感染生物学

Our MSc Infection Biology course will equip you with the knowledge
and skills required to join the global fight against infectious diseases
which threaten humanity.As exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease
remains a major cause of human death. Novel treatments are required to
meet this challenge as the efficacy of antimicrobial interventions,
including the potency of vaccines, continues to decline. The discovery
of novel preventative and therapeutic interventions are now critically
dependent upon a detailed mechanistic understanding of disease
processes, their impact upon human pathobiology and the feasibility of
therapeutically targeting such mechanisms.With a view to training a generation of infection biologists
equipped with the skills to tackle this global challenge, the MSc in
Infection Biology provides outstanding academic and research training in
the molecular and cellular basis of host-microbe interactions in health
and disease.You will learn directly from internationally recognised
scientists through joint research, thereby securing a sustained
interaction with expert mentors for the duration of the course. The
course provides research training in fundamental aspects of infectious
diseases, microbial (viral, bacterial, helminth and fungal)
pathogenesis, host interactions, antimicrobial immunity, and
antimicrobial therapy. For the talented student this course provides an
excellent training prior to registration for a PhD.