MSc Program Structure
The M.Sc. program consists of four main modules, which will be attended in parallel. In summary, the four modules will cover the following individual fields:
1. Mechanisms of Disease
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Introduction to Basic Laboratory and Clinical Research Methodology
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms in immunological diseases and chronic inflammation
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms in cancer
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms in metabolic diseases
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms in infectious diseases
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Systems Biology and identification of new targets: Prevention, diagnosis and targeted therapies
2. Molecular and Cellular therapies
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Biological therapies (molecular, genetic and cellular)
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Cutting-edge technologies in molecular biology and genetics (genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, metagenomics, epigenetics etc.)
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Biomarkers and companion diagnostic kits for personalised approaches
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Fundamental principles in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biostatistics
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Precision Medicine: Methods, trends and challenges
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Drug development process - from in silico to in vivo; Innovation in medical product evaluation
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Orphan drugs / Orphan diseases
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Drug repositioning
3. Bio-innovation
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Emerging markets in the pharmaceutical sector and healthcare
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Basic principles of entrepreneurship and innovation: Start-ups, spin-offs and investment funds
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Successful examples of business innovation
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Advanced Biomaterials and Nanotechnologies
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Intellectual property and exploitation of results: the life cycle of a patent
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Technology transfer: from academia to industry
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Opportunities and challenges in the "big data" era
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Ethical, legal and social implications of personalized medicine
4. Transferable Skills
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Oral presentations of research results or new business products
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Writing research grant proposals or plans for business sponsorship/funding
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Writing scientific articles or reports on the activities of companies
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Bioethics and ethics in science and the business world
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Good safety practices in laboratory areas etc.
* The Msc program is full time. It is organised in such a way that it is not possible to be combined with a full-time job.
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