
Master in Cancer Biology
Bordeaux, France
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 400 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* annual registration fees are calculated according to the University of Bordeaux regulations
Key Summary
Introduction
The program covers the bases of molecular and cellular mechanisms driving oncogenesis, the complex cellular and molecular-interacting networks with the tumor microenvironment dictating cancer development and metastatic dissemination, the clinical aspects of cancer pathology, and therapeutic possibilities. The development of critical analysis and creative skills that must be applied in the conception of research proposals, accessing and processing experimental data, and literature searches are also important components of the program.
A detailed training offer of the Master&rsquo's degree is available on its dedicated webpage and includes a 2-month internship in the first year and a 5-month internship in the second year.
The international PhD training includes:
- Monthly seminar series in oncology
- Participating in various research projects within the Oncosphere labs and their partners worldwide
- 100hrs of additional courses, balanced between disciplinary (cancer biology) and complementary training (including ethics and entrepreneurship)
- Access to high-quality research facilities
- Conferences, seminars, and workshops on cancer organized by the Biological and Medical Sciences Department, the Oncosphere research network, and/or the SIRIC BRIO lab
- Participating in the Great South-West Canceropole annual congress
- Participating in the Scientific Doctoral-School Day
- Organizing and participating in the Graduate-Program Cancer-Biology Scientific Day (for graduate students and junior researchers), within the frame of the Oncosphere yearly symposium
Strengths
- Close connections to the Oncosphere network of research laboratories, dealing with all current issues in oncology (CNRS, Inserm, and various University of Bordeaux and international labs)
- State-of-the-art technologies for cancer modeling, diagnosis, and treatments
- A strong, interdisciplinary, research dynamic and learning environment, provides students with the possibility to interact with not only biologists, clinicians, and other health professionals, but also physicists, mathematicians, chemists, computer scientists, and philosophers of science working in the field of cancer
Admissions
Curriculum
Program structure
The Master in Cancer Biology consists of four semesters including two research internships.
Semester 1
- Cancer cell biology (9 ECTS)
- Bioinformatics and omics (3 ECTS)
- Imaging and molecular histology (3 ECTS)
- Experimental design in biomedical sciences (3 ECTS)
- Molecular and cell biology techniques (9 ECTS*)
- English (3 ECTS*)
Semester 2
- Cancer immunobiology and immunotherapies (6 ECTS)
- High-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics (3 ECTS)
- Research internship (12 ECTS)
- Molecular basis of pathologies (9 ECTS*)
- Optional: animal experimentation training and certification (6 ECTS)
Semester 3
- Microenvironment and tumor heterogeneity (6 ECTS)
- Modeling and therapeutic innovation in cancer (6 ECTS)
- Tutored interdisciplinary project (3 ECTS)
- Communication and project conception (9 ECTS)
Two courses to be chosen from:
- Concepts and causality in cancer (3 ECTS)
- Microbiota and physiopathology (3 ECTS)
- Pharmaceutical sciences (3 ECTS)
- Other courses offered in the Biology and Health Master programs
Semester 4
- Research internship (30 ECTS)
*Courses are common with other tracks of the Biology and Health Master program.
Career Opportunities
The Graduate Program in Cancer Biology prepares students for various career paths (research, teaching, project management, scientific mediation, etc.) in the academic as well as the private sector.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.