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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

SIJ3004 CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND Summative Assessment: 50%
PHYSIOLOGY

This course will discuss the basic SIJ3006 MEMBRANE BIOCHEMISTRY
mechanisms of diseases, alterations of the
AND CELL SIGNALLING
biochemical aspects and symptoms that
are shown due to diseases in relation to This course discusses the organization and
metabolic disorders or changes in the
structure of membranes, their functions
body’s physiological systems. Clinical and and importance to cells. Students will be
diagnostic tests, suitable treatment and exposed to the types and roles of
prevention methods will also be discussed
membrane proteins and then the cell
using a specific disease as example. transportation mechanisms on the
membrane. The components and
Assessment Methods:
mechanisms of signal transduction, its
Continuous Assessment: 40% function and importance will also be
Summative Assessment: 60%
discussed. Then, the students will
associates between malfunction of signal
transduction with diseases.
SIJ3005 CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR
IMMUNOLOGY Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50%
This course introduces the importance of
Summative Assessment: 50%
immune system, components of the
immune system, different categories of
immune responses and their general
SIJ3008 ADVANCED MOLECULAR
properties. For adaptive immune BIOLOGY
response, in depth explanation will be
given on the development of the
In the first half of the course, students will
lymphocytes, the receptor gene be thought techniques used in the
rearrangement, the selection process and manipulation of DNA and the basics of
the activation mechanisms of the
recombinant DNA technology. Topics
lymphocytes. The role of MHC molecules in covered would include recombinant
antigen presentation will also be covered. technologies, the use of recombinant
This will be followed by the effector
technologies in gene manipulation and the
functions of the activated lymphocytes, basic principles of the methods used. In the
integrated with the innate immune
second half of the course, the use of these
responses, which also includes the
approaches in scientific research will be
mechanisms of inflammation, explored.
phagocytosis and complement.
Application of immunological techniques Assessment Methods:
will also be covered. Short presentation Continuous Assessment: 40%
will be done by the student on the topics of
Summative Assessment: 60%
immune reactions against selected
diseases.

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50%

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