BCH3031 Functional genomics and molecular medicine

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Describe the structure, organisation and functional rearrangement of eukaryotic genomes;

2. 2

   Explain the mechanism of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells;

3. 3

   Illustrate how gene expression is regulated in eukaryotes and how studies of DNA, RNA and protein levels contribute to our understanding of these processes;

4. 4

   Discuss how cell and animal models are used to build our understanding of disease processes and to develop potential therapies;

5. 5

   Describe how the application of genomic and other technologies is used to further our understanding of genomes and the treatment of disease;

6. 6

   Demonstrate the ability to organise, plan and successfully execute laboratory experiments relevant to advanced molecular biology, as well as analyse and report the results in a meaningful way;

7. 7

   Demonstrate the ability to undertake literature based research to collect and evaluate information relevant to current problems in biochemistry and molecular biology and to effectively communicate ideas in writing or orally.