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diseases and provides analysis stained and interpreted; identifying to the diagnosis, and treatment metabolic process, this course will HSC 205 - Biostatistics BMS 4401 Biomedical Science
of immunotherapies. The course cell types and tissues from their of cancer patients. The course help understand and appreciate Placemen- t 2
introduces immunotherapeutic histological appearance; the summarizes the latest knowledge to the functions, constituent reactions, Credit Hours: 3
strategies and the potential structures of a number of tissues date about cancer and how the field and regulatory aspects of the core Prerequisite: STT 100 Credit Hours: 3
adverse effects of long-term with relationship to their functions; is evolving. pathways that constitute human This course introduces students Prerequisites: Completion of 90
immune-modulation. Concepts major pathological changes and metabolism and are responsible for to population health statistics. Credit Hours
detailed include current strategies their histological appearance; and BMS 402 - Hematology II maintaining homeostasis and well- The course covers sources and
for preventing organ transplant identifying histopathological changes Credit Hours: 3 being in humans. types of data, measures of central Central to the Biomedical Sciences:
rejection, focusing on the and their relationship to underlying Prerequisite: BMS 4470B tendency, measures of dispersion, Laboratory Medicine program is the
mechanism of action of the potent disease processes. BMS 401 - Clinical Biochemistry confidence intervals, correlations and acquisition of technical laboratory
immunosuppressant’s rapamycin This hematology II course is II regressions used in public health and skills for Future Medical Laboratory
and Cyclosporin A. Also examined The laboratory sessions will teach directed towards the learning and Credit Hours: 3 environmental health and safety. Sciences (MLS) professionals.
are infectious disease vaccines skills in preservation/fixation, wax understanding of pathological Prerequisite: BMS 400 In the Biomedical Sciences Placement
and adjuvants - innate immune embedding, sectioning, staining disorders of the hematology system, II, students will be introduced to
activators, current vaccination and mounting slides and finally, including benign and malignant This module focuses on selected the basic principles and techniques
strategies, vaccine subtypes, adjuvant microscope skills. conditions. It aims at aFebruary 2023 biochemical tests and their in immunology, histopathology
requirements, vaccine benefits versus BMS 4470B - Hematology I multidisciplinary approach involving limitations on the differential Research, Placements and molecular diagnostics, they
risks, and vaccine safety. hematopathology, pediatric and adult diagnosis of disease states. Coverage will develop basic competencies in
Credit Hours: 3 hematology/oncology, pharmacology, includes tests grouped together and Electives
BMS 301 - Systematic and Prerequisite: BMS 23010C and immunology to attain the for the assessment of disorders planning, performing experiments,
Cellular Pathology maximum benefit of integration. The of the liver, gastro-intestinal tract, and analyzing results, as well as
writing of reports. The duration of
Credit Hours: 3 The practice of laboratory course will cover concepts of blood and myocardium, and extends to BMS 3401 - Biomedical Science the internship is six weeks with a
Prerequisite: BME 381 hematology varies from microscopy cell development and abnormal the application and interpretation Placement 1 laboratory rotation every two weeks,
to advanced genetic analysis.
