The aim of this unit is to provide students with advanced knowledge of the physiological processes that regulate normal and how these may go awry leading to significant human conditions or even disease. Lectures will focus on male and female reproductive physiology, endocrinology of reproduction, physiology of fertilisation, cell cycle control and apoptosis, mechanisms of differentiation, gastrulation, cardiovascular development, tissue formation and organogenesis, stem cell biology and the link between developmental processes and cancer. Problem-based learning will focus on reproductive physiology and re-activation of developmental processes in adult disease. Practical classes will examine the processes regulating reproductive physiology, sexual dimorphism, and human pathophysiology.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Department of Medical Sciences |
---|---|
Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
?
|
A mark of 70 or above in {6cp from (PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001) or 12cp from [(PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (BCMB2X02 or BIOL2X29 or GEGE2X01) or (BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2406)]} |
Corequisites
?
|
None |
Prohibitions
?
|
PHSI3010 |
Assumed knowledge
?
|
None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Natalie Kwai, natalie.kwai@sydney.edu.au |
---|---|
Lecturer(s) | Natalie Kwai, natalie.kwai@sydney.edu.au |
Anna Waterhouse, anna.waterhouse@sydney.edu.au | |
Mathias Francois, mathias.francois@sydney.edu.au |