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Type

PhD Programme

Access mode

Programmed

Length

3 years

Location

Modena

Language

English

Department

Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences

Course presentation (FOR PhD course/Specialisation school ONLY)

The course aims to develop a community of young researchers characterized by high autonomy, legitimate and innovative scientific ambitions, and the possession of advanced methodologies in various fields of biomedical research. The course intends to train researchers to acquire the theoretical and practical foundations necessary for conducting independent and innovative scientific activities in both basic and applied disciplines (in clinical and public health sectors) within the biomedical field, at both public and private institutions. These researchers must possess high scientific qualifications in the design and execution of research activities in cell biology (including histology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and proteomics), clinical practice in its various areas and dimensions, and public health and preventive medicine. They will acquire specific skills and abilities in the design of experimental and observational studies, evaluation of scientific projects and products, and the application of innovations and technologies in the biomedical field.

The PhD researchers trained by the Course must also be capable of integrating into the national and international scientific context through an education open to collaborative experiences, benefiting from interdisciplinary skills, and spending, as much as possible, training periods at Italian and foreign research institutions where they can learn advanced and innovative skills, abilities, and methodologies.

PhD students must also acquire linguistic proficiency in English, statistical-computational skills with advanced data processing techniques, communication skills in writing and presenting scientific results, favoring open science methods, and they must be trained in understanding and respecting the ethical principles and regulations governing both basic and applied research, in both human and laboratory settings.

The Course is divided into three curricula: Public Health; Translational Medicine; Cell Biology.

Scientific Topics

Information on the research lines for each curriculum and their respective tutors can be found on the Course website at this link .

Info

Department: Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences
Didactic method: PRESENCE
PhD Coordinator

PhD Course website and contact office

More information

Specific degrees indicated by the Call.

Placement in public structures offering the possibility of carrying out research activities on an ongoing basis (universities, autonomous research bodies and laboratories, health authorities) and in private companies with a high rate of development and technological innovation, both nationally and internationally, generally maintaining close links with the UNIMORE training structures of origin.

In detail, the placement of PhDs may take place at

- Public bodies:
a) Facilities and laboratories of the national health system and hospital companies, where the PhD may work as head of laboratory analysis or highly qualified targeted research projects;
b) Italian and foreign universities, as researcher/university lecturer or laboratory technician in research laboratories specialised in the clinical-experimental biotechnology area;
c) Public Bodies-Institutes and Government Agencies directed towards highly qualified scientific research activities and teaching.

- Private Entities:
a) Industry: clinical-experimental-biotechnological research laboratories of pharmaceutical companies and research and development centres for biotechnological, pharmaceutical, diagnostic products in the health area:
1. production control
2. quality control
3. product and process management.
b) Laboratories, bodies and institutes dedicated to highly qualified clinical and basic scientific research.

The Course aims to:
a) Train researchers capable of transferring the main clinical issues of the different sectors of the Course to applied research, in order to acquire the theoretical and practical foundations for a future career in the research and development sector at public or private institutions.
b) Train highly qualified PhD researchers to carry out activities in the design, synthesis, characterization, and development of biologically active products and molecules, with specific skills in experimental design, monitoring and evaluation of projects, and the application of a wide range of both conventional and innovative technologies.
c) Integrate researchers into the broad spectrum of international research through multidisciplinary training and by spending training periods at research institutions, preferably abroad, where the student can learn specific technologies, be exposed to a different educational and/or working environment, and improve their use of the English language.
d) Enable PhD students to achieve autonomy in the design of research related to various human pathologies, which will lead them to use different technologies/models appropriately in relation to various scientific problems.