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826

MEDSCI 706

: Genomic Medicine
2021 Semester Two (1215)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
827

MEDSCI 707

: Antimicrobials and Resistance
2025 Semester One (1253)
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health concern developing worldwide. The nature of antimicrobial agents will be explored by examining their discovery, development and mechanisms of action. Antimicrobial resistance will be studied to understand both mechanisms of resistance and the factors that drive resistance. Emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the discovery of antimicrobials and the development of novel strategies for the control of infectious agents.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
828

MEDSCI 707

: Antimicrobials and Resistance
2024 Semester One (1243)
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health concern developing worldwide. The nature of antimicrobial agents will be explored by examining their discovery, development and mechanisms of action. Antimicrobial resistance will be studied to understand both mechanisms of resistance and the factors that drive resistance. Emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the discovery of antimicrobials and the development of novel strategies for the control of infectious agents.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
829

MEDSCI 707

: Antimicrobials and Resistance
2023 Semester One (1233)
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health concern developing worldwide. The nature of antimicrobial agents will be explored by examining their discovery, development and mechanisms of action. Antimicrobial resistance will be studied to understand both mechanisms of resistance and the factors that drive resistance. Emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the discovery of antimicrobials and the development of novel strategies for the control of infectious agents.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
830

MEDSCI 707

: Antimicrobials and Resistance
2022 Semester One (1223)
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health concern developing worldwide. The nature of antimicrobial agents will be explored by examining their discovery, development and mechanisms of action. Antimicrobial resistance will be studied to understand both mechanisms of resistance and the factors that drive resistance. Emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the discovery of antimicrobials and the development of novel strategies for the control of infectious agents.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
831

MEDSCI 707

: Antimicrobials and Resistance
2021 Semester One (1213)
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health concern developing worldwide. The nature of antimicrobial agents will be explored by examining their discovery, development and mechanisms of action. Antimicrobial resistance will be studied to understand both mechanisms of resistance and the factors that drive resistance. Emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the discovery of antimicrobials and the development of novel strategies for the control of infectious agents.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
832

MEDSCI 707

: Activities of Microbes in Disease
2020 Semester One (1203)
The dynamic interaction between pathogenic micro-organisms and humans will be explored. Examines the molecular mechanisms which enable microbes to survive, proliferate and cause disease; to evolve and acquire new genes; and to control the expression of their genes. Emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the understanding of major human microbial diseases.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
833

MEDSCI 708

: Advanced Immunology and Immunotherapy
2025 Semester One (1253)
Explores recent advances in immunology including the genes, proteins and cell types involved in the innate and adaptive immune response, with a focus on how key components are integrated at a systems level to determine immune outcomes. Examines a range of inflammatory and immune mediated diseases, together with methods of immunotherapy, including the latest approaches to combat cancer and autoimmune disease.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
834

MEDSCI 708

: Advanced Immunology and Immunotherapy
2024 Semester One (1243)
Explores recent advances in immunology including the genes, proteins and cell types involved in the innate and adaptive immune response, with a focus on how key components are integrated at a systems level to determine immune outcomes. Examines a range of inflammatory and immune mediated diseases, together with methods of immunotherapy, including the latest approaches to combat cancer and autoimmune disease.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
835

MEDSCI 708

: Advanced Immunology and Immunotherapy
2023 Semester One (1233)
Explores recent advances in immunology including the genes, proteins and cell types involved in the innate and adaptive immune response, with a focus on how key components are integrated at a systems level to determine immune outcomes. Examines a range of inflammatory and immune mediated diseases, together with methods of immunotherapy, including the latest approaches to combat cancer and autoimmune disease.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
836

MEDSCI 708

: Advanced Immunology and Immunotherapy
2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores recent advances in immunology including the genes, proteins and cell types involved in the innate and adaptive immune response, with a focus on how key components are integrated at a systems level to determine immune outcomes. Examines a range of inflammatory and immune mediated diseases, together with methods of immunotherapy, including the latest approaches to combat cancer and autoimmune disease.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
837

MEDSCI 708

: Advanced Immunology and Immunotherapy
2021 Semester One (1213)
Explores recent advances in immunology including the genes, proteins and cell types involved in the innate and adaptive immune response, with a focus on how key components are integrated at a systems level to determine immune outcomes. Examines a range of inflammatory and immune mediated diseases, together with methods of immunotherapy, including the latest approaches to combat cancer and autoimmune disease.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
838

MEDSCI 708

: Advanced Immunology and Immunotherapy
2020 Semester One (1203)
Recent advances in immunology including: the genes and proteins involved in the innate and adaptive immune response, intracellular signalling mechanisms that determine immune outcomes, and the mechanisms by which the immune system learns 'self' from 'non-self'. Examines a range of inflammatory diseases, and methods of immunotherapy, in particular approaches to combat cancer.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
839

MEDSCI 709

: Nutrition in Health and Disease
2025 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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
840

MEDSCI 709

: Nutrition in Health and Disease
2024 Semester One (1243)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
841

MEDSCI 709

: Nutrition in Health and Disease
2023 Semester One (1233)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
842

MEDSCI 709

: Nutrition in Health and Disease
2022 Semester One (1223)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
843

MEDSCI 709

: Nutrition in Health and Disease
2021 Semester One (1213)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
844

MEDSCI 709

: Nutrition in Health and Disease
2020 Semester One (1203)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
845

MEDSCI 710

: Nutrition Mechanisms
2025 Semester Two (1255)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
846

MEDSCI 710

: Nutrition Mechanisms
2024 Semester Two (1245)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
847

MEDSCI 710

: Nutrition Mechanisms
2022 Semester Two (1225)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
848

MEDSCI 710

: Nutrition Mechanisms
2021 Semester Two (1215)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
849

MEDSCI 710

: Nutrition Mechanisms
2020 Semester Two (1205)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions
850

MEDSCI 712

: Critical Evaluation of Nutritional Therapies
2025 Semester Two (1255)
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.
Subject: Medical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions