PhD in Molecular Medicine
Universidade Santiago de Compostela
Key Information
Campus location
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Languages
Spanish, Galician
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 200 / per year
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Oct 2024
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Introduction
The program aims to continue with the quality training of researchers in the field of the molecular bases of human diseases. Research in human health is a priority axis of the different knowledge management and innovation programs, both at the regional, state and European level.
The study of the cellular, molecular and genetic bases of human diseases is one of the fields that has undergone the strongest expansion in recent years. These studies are a constant source of relevant information for the knowledge of human pathologies, decisively contributing to the improvement in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, all aspects that have directly benefited from the irruption of molecular techniques in medicine. Thus, there is a high need to train qualified researchers in these fields, who nurture the academic, health and biotechnological fields. The main objective is to train, with quality research training under international standards, students to carry out a doctoral thesis in the study of the molecular bases of human diseases, in a basic and translational research environment of scientific excellence.
Lines of investigation
- Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease
- Biological bases of cancer
- Genomic medicine and human genetics
- Techniques applied to biomedical research
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Ideal Students
All students must prove knowledge of the English language at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference on Language Knowledge, or equivalent.
They will have direct access, without the need to take additional training:
1) Students who have completed any of the USC master's degrees:
- Biomedical Research
- Drug Research and Development
- Neuroscience
- Biotechnology
2) Students with the DEA degree obtained through USC programs:
- Molecular Medicine
- Forensic Sciences and Pathology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Interuniversity Program in Endocrinology
- Cell Biology
Other profiles:
The Academic Committee on Doctoral Programs will evaluate each case individually. The possibility of requiring students to supplement training (up to a maximum of 15 credits) from among the subjects offered by the Master in Biomedical Research will be considered.
In the case of other profiles that did not complete a master's degree, an equivalence of training in research credits will be required, at least equal to those of the master's degree that gives direct access, which will be 60 ECTS.
Graduates from foreign educational systems may gain access, without the need for approval, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's degree and that it entitles the country issuing the degree to access doctoral studies.
Admissions
Curriculum
Formation activities
- Attendance at research seminars E2101A01
- Teaching a research seminar E2101A02
- Research activities E2101A03
Training supplements
- Experimental methods P2062101
- Molecular Biology P2062102
- Cell Biology P2062103
- Bioinformatics P2062104
- Statistics for Biomedicine P2062105
- Proteomics and protein structure P2062201
- Population genetics in biomedicine P2062202
- Bioethics and legislation P2062203
- Systems biology P2062204
- Experimental animals P2062205
- Forensic genetics P2062206
- Neuroendocrinology P2062207
- Developmental biology P2062208
- Genomics and genetic diseases P2062209
- Biological bases of cancer P2062210
- Energy homeostasis and nutrition P2062211
- Endocrine diseases P2062212
- Target validation and preclinical drug discovery P2062213
- Immunology: basic and translational research P2062214
Program Outcome
The main objective is to train, with quality research training under international standards, students to carry out a doctoral thesis in the study of the molecular bases of human diseases, in a basic and translational research environment of scientific excellence.