MASTER'S DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL GENETICS
Fraijanes, Guatemala
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Master's in Biomedical Genetics at Universidad del Istmo, with INVEGEM and the Faculty of Health Sciences, trains health professionals to understand genetic bases of human disease and apply molecular techniques for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and therapy selection. It addresses scarce regional postgraduate training, strengthens professional skills and research links, and seeks international quality alignment via ANECA certification. Keywords: human genetics, genomics, diagnostics.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may work in clinical laboratories, hospital genetics services, genetic testing firms, biotech or pharmaceutical R&D, or as molecular diagnostics specialists, counselors. Career opportunities include roles in genomic medicine, diagnostic development and healthcare implementation.
The Faculty of Health Sciences of the Universidad del Istmo and the Institute for Research and Education of Human Genetic and Metabolic Diseases –INVEGEM– have signed a Specific Agreement for Scientific-Technological Collaboration in which they recognize the importance of Education as a strategy that allows strengthening the professional performance skills of those who develop in the different disciplines of the health sciences.
The purpose of this Master's is that the participants, upon completion, are able to understand the genetic component of diseases in humans and apply molecular techniques for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and selection of therapy. It is intended that this program have a positive impact at the national and regional level, by promoting the updating of knowledge in human genetics of professionals related to health.
It should be noted that currently, education and training in this area at the master's or doctoral level in Guatemala and in the Central American region is scarce, which is why there is a lack of an adequate number of professionals specialized in the area of human genetics.
