All teaching delivered by the Dunn School is research-led teaching, and all our lecturers are active scientists who run their own laboratories. Students are hence exposed to cutting edge research into the mechanisms of disease with hands-on experience of key techniques.
For 2nd year Medicine students, the Dunn School delivers the BM Principles of Pathology course. The course organiser is Professor Ulrike Gruneberg. We also deliver three BMS 2nd year Final Honours School Part A options, Immunity and Microbiology, Cellular Pathology (both headed by Professor David Greaves) and Molecular Biology (headed by Professor Monika Gullerova), for second-year BMS students.
Dunn School scientists also co-ordinate three options in the Final Honours School (FHS) of Medical and Biomedical Sciences for third-year students. Professor Sumana Sanyal organises the Infection and Immunity Option, Professor Chris Norbury organises the Cancer Option, and Professor Ulrike Gruneberg organises the Molecular Pathology Option.
Please check the pre-clinical Medicine and Biomedical Sciences course websites for more details on these courses.
Principles of Pathology
The Dunn School delivers a state-of the-art course that introduces the principles of infectious diseases, innate and adaptive immunology, as well as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Teaching is delivered through both lectures and practical classes.
Practical classes cover
- Bacterial analysis and classification
- Bacterial killing assays and data analysis
- Introduction to the principles of flow cytometry with clinically relevant examples to work through in class
- Chronic inflammation
- Histology of cardiovascular disease
- Cancer
The course provides researchers at the Dunn School with an ideal opportunity to gain their first experience of teaching, either by giving tutorials or acting as discussion group leaders in seminars or demonstrators in practical classes. Prior to classes, we offer extensive training and support to demonstrators (organised by Professor David Greaves). Contact Gemma Needham for more details.
Final Honours School (FHS) Options in Infection Biology, Cancer and Molecular Pathology
The Infection and Immunity Option focuses on bacterial and viral pathogens and their interactions with human host. The Cancer Option encompasses the molecular and cellular basis of pathogenesis as well as immunotherapies and other new approaches to cancer treatment. The Molecular Pathology course includes themes covering the biology cellular organisation, signalling, cell division and disease and the ‘language’ of eukaryotic genes and their regulation.
Integrative teaching sessions in the final term prepare students for individual aspects of the written FHS exams. If you have a University of Oxford login, details of courses may be found here.
Undergraduate Research Projects
Dunn School research groups regularly host research projects for Oxford undergraduate students as part of their course. This includes FHS Part B projects for 2nd year Medicine and BMS students, FHS Part C projects for 4th year BMS students and Part II projects for 4th year Biochemistry students. for If you are a current Oxford student, please contact the head of research group you are interested in directly.
Are you a current Dunn School postdoc or graduate student interested in gaining teaching experience?
You can find more information on our intranet.