Postgraduate Courses

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe potential important ethical issues that biomedical researchers may face in their careers.
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  When presented with a case or specific scenario, identify the explicit or potential ethical issues, arguments, and perspectives arising from the case or scenario.
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  Critically analyze and evaluate ethical issues revolving around contemporary biomedical/life science research in a contextual manner, and form and justify their own position on these ethical issues.
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  Recall and describe key principles, policies, and regulations relevant to the ethical and responsible conduct of research (e.g. Nuremberg Code).
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  Identify administrative or other resources on campus that researchers can access to seek assistance with ethical issues they may be facing.
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  Communicate and present ideas to others in a clear and critical manner about complex issues, both in presentation and written format.
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  Engage in open and thoughtful discussions with peers on complex ethical issues.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Acquire knowledge of experimental technologies.
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  Analyze and interpret numerical data and demonstrate proficiency in selected modern technology for life science .
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  Formulate questioning in a practical settings.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Understand the principals of the latest technological breakthroughs.
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  Effectively use modern technologies to answer biological questions.
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  Analyze and critique scientific papers.
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  Develop essential skills in scientific communication.
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  Prepare students for conducting innovative research.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Identify in-depth and up-to-date knowledge in the field of molecular and developmental neurobiology.
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  Develop expertise in advanced methodologies and technologies employed in Neuroscience.
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  Critically assess and evaluate new research ideas, communicate effectively with scientific community on advanced neuroscience research topics, and formulate ideas.
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  Define the principles, and applications of the major cutting-edge methodology and experimental design in molecular and developmental neurobiology, and apply them in the student-led research.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Recognize the molecular mechanism underling certain human diseases.
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  Apply knowledge from modern biomedical sciences to evaluate current treatments and envision potential future treatments.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Translate scientific questions into appropriate statistical models and hypothesis.
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  Perform statistical analysis using R given experimental data.
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  Interpret analysis results in the scientific context.
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  Determine the power of hypothesis testing and use it to guide experimental design.
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  Develop statistical thinking and describe the basic theories, potential pitfalls, and limitations of main methods.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Identify the latest concepts in selected cellular processes and the basic mechanisms underlying these processes.
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  Recognize how new discoveries can improve ways to treat different diseases.
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  Apply the knowledge learnt in the course to problem solving in their own research.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Identify the fundamental knowledge of the selected topics of current interest which may not be covered by existing courses.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Prepare effectively abstracts announcing a scientific presentation.
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  Give formal research seminars of their own research topic in an organized and rational manner.
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  Develop efficient presentation and communication skills.
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  Identify the latest development in different research areas of Life Science.
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  Critically analyze data on other research presentations and provide constructive suggestion to speakers.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe the current research findings in the area of neuroscience.
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  Evaluate and analyze information relevant to neuroscience systematically.
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  Exchange research information/ideas, communicate and explain information/ideas in the area of neuroscience.
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  Present research and scientific topics in an organized and rational manner, effectively use data and scientific principles to support rational conclusions and defend them in the discussion part of the presentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe the current research findings in the area of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
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  Evaluate and analyze information relevant to Biochemistry and Biophysics systematically.
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  Exchange research information/ideas, communicate and explain information/ideas in the area of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
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  Present research and scientific topics in an organized and rational manner, effectively use data and scientific principles to support rational conclusions and defend them in the discussion part of the presentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe the current research findings in the area of Biotechnology and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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  Evaluate and analyze information relevant to Biotechnology and Traditional Chinese Medicine systematically.
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  Exchange research information/ideas, communicate and explain information/ideas in the area of Biotechnology and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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  Present research and scientific topics in an organized and rational manner, effectively use data and scientific principles to support rational conclusions and defend them in the discussion part of the presentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe the current research findings in the area of Development and Systems Biology.
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  Evaluate and analyze information relevant to Development and Systems Biology systematically.
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  Exchange research information/ideas, communicate and explain information/ideas in the area of Development and Systems Biology.
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  Present research and scientific topics in an organized and rational manner, effectively use data and scientific principles to support rational conclusions and defend them in the discussion part of the presentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe the current research findings in the area of Genomics and Bioinformatics.
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  Evaluate and analyze information relevant to Genomics and Bioinformatics systematically.
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  Exchange research information/ideas, communicate and explain information/ideas in the area of Genomics and Bioinformatics.
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  Present research and scientific topics in an organized and rational manner, effectively use data and scientific principles to support rational conclusions and defend them in the discussion part of the presentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe the current research findings in the area of Cell Biology.
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  Evaluate and analyze information relevant to Cell Biology systematically.
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  Exchange research information/ideas, communicate and explain information/ideas in the area of Cell Biology.
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  Present research and scientific topics in an organized and rational manner, effectively use data and scientific principles to support rational conclusions and defend them in the discussion part of the presentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Be acquainted with historical and current research in each of the topic areas.
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  Develop the ability to assess scientific literature by reading research article.
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  Develop the ability to review and present scientific literature through oral presentations.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Broaden the interests and knowledge of postgraduate students by inviting mostly external speakers to discuss current topics at the frontiers of biological sciences.
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  Enhance students’ communication and social skills via interacting with the well-known speakers through questions during the seminars and casual setting (such as student luncheons and reception).

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Design and plan an experimental approach to test a specific hypothesis, to carry out research and to organize research tasks to meet a deadline.
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  Implement the planned experimental procedures under the guidance of senior laboratory personnel.
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  Communicate in a clear and organized manner an evaluation of a project, scientific interpretation of the data and conclusions reached.
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  Apply experience and technical ability to undertake future research on Life Science.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Obtain basic knowledge of chromosomal abnormalities in tumour cells, methods for detection and their clinical significance.
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  Discuss the genetic basis of cancer and implications for clinical diagnosis, prognostication and disease monitoring.
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  Special topics in neuroscience/cancer biology: to focus on neuronal signaling and neurodegenerative diseases, and cell cycle control.
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  Cell signaling: to discuss the concept and techniques used in signal transduction study and its connection with cancer.
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  To obtain basic knowledge in molecular diagnostics.
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  To obtain basic concepts on the design of molecular medicine studies, including statistical considerations.
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  To obtain basic knowledge on high throughput molecular technologies, including those used in proteomics and the mass spectrometric analysis of nucleic acids.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Put into practice the teaching skills learnt.
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  Use the self-management skills they have learnt.
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  Put their information seeking skills into practice.
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  Use their professional conduct skill in their future careers.
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  Use research management and skills in publishing in their research.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Explain how diverse classes of non-coding RNA were discovered and characterized.
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  Explain how biological processes can be regulated by non-coding RNA.
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  Critically assess the scientific literature in writing.
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  Critically review and present scientific literature in oral presentations.
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  Develop experiments concerning the use or characterization of non-coding RNA in biological studies.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Design, develop and conduct original research in Life Science.
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  Communicate research findings effectively in written and oral presentations.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Design, develop and conduct original research in Life Science.
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  Communicate research findings effectively in written and oral presentations.