| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 (see Timetable) |
| Outcomes |
Students acquire an understanding of biological processes and mechanisms of tissue and organ regeneration and repair; how this information can be used to devise therapeutic strategies including organ transplantation, cell therapy and gene therapy; and quality assurance systems and auditory processes for therapeutic goods. The unit is suitable for students interested in a career in biomedical industry, regulatory agencies, clinical laboratories or leading-edge biomedical research. |
| Content |
This unit provides an understanding of biological processes and mechanisms during regeneration and repair and concepts of how they can be used and manipulated for the development of therapeutic strategies in a range of human disorders. This includes pathobiology of tissues and organs and the role of repair and regeneration, stem cell and cloning technology in therapeutics, the use of physical devices in repair and regeneration, solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, good manufacture practice (GMP), principles governing therapeutic goods administration and ethical problems in biotherapeutics. |
| Assessment |
This includes practical reports, two seminars, a class test, an oral examination and a final examination containing essay questions.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Winthrop Professor Ming-Hao Zheng, Professor Jiake Xu and Professor Patricia Price |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Co-requisites: PATH3354 Immunology and Immunopathology is recommended |
| Advisable prior study: Students who have not completed these units should discuss preliminary reading with the unit co-ordinator: ANHB2214 Human Organs and Systems, (BIOC2201 Biochemistry of the Cell or BIOC2202 Biochemical Regulation of Cell Function), GENE2230 Molecular Genetics, PATH2201 Introduction to Human Disease, (PATH3301 Pathobiology of Human Disease or ANHB3313 Cell and Tissue Organisation) |
| Approved quota: 16 |
Contact hours—lectures: 2–3 hrs per week; labs/tutorials: 2–3 hrs per week
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Book lists are available from the University Co-operative Bookshop and the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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