Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Teaching department
- Division of Biosciences
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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Available to students in Years 3 and 4, also open to students taking MSc Biomedical Sciences or on the stem cells stream of the MRes Biosciences. Students must have a suitable grounding in cell and developmental biology, e.g. CELL0009 and CELL0010/CELL0023 and BIOL0013, or equivalent eg MBBS Developmental Biology. Please contact the module organisers if you have any questions about the background required. This module has limited capacity and you are not guaranteed a place unless it is compulsory for your degree programme/stream/pathway/route. If it is a listed option in your programme summary you will be given priority should more students apply than there are places.
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
Content and Module Aims
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
- Stem cells in ageing
- Neural stem cells
- Cancer stem cells
- Muscle stem cells - basic biology and regenerative potential
- Retinal stem cells
- Bone regeneration and stem cells
- Haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy
- Epithelial stem cells
- Soft tissue engineering
- Biomaterials
- Nerve tissue engineering
- Ethical aspects of stem cell research and therapies
Module organizers: Dr Marc Amoyel (marc.amoyel@ucl.ac.uk) and Prof. Francesco Saverio Tedesco (f.s.tedesco@ucl.ac.uk).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 听听听
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In Person
- Methods of assessment
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85%
Exam
15%
Fixed-time remote activity
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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5
- Module leader
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Dr Marc Amoyel
- Who to contact for more information
- marc.amoyel@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 听听听
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In Person
- Methods of assessment
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85%
Exam
15%
Fixed-time remote activity
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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6
- Module leader
-
Dr Marc Amoyel
- Who to contact for more information
- marc.amoyel@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 听听听
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In Person
- Methods of assessment
-
85%
Exam
15%
Fixed-time remote activity
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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70
- Module leader
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Dr Marc Amoyel
- Who to contact for more information
- marc.amoyel@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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