blood cell morphology in all types of
The course is designed to provide This course is both laboratory hematologic diseases and anemia. of advanced analytical tests used Credit Hours: 3 to maximize students’ learning and
in paediatric biochemistry and for
information on the cellular changes and classroom based. The The students will gain knowledge the assessment of single-gene and Prerequisite: Completion of 60 practice. Students’ performance
that occur in the pathology of major classroom component will cover about the methods of microscopic polygenic disorders. Credit Hours will be assessed via end of rotation
systems and how the disease state the composition of blood myeloid analysis of hemoglobinopathies, reports, end of placement oral
may affect structure and function of and lymphoid cellular origins blood grouping and blood BMS 44130A - Cancer Biology II Central to the Biomedical Sciences: presentation, along with clinical
preceptor and placement coordinator
the different systems. Information or blood cells; transfusion and transfusion, and its complications. Credit Hours: 3 Laboratory Medicine program is the
will include: a) An appreciation red cell antigens; anaemia and The course will give an overall view acquisition of technical laboratory evaluations. Students will have an
of changes in the cellular, tissue haemoglobinopathies; coagulations of bone marrow failure, stem cell Prerequisite: BMS 34130A skills for Future Medical Laboratory orientation workshop prior to the
and organ morphology due to and haemolysis disorders; and transplantation, and hematological This course explores metastasis and Sciences (MLS) professionals. In the placement covering the manual,
disease processes; b) Details of leukaemia and lymphoma. The malignancies. It will also cover topics cancer treatments. Examined are Biomedical Sciences Placement I, the learning objectives, the code of
conduct, the rotation plan and the
alterations in cellular, tissue and laboratory sessions will cover of coagulation factor deficiencies, the means used by cancer cells to students will be introduced to the
organ function due to disease; c) blood smear preparations; Coulter platelets, and common thrombotic physically move from the primary basic principles and techniques in methods of assessment
Cellular pathology techniques e.g. counters and cell flowcytometry; disorders. tumor (e.g. epithelial-mesenchymal clinical biochemistry, bacteriology, HSC 410 - Healthcare Research
microtomy, microscopy, staining, ABO Rhesus testing; anaemia and transition) and how the immune and hematology & phlebotomy. They Methodology
immunocytochemistry and haemoglobinopathy testing; clotting BMS 44110B - Metabolic Disease system promotes this process. Breast will develop basic competences in
immunofluorescence. A lab report, and haemolysis analysis II cancer will be used as a model of planning, performing experiments, Credit Hours: 3
MCQ examination and data analysis BMS 34130A - Cancer Biology I Credit Hours: 3 how cancer cells choose secondary and analyzing results, as well as the Prerequisite: Completion of 80
will assess recall. Prerequisite: BMS 34110B sites for proliferation, especially writing of reports. The duration of Credit Hours + HSC 205
the internship is six weeks with a
Credit Hours: 3 the bone marrow. The course will
BMS 4470A - Histopathology Prerequisite: BMS 23010C Disruption of metabolic and energy laboratory rotation every two weeks, This course is involved with
Credit Hours: 3 homeostasis plays key roles leading also explore colon cancer, genetics to maximize students’ learning and understanding basic principles
and epigenetics; stem cell theories
Prerequisite: BMS 301 The Cancer Biology course is to metabolic disorders. Metabolism of cancer and the importance of practice. Students’ performance of research techniques and
a major course for Biomedical includes various pathways of will be assessed via end of rotation methodologies as applied to
This course is both classroom and Sciences (BMS) and Molecular & chemical reactions; understanding the intestinal stem cells to cancer reports, end of placement oral healthcare professions. The purpose
laboratory based. The classroom Medical Genetics (MMG) programs these pathways leads to an development and treatment; cancer presentation, along with clinical of this course is to further develop
sessions include: an introduction designed to prepare students in their improved knowledge of the causes, treatment including classical anti- preceptor and placement coordinator research, critical analysis, and
to histology and the role of premedical studies for future careers prevention, and cures for human cancer drugs such as antimetabolites, evaluations. Students will have an communication skills. The major
histopathology in diagnosis of in these fields. This course includes diseases. This course provides a alkylating agents and antimitotic orientation workshop prior to the components of this course are
disease; using a light microscope a comprehensive description of all concise yet thorough explanation agents and newer ‘magic bullet’ placement covering the manual, understanding research purpose
and understanding the potentials aspects of cancer biology from the of human metabolism and its role treatments; cellular and humoral the learning objectives, the code of and methodology; developing a
and limits of the instrument; how causes, and mechanistic view of in health and diseases. Focusing on immune responses to tumors; and conduct, the rotation plan and the research proposal; critical review
histological slides are produced, dysregulation of cellular processes, the physiological context of human tumor immunotherapy. methods of assessment. of the literature and information

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