Discipline of Pathology

Teaching and research in pathology

We carry out research and clinical work, teach pathology to undergraduate and postgraduate students and maintain the Ainsworth Interactive Collection of Medical Pathology.

About the discipline

We are part of the School of Medical Sciences, and have been teaching pathology at the University of Sydney since 1883. Today, the curriculum has expanded to provide for the advances and demands of science, medical practice and society.

How to study pathology

Teaching has traditionally been a high priority of the discipline and this, together with close staff/student inter-relationships, has resulted in high academic achievements. We teach students in the Sydney Medical School, Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Science and the School of Medical Sciences.

We also offer a workshop for Year 12 students.

Undergraduate courses

We teach pathology units of study in the:

Student can choose to undertake a pathology minor in either of these degrees.

View the full list of pathology study options.

Honours

You can undertake honours in pathology through a:

View the list of available honours projects.

Honours in pathology is open to internal and external applicants who meet the entry requirements.

For more information about eligibility and taking an honours year, visit our honours page.

Postgraduate courses

You can study anatomy and histology units into the following postgraduate degrees:

Doctor of Dental Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
and many of our postgraduate courses in medicine and health.

Postgraduate research

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine and Health)

For more information, please visit our postgraduate research page.

Our research laboratories

Our academics carry out important basic and clinical research in these laboratories:

Cell Signalling Laboratory
Macromolecular Structure
Molecular Immunopathology
Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology
Mucosal Immunology
Neuropathology
Redox Biology Group
The Stacey Motor Neuron Disease Laboratory
Vascular Immunology
Viral Immunopathology.

Our research is well served by facilities such as flow cytometer and laser capture microdissection apparatus (shared facilities), histopathology lab, morphometry equipment, confocal microscopy, and an extensive range of capabilities for research based on tissue culture, molecular biology and biochemical analysis.