Teaching Students in Faculty of Arts and Science Pathophysiology
Mingyao Liu
Professor of Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
November 21, 2009, Shanghai, China
Outline
• Merge of universities, the bigger the better?
• University of Toronto
• Human biology programs
• Teaching human biology by faculties from Medicine
• Translational medicine
People58,915 undergraduates
12,287 graduate students
International Students: 5,312 undergraduate (9%)
1,753 graduate (15%)
456 post-doctoral fellows
1123 clinical and research fellows
ResourcesFaculty:
2,159 tenure/tenure-stream 5,461 clinical faculty
Annual operating budget of $1.8B
One of the top 5 research libraries in North America
with over 15 million holdings
Infrastructure3 campuses
18 faculties
841 undergraduate programs
520 graduate programs
14 professional Programs
This is U of T...
Excellence at UofT
• 24th out of 500 in Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking on research intensity• 1st in Canada and 19th in North America (2007)•Publishes more science research paper than any public university in North America• Excellence in disciplines across major spectrum
Source: Times Higher Education Supplement, 2008
Prodigious Quality
AAU: Association of American Universities
Medicine and Health Sciences
A corridor to 10 major teaching health science centres, the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion and the MaRS Convergence Centre:
• UofT ranked sixth in clinical medicine and 14th in life sciences in scientific performance (HEEACT, 2009)• 6,835 separate research grants (2007) • > $550 million in annual funding • 1900 faculty, including 156 Canada Research Chairs and 70 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada• over 5,000 clinical faculty and over 6,000 students in over 8 Faculties and schools
Source: Times Higher Education Supplement, 2008
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Thomson ISI US and Canadian University Indicators, Deluxe and Standard Editions 2007
Three Campuses
2006 Enrolment:
Mississauga: 9,669
St. George: 50,871
Scarborough: 9,603
Faculty of Arts and Science: over 50,000 undergraduate students
Human Biology ProgramsEnvironment & Health Genes, Genetics & Biotechnology Global Health Health & Disease Health Care Ethics Human Biology Neuroscience
HMB201H - Introduction to Genes, Genetics and Biotechnology HMB202H - Introduction to Health and Disease HMB203H - Introduction to Global Health HMB210H - Scientific Controversies and Misconceptions HMB301H - Biotechnology HMB302H - Vertebrate Histology and Histopathology HMB303H - Global Health and Human Rights HMB304H - Biomedical Visualization HMB306H - Epistemological Ethics in MedicineHMB310H - Laboratory in Neuroscience HMB314H - Laboratory in Human Biology HMB325H - Statistics Applied to Human BiologyNEW350H - Selected Topics: AIDS in Africa, Challenges and Successes HMB397H - Scientific Communication
HMB402H - Bench-to-bedside: translating lab research into clinical practice HMB422H - Seminar in Health and Disease HMB430H - Trends in Neuroscience HMB434H - Complementary and Alternative Medicine HMB435H - Topics in Molecular Cell Biology HMB436H - Human Fungal Interaction HMB441H - Genetics of Human Disease HMB444H - Human Biology and Human Destiny: Science, Popular Science, and Science Fiction HAJ453H - AIDS: A Global Perspective JEH455H - Current Issues in Environment and Health HMB472H - Exercise Physiology HMB473H - Exercise and Mental Health HMB489H - Advanced Laboratory in Human Biology
Full Year Research ProjectsHMB399Y - Independent Experiential Study Project HMB400Y - Research Project in Neuroscience HMB498Y - Research Project in Global Health HMB499Y - Research Project in Human Biology
Computer Science Medicine
MARSCCBR Dan
MSHUHNHSC
St. George Campus & Hospitals
HMB402H – Bench-to-bedside: translating lab research to clinical practice
• Professor John Marshall– Sepsis clinical trials– Inflammation and apoptosis– Student presentations
• Professor Mingyao Liu– Acute lung injury and lung transplantation– Nanoparticle based drug delivery in treatment of acute lung injury– Student presentations
• Professor Heather Ross– Incorporating a transplanted heart– Remote ischemic pre-conditioning– Student presentations
Acute Lung Injury: from Molecular Mechanism to Nano-Medicine
Mingyao Liu, MD, MScProfessor of Surgery, Medicine and Physiology
Director, International Research Relations
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Senior Scientist
Director, Center for Research Education and Training
University Health Network Toronto General Research Institute
Outline
• A history of ARDS• Conflicts in treatment of ARDS• Ventilator-induced lung injury • Mechanotransduction• Src inhibition as a potential therapy• Nano-particle based drug delivery
HMB402HIF Bench-to-Bedside: Translating Lab Research into Clinical Practice
Module 2-2: Nanotechnology in Lung Injury
Instructors: Mingyao Liu, MD, MSc
Shan-Yu Fung, BSc, MASc, PhDOctober 23, 2009
Module 2-2 Course Outline
• Introduction to Nanotechnology– Historical background– What is nanotechnology?– Molecular self-assembly
• Nanotechnology in medicine– Nanoparticles for drug delivery– Self-assembling peptide based nano-delivery: case studies
• Nanotechnology in Lung Injury– Nanoparticles for pulmonary delivery– Nano-drug delivery for acute lung injury: case studies
Student Presentation
• Every student chose a paper related to selected subject
• 10 minutes slides presentation
• 5 minutes question period
• Scored by students– Scientific contents– Critical thinking– Presentation (visual, voice, eye contact...)
Summary
• Synergy between Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Arts and Science
• Considering the career pathways for students
• Training the trainees (post-doc and students)
• Participation, ability and knowledge
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