Calendar 2001–02

Postgraduate Studies • Medicine 281 4. Development and Degeneration of Retina 5. The Neurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse 6. The Biology of Male Accessory Sex Glands in Mammals 7. Hormonal Carcinogenesis and Animal Models of Prostate and Breast Cancer 8. Activation of Immune Cells 9. Proteome and Ageing 10. Embryological Basis of Congenital Diseases 11. Effects of Maternal Diabetes on Development of Congenital Malformations MPhil Programme Fields of Specialization Same as those for the PhD programme. Division of Chemical Pathology PhD Programme Fields of Specialization Topics in Chemical Pathology: Endocrinology and Metabolism; Proteins; Lipids; Inborn Errors of Metabolism; Molecular Biology and Mass Spectroscopy. MPhil Programme Fields of Specializaiton Same as those for the PhD programme. MSc Programme in Clinical Biochemistry (Part-time) Courses Offered 1. Analytical Principles 1 (Basic Principles and Procedures in Analytical Clinical Biochemistry) 2. Laboratory Management 3. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 4. Statistics, Research Methodology 5. Plasma Proteins, Immunoglobuline and Tumour Markers 6. Analytical Principles 2 (Spectrophotometry, Fluorometry, Nephelometry, Turbidimetry) 7. Hypothalamus and Pituitary/Thyroid 8. The Adrenal Cortex and Adrenal Medulla 9. Reproductive Endocrinology, Pregnancy 10. Carbohydrate Metabolism, Diabetes, Hypoglycaemia 11. Paediatric Clinical Biochemistry and Inborn Errors of Metabolism 12. Analytical Principles 3 (Radioimmunoassay and Related Techniques) 13. Lipoproteins 14. Fluids and Electrolytes, Acid-base 15. Renal Function, Renal Calculi 16. Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver and Biliary Tract 17. Analytical Principles 4 (Chromatography, Electrophoresis, Electrochemistry) 18. Clinical Nutrition 19. Molecular Biology