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Master the exciting field of biotechnology!
The Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences – Molecular Biotechnology and Diagnostics specialization track will equip you for a career in the exciting field of biotechnology and translation research.
Through the programme in Molecular Biotechnology and Diagnostics, you will obtain extensive theoretical and practical expertise on central concepts and techniques in modern molecular biotechnology and diagnostics.
You will also learn to apply the acquired knowledge in practice for the development of novel tools and methods for the detection of molecular substances. The education is focused on the key technologies of diagnostics and molecular biology with opportunities to apply this knowledge both to medical and other areas of diagnostics.
After graduation, you will be equipped with skills that enable you to join the industry, to pursue a career as a scientist, or to enter the public sector. In addition, the curriculum also gives a good foundation for those interested in entrepreneurship.
Academic Excellence & Experience
Focus areas of research in Molecular Biotechnology and Diagnostics studies are novel diagnostic concepts and technologies. The studies focus also on diagnostics applications in various areas such as medicine, environmental, and food quality monitoring. Other research topics of importance include:
Antibody and protein engineering.
Fluorescence marker technologies.
Nucleic acid detection techniques.
Biomarker discovery.
Development related to both communicable and non-communicable diseases of global importance.
Master's Thesis & Topics
The final project aiming for the Master’s thesis is based on an independent, experimental research project in a laboratory. The research work is made under the guidance of a supervisor.
The results obtained in the research project will be presented in a Master’s seminar using common procedures known from scientific meetings.
The Master’s thesis will be written based on the results from the experimental work and a review of relevant background literature.
Examples of thesis topics:
Effect of codon usage of signal sequence on Fab fragment expression.
Antibody Expression, Purification, and Assay development for the detection of Malaria.
Colorectal cancer-specific CEA lectin nanoparticle assay.
Lateral flow assay platform for infectious disease diagnostics.
Utilization of skeletal Troponin I recognizing binders in immunoassay.
Enhanced cancer-specificity of tumour markers by lectin-labelled nanoparticles.
Biomedical Sciences At Turku Universities
Turku has longstanding research traditions in the field of biomedicine. Especially the fields of drug discovery, diagnostics, and biological and medical imaging represent the top-level expertise of the University of Turku.
The Molecular Biotechnology and Diagnostics specialization track is part of the Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences. The close cooperation of four specialization tracks forms a unique educational combination of biomedical sciences in Finland and worldwide. Other specialization tracks of the Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences are:
Biomedical Imaging
Drug Discovery and Development
Medicinal and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry
The Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences is organized in collaboration with two universities, the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, and managed together by the Faculties of Medicine, and Science and Engineering at the University of Turku.
The offered education is based on the true research strengths of the participating units:
Department of Chemistry at the University of Turku
Institute of Biomedicine at the University of Turku
Department of Biochemistry at the University of Turku
Department of Biosciences at the Åbo Akademi University
