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Overview
Immunology & Microbial Sciences at King's College London's research focuses on understanding the immune system, and how it functions in times of health and disease. Our clinical and discovery scientists collaborate widely to work on an inspiring breadth of subjects employing methodologies that span atomic level dissection of molecular and cell function, through to the development of innovative new therapies and clinical trials.
This multi-disciplinary approach enables us to tackle cutting-edge questions in areas of biology and medicine such as asthma, allergy, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, organ rejection, vaccination, and a range of bacterial and viral infections including HIV and Ebola virus.
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Our School is deeply committed to educating the next generations of scientists, researchers and clinicians. High-quality teaching and training are delivered through a raft of research-inspired programmes for medical and biomedical science undergraduates, masters and PhD students, clinical trainees and post-doctoral fellows.
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Major research programmes include:- The study of lymphoid stress-surveillance in tumour rejection and in graft rejection;
- The mechanisms of action of human regulatory T cells;
- T cell development in the thymus;
- Factors that regulate the threshold for lymphocyte responses;
- Monocyte and dendritic cell function and development;
- The maturation of B cell responses in tissues;
- Approaches to immunotherapy;
- RNA trafficking and metabolism and its roles as in host defense and HIV pathogenesis;
- Viral budding mechanisms;
- Innate, cell-autonomous anti-viral responses and pattern recognition;
- Antigen non-specific activation of innate immunity;
- Leukocyte trafficking;
- B cell and T cell responses that operate at the body's surfaces;
- Vaccine and adjuvant design for both immunoprotection (infection / tumours);
- Immunosuppression (autoimmune disease);
- Hospital acquired infections and multi-centre clinical trialsViral vectors and genetic therapies.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , National
- Apply before , International
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Public Health Biochemistry View 44 other Masters in Biochemistry in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 92
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in an appropriate subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Master's degree with Merit or above.
Tuition Fee
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International
24570 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 24570 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months. -
National
5850 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 5850 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months.
Funding
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