Immune therapies|cell therapy|gene therapy|checkpoint inhibition

The module provides an overview of basic scientific concepts that underpin development of novel immunotherapeutic approaches including gene and cell therapy,...

Biological Therapies and Live Medicines (INIM0044)

The module provides an overview of basic scientific concepts that underpin development of novel immunotherapeutic approaches including gene and cell therapy, checkpoint inhibitors and biologics. In addition, students will learn about regulatory aspects, which are required to help make future medicinal products safe and effective. In particular, the content will include discussion of different types of cell therapy, viral vectors, gene editing, tissue engineering and checkpoint therapies in the context of immune deficiency, cancer and autoimmune disease.

Aims

To provide students with a good understanding of biological basis and current clinical applications of novel immune therapies

In particular the aims of the module are:

To provide students with up to date knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts that underpin current immunotherapeutic approaches
	To describe key techniques/ methodologies at the forefront of novel immunological therapies
	To make students aware of ethical and regulatory considerations of these approaches
Learning outcomes

The students will be able to:

Examine and discuss immunological therapies from basic scientific concepts through to current and future therapeutic application
	Compare, contrast and appraise key methodologies and approaches in the development of novel therapeutics
	Evaluate and critically appraise key data that informs development of novel therapies
	Discuss ethical and regulatory consideration related to immune therapeutics

This module will introduce students to some of the key social, cultural and data-driven debates that are influencing what digital humanities is now and what it...

Advanced topics in the Digital Humanities (INST0068)

This module will introduce students to some of the key social, cultural and data-driven debates that are influencing what digital humanities is now and what it might become in the future, and that are driving digital humanities scholarship forward internationally. Topics that will be covered may include: postcolonial digital humanities; feminist digital humanities; digital ethics; algorithmic criticism; theories of modeling in digital humanities; theories of making in the digital humanities; interdisciplinarity and digital humanities.

Learning outcomes: on successful completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Identify current debates/ open problems in international Digital Humanities scholarship
2. Discuss the key characteristics and evolution of such debates/ open problems
3. Understand the ways that theoretical debates can inform practice in Digital Humanities
4. Critique and challenge dominant paradigms of digital humanities thinking
5. Understand the hallmarks of good and bad arguments along with effective ways of assembling
evidence and reasons
6. Synthesise complex and wide ranging literature effectively

Compulsory: this module is compulsory for students on the MA in Digital Humanities.

Optional: this module is optional for students on the MSc in Digital Humanities.