Pgdip cancer and molecular pathology and genomics barts cancer institute

Overview
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This programme combines in-depth teaching of disease mechanisms and molecular technologies with an emphasis on developing your critical and practical skills. It will provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to pursue a research career, either in a clinical or scientific setting, and contribute to the growing need for scientists and clinicians to translate molecular advances into the clinical situation. We place a strong emphasis on development of your practical skills and this is reflected in the research skills module.
This programme will:
Further your pathology skills, so it is ideal for career progression
Give you a core understanding of human pathology and molecular biology and an in-depth knowledge of the principles and applications of molecular technologies as applied to human disease
Update you on the most recent advances including tumour biology and cell signalling
Have an emphasis on cancer therapy and molecular pathology
Why study at Queen Mary University of London?
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry is comprised of two world renowned teaching hospitals, St Bartholomew's and The Royal London. Both continue to make an outstanding contribution to moder­­­­n medicine and together have been consistently ranked among the top five in the UK for medicine.
Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a Cancer Research-UK Centre of Excellence and a leading cancer research institute in the UK.
This course is taught by the UK's leading oncology experts – we were ranked number one for Cancer Research in the last Research Assessment Exercise.
You will be taught by internationally renowned lecturers that are at the forefront of the field in cancer biology, genetics, screening, prevention and therapy.
A distance learning option is available.
Facilities
Barts Cancer Institute is a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence. Students will benefit from: