Our MSc Students at University of Bucharest (CIVIS)

Maria MINADAKI (MSc Class 2021-2023, 2nd year, Prof. Despina Sanoudou Lab, BRFAA & Medical School - NKUA) & Valentini TZIMOGIANNI (MSc Class 2021-2023, 2nd year, Prof. Aristides Eliopoulos Lab, Medical School - National & Kapodistrian University of Athens) have been selected among the top European MSc and PhD Students to attend the Blended Intensive Program (BIP) CIVIS course "Drug design and discovery" organized by the University of Bucharest between May & June 2023.

Both of them were awarded an international scholarship funded through the CIVIS fund and provided to outstanding graduate students to attend the international CIVIS program. Congratulations!

Through lectures and laboratory exercises, students have learned and collaborated together forming groups to develop their knowledge and skills for the medical and pharmaceutical industry. This Blended Intensive Programme encouraged learning and research activities in a multi-cultural environment. Learning outcomes: 1) Understand and explain the structure of the drug discovery and development process. 2) Understand the current challenges and the main approaches used in modern day drugs design and discovery process. 3) Understand how drugs are tested to see if they work (efficacy) and if they are safe (toxicology and safety pharmacology) and acquire practical skills concerning the in silico and wet lab methods used for drug design and development. 4) Develop skills relevant for the medical and pharmaceutical industries.

Virtual part: 3 May to 16 June 2023 (online)

Physical mobility: 3 to 7 July 2023 (in Bucharest, Romania)

Maria MINADAKI & Valentini TZIMOGIANNI (MSc Class 2021-2023) at the CIVIS Blended Intensive Program in Bucharest, Romania

CIVIS is a European Civic University formed by the alliance of 11 leading research higher education institutions across Europe: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aix-Marseille Université, Universitatea din București, Université libre de Bruxelles, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Sapienza Università di Roma, Stockholm University, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, University of Glasgow, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg and University of Lausanne. It brings together a community of more than 470,000 students and 58,000 staff members including 35,000 academics and researchers.

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