relevant to human cancer therapy, emphasising the variability of chemotherapy effects, interactions between anti-cancer agents and early phase clinical trials.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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215
MEDSCI 729
: Perinatal Physiology and Medicine2024 Semester One (1243)
Fetal development has long-term consequences for health. This advanced course offers a wide range of research themes relating to fetal development and future health. Topics include: placental development, fetal physiology, and endocrine regulation and metabolic function during fetal and postnatal life. The course explores pathogenesis of disease and injury of the fetus and newborn, and how biomedical research leads to potential clinical treatment strategies.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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216
MEDSCI 731
: Advanced Reproductive Biology2025 Semester Two (1255)
Focusses on recent scientific advances in the field of human reproductive biology and medicine, with an emphasis on developing critical thinking skills. Examines the scientific approaches used to understand normal and pathological pregnancies, recent advances in reproductive medicine, and the ethical implications and considerations of assisted reproductive technologies.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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217
MEDSCI 735
: Concepts in Pharmacology2020 Semester One (1203)
Explores cellular and molecular mechanisms of drug action and drug discovery and development from the perspective of in silico modelling, biochemical assessment, intracellular signalling and human disease. Considers the pharmacokinetic processes involved in achieving clinically-relevant drug concentrations, the link between concentration and effect, the time course of effect and factors that may influence both clinical effectiveness and drug toxicity.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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218
MEDSCI 737
: Biomedical MRI2025 Semester Two (1255)
Provides students with a thorough understanding of a range of biomedical MRI techniques as well as advanced clinical MRI applications such as functional imaging of the brain and cardiovascular system. Laboratories will cover MRI applications in basic science, and MRI applications in clinical medicine.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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219
MEDSCI 737
: Biomedical MRI2024 Semester Two (1245)
Provides students with a thorough understanding of a range of biomedical MRI techniques as well as advanced clinical MRI applications such as functional imaging of the brain and cardiovascular system. Laboratories will cover MRI applications in basic science, and MRI applications in clinical medicine.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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220
MEDSCI 737
: Biomedical MRI2023 Semester Two (1235)
Provides students with a thorough understanding of a range of biomedical MRI techniques as well as advanced clinical MRI applications such as functional imaging of the brain and cardiovascular system. Laboratories will cover MRI applications in basic science, and MRI applications in clinical medicine.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
221
MEDSCI 737
: Biomedical MRI2022 Semester Two (1225)
Provides students with a thorough understanding of a range of biomedical MRI techniques as well as advanced clinical MRI applications such as functional imaging of the brain and cardiovascular system. Laboratories will cover MRI applications in basic science, and MRI applications in clinical medicine.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
222
MEDSCI 737
: Biomedical MRI2021 Semester Two (1215)
Provides students with a thorough understanding of a range of biomedical MRI techniques as well as advanced clinical MRI applications such as functional imaging of the brain and cardiovascular system. Laboratories will cover MRI applications in basic science, and MRI applications in clinical medicine.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
223
MEDSCI 737
: Biomedical MRI2020 Semester Two (1205)
Provides students with a thorough understanding of a range of biomedical MRI techniques as well as advanced clinical MRI applications such as functional imaging of the brain and cardiovascular system. Laboratories will cover MRI applications in basic science, and MRI applications in clinical medicine.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
224
MEDSCI 738
: Biological Clocks2021 Semester Two (1215)
Chronobiology – the study of biological rhythms and the clocks that control them. Theory, anatomical location and molecular machinery of biological clocks will be covered, as will the control of rhythms of different time scales from days (circadian rhythms) to years (circannual rhythms). The influence the human circadian clock has on physiology and drug efficacy, and the effect hospitalisation has on the control of sleep cycles will be given special attention.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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225
MEDSCI 738
: Biological Clocks2020 Semester Two (1205)
Chronobiology – the study of biological rhythms and the clocks that control them. Theory, anatomical location and molecular machinery of biological clocks will be covered, as will the control of rhythms of different time scales from days (circadian rhythms) to years (circannual rhythms). The influence the human circadian clock has on physiology and drug efficacy, and the effect hospitalisation has on the control of sleep cycles will be given special attention.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet