Year 2 | Marta Zaccaria

Spotlight on Tamoxifen

Pharmacology and Drug Action (MEDC0013) was one of my favourite modules of Year 2. I really enjoyed going over the physiology learnt in Year 1 and applying this knowledge to understand the mechanism of action of many important drugs which I had only heard of before. Part of the assessment for this module consisted in…

Fibrosis & discussion writing

The Cell and Molecular Biology module (MEDC0107) has given me a detailed background in cell signalling, organisation, replication and more: understanding of these and many other cell processes is key, especially when considering a biomedical research pathway. Actually, also the assessment of the module was linked to the practical aspects of this career: we were…

Alzheimer’s disease, microglia and essay writing

The Nervous System & Neurological Diseases (MEDC0012) was one of the most challenging modules of Year 2, both in terms of content and assessment. The coursework consisted of a 1500-word essay which was definitely a level up compared to Year 1. We were given the possibility to choose from a list of essay titles, so…

UCL ChangeMakers

My reflective portfolio is part of a wider project which started in November 2020. I was offered the oppurtunity to work on a UCL ChangeMakers project alongside Dr Nephtali Marina-Gonzalez and Dr Jennifer Rohn, two of my module leads in Year 1, and Advaith Veturi, who recently graduated in Applied Medical Sciences. The aim of…

Presenting lab techniques

At the start of Year 2 I was looking forward to studying Techniques in Molecular Medicine (MEDC0011). I was expecting to develop some basic lab skills and gain relevant knowledge to further comprehend the “methods section” when reading research articles. Actually, although we were not able to access the labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, I…