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Type

PhD Programme

Access mode

Programmed

Length

3 years

Location

Modena

Language

English

Department

Department of Life Sciences

Course presentation (FOR PhD course/Specialisation school ONLY)

The PhD in Molecular and Regenerative Medicine was established with the aim of providing a highly qualified preparation in the field of biomedicine applied to the study of molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying 1) the processes of differentiation of epithelial and hematopoietic stem cells and 2) human diseases with particular reference to rare, inflammatory and onco-hematological genetic pathologies. In this context, particular attention is paid to the multiple application aspects of research for diagnostic, therapeutic and regenerative purposes.

The multidisciplinary and international composition of the teaching board allows PhD students, for the development of their project activity, to learn the application purposes of diversified but complementary methodological approaches (cell biology, molecular biology, structural and computational biology, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, biosensor and nanotechnologies), to benefit from a close integration and synergy between basic research and clinical research and to be able to deepen and develop their skills through laboratory experiences in other foreign academic and business contexts thanks to the collaboration with spin-offs and start-ups.

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Department: Department of Life Sciences
Didactic method: PRESENCE

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The preparation that the PhD student acquires in the training course of Molecular and Regenerative Medicine, also through the possibility of taking advantage of High Apprenticeship grants, represents the preferred way to undertake research and development not only in universities or public and private Research institutions, but also in industries related to the health, pharmaceutical and biomedical sectors.

The professional outlets are therefore identifiable in the Basic researcher (field of professional insertion research, academy sector or Biotechnology industry); Medical Researcher (Clinical Investigator) (field of professional insertion applied research, Academy or Health sector, Pharmaceutical Industry, Biotechnology Industry); Medical Biotechnologist in the fields of gene therapy, molecular genetics, regenerative medicine, biosensory, bioinformatics and computational biology (field of professional insertion applied research, design and consulting, occupational sector Biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, Universities, public or private health). Finally, the possibility of operating in laboratories actively included in international networks, facilitates the possibility of carrying out periods of further study (post-doc training) in prestigious foreign laboratories.

The aim of the PhD Course is to provide a high scientific and methodological qualification in the field of molecular and regenerative medicine with the aim of:

1. Develop the scientific training of the PhD student through an integrated research activity with an interactive training activity that favors participation in monographic courses, seminars, journal club, critical reading, workshops, schools and / or intensive courses organized by Scientific Societies and/or National and International research bodies, scientific conferences;

2. Insert the PhD student in a fabric of relationships and constant exchanges with similar national and international research and higher education structures, with public and private bodies in order to open the PhD student to confrontation and competition.

3. Develop and enhance the skills of problem solving in the phases of design and execution of experimental activities, critical interpretation of their results and those present in the literature, working in a group.

4. Learn to develop a research project.

5. Learn to critically interpret the results of experiments and write a scientific work.

To achieve the objectives of the doctoral training project, the doctoral student is required, at the end of each year of the course, to make an oral presentation to the Board of Professors from which the scope and purposes in which the research activity carried out and that planned for the following year of the course are defined. At the end of the PhD course, the results related to the research activity carried out are the subject of a thesis to supplement and complete the works already subject to publication and/or submission.