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Medical school in Australia at the University of Sydney

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Global leaders in medical science

#24 in the world 2020 QS Subject Rankings in life sciences and medicine
#28 in the world 2020 QS Subject Rankings in anatomy

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The University of Sydney School of Medical Sciences

Leaders in medical science education and research

A research-intensive group of disciplines comprising anatomy and histology, pathology, pharmacology and physiology.

About Sydney School of Medical Sciences

The School of Medical Sciences contributes to courses in medicine, science, dentistry and pharmacy. We produce high-impact research across a range of biomedical fields and we are a key part of the Bosch Institute and the Brain and Mind Centre.

Disciplines

Our teaching and research activities comprise the following disciplines:

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Study with us

We're leaders in medical science research and education, and our degrees will prepare you for an engaging and rewarding career. Our graduates and researchers work in a variety of fields across medicine, health and science.

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Our research

We aim to improve overall human health by investigating how the human body functions, the maintenance of health and the ways we can treat and prevent disease using pharmacological treatment.

Our people

Leadership

Professor Sarah Young
Head of School

Myrophora Koureas
School Manager

Professor Robert Vandenberg
Deputy Head of School and Head of Discipline of Pharmacology

Associate Professor Kevin Keay
Head of Discipline of Anatomy and Histology

Professor Paul Witting
Acting Head of Discipline of Pathology

Professor Peter Thorn
Head of Discipline of Physiology

Professor Jamie Triccas
Head of Discipline Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Associate Professor Scott Byrne
Head of Discipline Applied Medical Sciences

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Head of School

Professor Sarah Young

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School of Medical Sciences

Phone

+61 1800 SYD UNI (1800 793 864) - in Australia
+61 2 8627 1444 - outside Australia
+61 2 9351 2841

soms.schoolmanager@sydney.edu.au

Fax

+61 2 9351 4195

Address

Anderson Stuart Building (F13) Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney NSW 2006

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Latest news

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19 December 2019

6 careers with a degree in medical science

From pathology to histology, a degree in medical science can open up many doors to a career in medicine or research.

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15 October 2019

Estuarine waters hold promise in global pain-relief hunt

In a world first, a team of Australian-led researchers has discovered a uniquely shaped fungus in pristine waters, which may mimic opioids with fewer side-effects. It had been hoped that such a molecular structure might exist.

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23 September 2019

5 minutes with Medical Science student Rayza De Souza

Rayza De Souza shares how her health design project at Westmead led her all the way to the Biodesign Challenge in New York.

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28 August 2019

New partner joins forces in development of in vitro blood vessel

A project working on building blood vessels outside of the body has attracted further industry attention, with the IMCRC joining Dr Steven Wise and Codex Research in the research collaboration.

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16 August 2019

Sydney PhD graduate selected for prestigious Novo Nordisk-Oxford Fellowship

Medical sciences PhD graduate, Shilpa Nagarajan, has been recognised as a future leader in diabetes and metabolism research, receiving a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship to expand her research into insulin resistance and diabetes.

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05 August 2019