Biological and Medicinal Chemistry|Chemistry|Physical Chemistry

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY MEDICINAL LIFE SCIENCES

Module Outline:

This is an intermediate course designed to provide students who have a primary interest in Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry with a more...

Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences (CHEM0020)

PROCESS SYSTEMS MODELLING AND DESIGN|SAFETY|COMPUTATIONAL MODELS|PROCESS SYSTEM ENGINEERING|PROC

Aims:

The module aims to develop modelling concepts and simulation skills to consider complex process design in the context of safety and sustainable process...

Process Systems Modelling and Design (CENG0025)

Aims:

The module aims to develop modelling concepts and simulation skills to consider complex process design in the context of safety and sustainable process plant development.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, the students will be expected to be:

able to develop computational models for complex plant items;
	able to use contemporary simulation tools to modelling process behaviour;
	able to make informed decisions on process design based on conflicting and missing information in the context of safety and sustainable process plant development
Synopsis:

The following issues will be considered:

process systems engineering
	process modelling
	process design
	process optimisation
	dynamic simulation
	uncertainty analysis
	model validation
Lectures, tutorials and e-learning resources will provide training in the techniques and tools required to carry out design projects applying advanced design concepts and computational tools.

The aim of the module is to provide an up-to-date survey of the rapidly changing field of stem cell research, from fundamental principles to the practicalities...

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (CELL0012)

The aim of the module is to provide an up-to-date survey of the rapidly changing field of stem cell research, from fundamental principles to the practicalities of regenerative medicine. Students will learn about the basic biology of stem cells and how it differs in various tissues, how stem cells are involved in disease from genetic disorders to ageing, how stem cells can be harnessed to regenerate tissues, what challenges regenerative medicine faces, and the approaches taken by researchers to overcome them.

Indicative lecture topics (based on the syllabus of the last couple of years):

Introduction - stem cells and development
	Introduction - regenerative medicine and reprogramming
	Stem cells and niches
	Muscle stem cells - basic biology and regenerative potential
	Stem cells in ageing
	Neural stem cells
	Cancer stem cells
	Biomaterials
	Studying human hematopoiesis at single cell level
	Bone regeneration and stem cells
	Haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy – making genetic medicines
	Epithelial stem cells
	Dental stem cells
	Soft tissue engineering
	Retinal stem cells
	Nerve tissue engineering
	Ethical aspects of stem cell research and therapies
	Stem cell gene therapy for immunodeficiencies.
Module organizers: Dr Marc Amoyel (marc.amoyel@ucl.ac.uk) and Dr Francesco Saverio Tedesco (f.s.tedesco@ucl.ac.uk).