Medical Science
Medical Science is one of many disciplines within the School of Science and Health. The course is offered on two campuses - Campbelltown and Hawkesbury. There are three specialisations available - Biomedical Science ; Medicinal Chemistry ; Anatomy & Physiology. All three are available on Campbelltown campus, and the Biomedical Science specialisation is also offered on Hawkesbury campus. campus.
Research: Research interests of staff in Medical Science is diverse and multidisciplinary, including medical nanotechnology, neuroscience, medical microbiology, cell & molecular biology as it relates to disease, genetics of disease, medicinal chemistry, and disease pathogenesis.
Medical science research results in new knowledge which underpins medical advances. Research in these areas may involve theoretical modelling, as well as the study of molecular associations, biological molecules, sensory physiology, molecular biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, and investigating the mechanisms and treatment of disease.
Facilities: We have a number of high-tech instruments that provide scientists with the opportunity to perform cutting edge research. The Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (SIMS) provides chemical analysis of surfaces, and just below the surface, of a range of materials with a sensitivity up to parts per billion. The unique Confocal Bio-Imaging Facility is a multi-user imaging and microanalysis facility allowing researchers to study how genes, molecules and proteins work and interact in living cells and organisms. The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility is arguably the best of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, and contains three spectrometers that can be used to study areas such as drug binding, diffusion in porous systems ranging from sandstone to polymers to brain tissue, plants and water flow, and supercooled liquids and biological tissues.
Courses: The Bachelor of Medical Science degree allows you to choose subjects that suit your career goals. If you are fascinated by the underlying science of medicine, and would like to pursue a career in medical research, hospital or pathology laboratories, the pharmaceutical or cosmetics industries, scientific sales or quality assurance, then consider the UWS Medical Science program. The course is also a good choice for those aspiring to study post graduate medicine afterwards.
The UWS Bachelor of Medical Science (Advanced) degree allows all the flexibility of the Medical Science degree and is designed for high achieving students who want to extend themselves and prepare for a research career. This is a challenging program that includes additional research training. You will be linked to experienced researchers and mentored throughout the Advanced Medical Science program.
Medical Science Academic Staff:
| Academic Staff Member | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Trevor D Bailey Deputy Dean | t.bailey@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3213 |
| Dr Cindy Kersaitis Director of Program | c.kersaitis@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3330 |
| Professor Janice Aldrich-Wright | j.aldrich-wright@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3218 |
| Professor William S. Price | w.price@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3336 |
| Assoc Prof Robert Close | r.close@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3535 |
| Assoc Prof Qihan Dong | q.dong@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3633 |
| Assoc Prof Peter Shortland | p.shortland@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3804 |
| Dr Ingvars Birznieks | i.birznieks@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3292 |
| Dr Reynaldo Castillo | r.castillo@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3208 |
| Mrs Christine Chin | c.chin@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3491 |
| Dr Robyn Crumbie | r.crumbie@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3201 |
| Dr Liza Cubeddu | l.cubeddu@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3343 |
| Dr Manisha Dayal | m.dayal@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3493 |
| Dr Roland Gamsjaeger | r.gamsjaeger@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3302 |
| Dr Bahman Ghadirian | b.ghadirian@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3216 |
| Dr Hayley Green | h.green@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3697 |
| Dr Graham Jones | graham.jones@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3399 |
| Dr Robert Kaziro | r.kaziro@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3207 |
| Dr Cheang Khoo | c.khoo@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3211 |
| Dr Antonio Lauto | a.lauto@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3235 |
| Dr Simon Mahoney | s.mahoney@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3060 |
| Dr Michelle Moffitt | m.moffitt@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3521 |
| Dr Oliver Morton | o.morton@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3446 |
| Dr Simon Myers | s.myers@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3383 |
| Dr Srinivas Nammi | s.nammi@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3038 |
| Dr Don Neely | d.neely@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3205 |
| Dr Gabriel Perrone | g.perrone@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3286 |
| Dr Sabine Piller | s.piller@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3354 |
| Mr Zoran Pletikosa | z.pletikosa@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3732 |
| Dr Tim Stait-Gardner | t.stait-gardner@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3216 |
| Dr Colin Stack | c.stack@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3237 |
| Dr Mark Temple | m.temple@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3329 |
| Dr Allan Torres | a.torres@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3459 02 4620 3387 |
| Dr Ming Jie Wu | m.wu@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3089 |
| Dr Gang Zheng | g.zheng@uws.edu.au | 02 4620 3729 |
