University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Medical Cell Biology
The Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Medical Cell Biology in Health Professions is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.
Program Length: 1 YEAR.
Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Medical Cell Biology offered by the University of the Witwatersrand
The Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in the field of Medical Cell Biology is is a research-intensive course aiming to provide students with a thorough understanding of cell and molecular biological processes in relation to disease.
The backbone of the course is based on seminars and discussion themes with research topics offered including:
Curriculum
- Teratology and Birth Defects with a specific focus on the in vitro and in vivo assessment of teratogenic agents on aspects of embryological processes.
- Reproductive Biology with interests regarding the processes of implantation and infertility.
- Neuroanatomy with a specific focus on mammalian sleep physiology and evolutionary links.
- Thrombosis and Inflammation, with a specific interest in disease manifestations and electron microscopy.
- Breast Cancer and Immunology, focusing on the in vitro assessment of cellular and molecular cancer processes.
Depending on the research topic chosen, students will be exposed to the following techniques:Tissue and cell culture methodology
- Immunocytochemistry,
- Electron and light microscopy,
- PCR, cytokine analyses and statistical methods,
- Comparative histology
- Flow cytometry
- Experimental embryology
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