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PM-164
Genetics, Genomics & Evolution
The module will provide a foundation in genetics and evolution. Concepts such as DNA discovery, structure and replication, gene transcription and translation, mechanisms of gene transmission, genome organisation, epigenetic modifications and mutations will be covered with an appreciation of how these mechanisms have an impact on human disease and antibiotic resistance. The latter part of the module will start with the work of Plato, Cuvier, Lamarck, Wallace and Darwin and how they (and others) influenced the development of an evolutionary theory framework. Using this knowledge the module will then look at the processes involved in speciation and how they can be applied at both the gene and whole organismal level.
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PM-292
Molecular Evolution
The module aims to critically evaluate concepts and apply scientific methods pertaining to the study of molecular evolution, in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
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PM-292C
Esblygiad Moleciwlaidd
Mae'r modiwl yn anelu at werthuso'n feirniadol y cysyniadau a chymhwyso dulliau gwyddonol sy'n ymwneud â'r astudiaeth o esblygiad moleciwlaidd , mewn organebau procaryotig ac ewcaryotig.
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PM-344
Capstone Project
The aim of this module is to provide a capstone experience to students¿ learning, through participating in their own enquiry-based research project, with guidance from an academic supervisor. The project may be laboratory or non-laboratory based, but it will always involve a research question that is drawn from the literature, and focused on a topic relevant to the life sciences. It will ask a research question and involve the critical analysis of research findings. Students will refine their oral and written communication skills to a graduate level through an oral presentation and dissertation on their research findings and conclusions.
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PM-361C
Biowybodeg: O ddilyniant i swyddogaeth
Mae argaeledd cynyddol dilyniannau genom a data strwythur protein yn mynnu bod biolegwyr moleciwlaidd yn hyfedr wrth berfformio dadansoddiadau data helaeth i arwain a chefnogi ymchwil draddodiadol mewn labordy. Bydd y Modiwl hwn yn darparu sylfaen ddamcaniaethol a hyfforddiant ymarferol ar offer cyfrifiadol a ddefnyddir ar hyn o bryd i gydosod a holi dilyniannau genom, casglu swyddogaethau genynnau a phrotein, ac i archwilio data strwythur protein.
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PM-405C
Llawysgrif/Erthygl Ymchwil Uwch
Mae'r prosiect ymchwil uwch yn elfen allweddol o'r flwyddyn astudio olaf, gan roi cyfle i fyfyrwyr gael profiad o ymchwil arloesol yn y Sefydliad Gwyddor Bywyd a'r Ganolfan NanoIechyd am gyfnod estynedig o amser. Bydd y prosiect yn seiliedig ar un o'r themâu ymchwil sy'n ymwneud â'r gwyddorau meddygol. Bydd myfyrwyr yn defnyddio amrywiaeth o dechnegau dadansoddi uwch i ymchwilio i bwnc penodol. Yn ogystal, cânt brofiad o lunio cynnig ymchwil a chyflwyno eu data mewn amrywiaeth o fformatau. Dynodir pynciau ymchwil sy'n briodol i deitl gradd penodol.
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PMGM17
Research Dissertation
This module provides students with the opportunity to undertake an independent, substantive research project in a topic relevant to genomics. Working under the guidance of an academic supervisor, students will design and conduct a laboratory-based, computational, clinical, or literature-based study. The project will enable students to critically evaluate scientific literature, formulate a research question, develop and apply appropriate methodologies, and analyse and interpret findings. Outcomes will be communicated through a literature review, a research paper prepared in the style of a scientific journal article, and an oral presentation. The dissertation serves as the capstone of the MSc Genomic Medicine, allowing students to demonstrate advanced research competence, critical thinking, and professional skills in preparation for future academic or professional practice.
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PMGM24
Application of Genomics in Infectious Disease
In this module the student will learn about the genomic structure of infectious agents, implication of acquisition or loss of nucleotides, genes and plasmids on pathogenicity, sensitivity of a pathogen to drug treatment and outbreak control. Students will learn about infection as a cause of national and global morbidity and mortality, transmission of human infections: person to person, food and water-borne, sexually transmitted, vector-borne, prokaryotes, their genome, replication and population genetics, genomic characterisation of viruses :DNA and RNA genomes, single- stranded, double stranded, segmented, genomic comparisons of microbial strains in the context of outbreaks and transmissions in hospitals and the community, laboratory diagnosis, including genomic techniques and technologies, and appropriate sample type, analysis and interpretation of genomic data, and the role of bioinformatics, anti-infective drug action, mutation rate and drug resistance, genomic evidence of individual susceptibility to specific infection and the role of genomics in: infectious disease diagnosis, drug selection, resistance, monitoring and epidemic control. The students will also learn how to perform aspects of in-silico analyses on microbial gene sequences, in a workshop setting.¿
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PMRM04
Capstone Research Project
This module builds on the knowledge and skills developed in teaching components in part one of their relevant programme. Students will work independently in order to critically explore and add to the evidence base for a topic of relevance to their area of study.
