Master in Molecular Biomedicine
Aveiro, Portugal
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English, Portuguese
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Master in Molecular Biomedicine
In the last decade decisive advances have been made in understanding life, in its molecular dimension, and consequently we have evolved in a vertiginous form from a disease perspective, in its diagnosis and therapeutics. Molecular Biomedicine is at the interphase between Medicine/Health and Biology and involves knowhow from Molecular Biology, Genomics, Proteomics, Human health and Pathology.
The 2nd cycle in Molecular Biomedicine (MBMM), will capacitate the student to develop conceptual, practical and methodological tools to apply to molecular biomedicine. The principal objective is to provide the student with a multidisciplinary training to be at the forefront of biomedical research and clinical diagnosis. He/she will thus obtain a broad vision of biomedicine and will acquire skills to transfer the knowledge and scientific knowhow to academia, industry or research or diagnostic laboratories. The intent is to prepare students for future professional environments.
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Year 1
1st Semester
- Topics in Biomedical Statistics
- Molecular Medicine
- Laboratories in Molecular Biomedicine
- Systems Medicine
2nd Semester
- Clinical Research
- Laboratory Rotations/Internship
- Biomarkers
Year 2
- Seminars in Biomedicine
- Dissertation / Project / Internship
The knowledge, skills and competences to be acquired by the student include:
- a good training in the basic, clinical and human sciences;
- an understanding of Health and Illness, particularly at the cellular and molecular level;
- laboratory-based research and diagnostic methods;
- the ability to encourage and apply new technologies (information, diagnostic and therapeutic);
- the multidisciplinary application of knowledge;
- team-working skills;
- the development of critical, self-evaluation and lifelong learning faculties;
- an understanding of the ethics and quality processes, particularly as they relate to research activity;
- an understanding of the Portuguese Health System.
It is expected that the biomedics will have the ability to analyse and assimilate information as well as the ability to access the new technologies as a search engine and facilitator in investigation, diagnosis and therapy. It is also intended that this professional will have the skills to work in various professional environments, such as research centres, hospitals and health centres.