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Personalised Medicine (PHAY0034)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Life Sciences
Teaching department
School of Pharmacy
Credit value
15
Restrictions
Only available to students on MSc PFE, MSc Pharmaceutics, and MRes Drug Sciences
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module will provide a perspective in pharmacogenomics applied to clinical and pharmaceutical research, with particular emphasis on patient-centric medicine. The focus of the module will be on the development and use of personalised medicine for the treatment of diseases. The module will also provide an introduction to the use of personalised medicine for prevention and diagnosis of diseases. Students will develop a theoretical knowledge and understanding of personalised medicine in pharmaceutical sciences alongside drug discovery, clinical pharmacology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, tailored drug delivery, epidemiology, ethics and governance of individualized therapies.

List of lectures:

  • Defining personalised medicine
  • Use of formulation sciences in personalised drug product development
  • Use of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics in personalised drug product development
  • Use of PK/PD modelling in personalised medicine drug product development
  • Use of biomarkers in personalised drug product development
  • Integrating pharmaceutical science into personalised medicine: 3D printing
  • Integrating biochemical science into personalised medicine: (chronobiological) anticancer personalised medicine
  • Integrating pharmacogenetic science into personalised medicine: gender and drug response
  • Integrating pharmacy practice into science: paediatric medicine
  • Clinical translation in personalised medicine from lab scale production to clinical product

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
50% Coursework
50% Viva or oral presentation
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
52
Module leader
Professor Mine Orlu
Who to contact for more information
sop.pgt@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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