Overview
Molecular and cellular pathology involves the study of disease processes at the molecular level and allows diagnosis of disease through the detection of genetic mutations, dysregulated gene expression and non functional or cytotoxic proteins. In this unit, you will study the role of cellular genetic material and associated genetic rearrangements and mutations at an advanced level. You will explore the application of advanced molecular techniques and their impact on diagnostic testing and provide guidance on appropriate investigation strategies.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: LMED29001 Genomic Pathology 1
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE and self-reflection
Students responded positively to Assessment 2, a case-based task that required them to learn and apply a range of molecular biology software tools using NCBI.
Continue and keep the current format of the Assessment 2 as outlined in the unit profile.
Feedback from SUTE and self-reflection
Students appreciated the Genetic Counselling guest lecture and the content of the presentation, which covered a range of topics related to genes, the genome, and patterns of inheritance.
It is recommended that the Genetic Counselling guest lecture be retained in future offerings. To more fully leverage the guest lecturer’s expertise, it is further recommended that an additional lecture on Cancer Biomarkers and Oncotyping be included, providing students with a clear overview of cancer as a genomic disease.
Feedback from SUTE, student feedback and self-reflection
Students appreciated the tutorial sessions, which facilitated face-to-face discussion in an interactive and engaging setting, with answers to tutorial questions provided during and following the session.
Consider continuing to deliver the tutorial sessions in their current format, and provide and upload the answers to the tutorial questions after each session.