TRM6008 Translational research and medicine in blood diseases

In this unit, you will develop and demonstrate in-depth knowledge of haematological diseases, a diverse range of conditions affecting the constituents of blood and blood-forming organs. Discipline-specific topics will include diseases of the blood and its components including haemophilia, anaemia, thrombosis, and blood cancers such as leukemia, myeloma and lymphoma. Developing a fundamental understanding of the molecular and cellular changes in specific haematological diseases will provide a contextual basis to identify patient outcomes, justify the use of appropriate technologies to answer patient-specific haematological problems and evaluate pathways to translate haematological research findings into clinical practice.

This unit will consist of online specialist lectures delivered by researchers and clinicians actively working in the haematology discipline, and eLearning resources. You will review and evaluate clinical and scientific literature in haematological diseases with a focus on clinical and translational medicine perspectives, and present this information in written form, and via oral presentations and posters suitable for a conference presentation. This unit will provide you with an in-depth clinical and translational research knowledge base to generate cutting-edge research questions, and to develop the ability to undertake inquiry-based research.