Based at Charterhouse Square, the maximum intake for this course is twelve full-time students. The MRes in Mechanisms of Vascular Disease provides a practical training in modern molecular and proteomic research techniques and their application to traditional methods of pharmacological investigation of vascular disease mechanisms. This training will be an invaluable foundation for individuals wishing to pursue a career in industry or academic research.

The course is suitable for well-qualified life science graduates interested in pursuing vascular research, for example in inflammation, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, nephrology, or cancer. Students follow an initial three-month course of tutorials and practicals to obtain a broad education in vascular function, and to develop the necessary laboratory skills for conducting the project element of the programme. You then spend periods in three separate laboratories learning and applying a variety of techniques as part of an integrated research project.

Course content

The core course (twelve weeks) provides training in generic research skills and transferable skills. It also provides a practical training in functional genomics so that you develop the laboratory skills required for your research projects (for example gene expression, protein characterisation). You perform three interlinked projects on a specific research theme. The research project programme for each student will ensure they obtain a wide range of practical skills (in vivo, in vitro, and cell studies with biochemical and molecular methods).

Assessment

You will be assessed on reports and presentations made during the course and on your research project reports. You may be required to sit an oral examination in September.

Entry requirements

First or upper-second class BSc degree in a relevant science subject, MBBS with or without intercalated degree.

Further information

Please contact:
Dr Martin Carrier
Centre of Experimental Therapeutics
William Harvey Research Institute
Barts and The London
Queen Mary, University of London
Charterhouse Square
London
EC1M 6BQ
email: m.j.carrier@qmul.ac.uk