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Dr Helen Wright PhD, BSc

Senior Lecturer / Career Development Fellow Versus Arthritis Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science

Teaching

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

LIFE102 BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
I provide a 6-lecture block plus workshops which provide an introduction to the innate and adaptive immune responses, using examples of bacterial and viral respiratory infections to demonstrate host defence.

LIFE130 / LIFE223 COMMUNICATION AND STUDY SKILLS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES
I act as Academic Advisor for 12 students, and am LIFE130 / LIFE223 tutor for first and second year undergraduate students in the School of Life Sciences.

LIFE332 SPECIALISED BODY SYSTEMS
I am taking over the Module Organiser role for LIFE332 from 2024/25.

I also provide Masters projects across several different programs: MRes Clinical Sciences, MRes Advanced Biological Sciences, MRes Biomedical Sciences & Translational Medicine, and MBiolSci as well as undergraduate Honours projects

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

MBChB YEAR 1 FOUNDATION BLOCK
I provide 5-lectures for first year medical students on haematopoiesis and cell-mediated immunity.

Modules for 2023-24

BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Module code: LIFE102

Role: Teaching

Communication and Study Skills for the Life Sciences

Module code: LIFE130

Role: Teaching

RESEARCH PROJECT

Module code: LIFE700

Role: Teaching