PhD in Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine

The PhD program in Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine provides students with the resources to enhance their knowledge about biochemical and molecular aspects of the eukariotic and procariotic cells in order to held coltures of transformed and primary cell lines. At the same time, students will study cellular and molecular biotechnologies needed to project and realize a research program targeted to the production of biodrugs or diagnostic tools or the understanding of new physiopathogenetic mechanisms followed by clinical applications.
New knowledge about the structure, function and analysis of biological macromolecules and the cellular process in which they are involved will be developed. In addition, knowledge regarding bioinformatics, scientific data bank utilization and distribution with electronic tools is learned.
The students will be made aware about the basis of acquired and congenital diseases candidates for a biotechnological approach as well as about feeding, environmental and microbiological aspects of the diseases. The program should allow the student to have good interaction with clinicians in order to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
During the program students will also learn about the environment impact of Biotechnologies to prevent unwarranted effects.
Moreover the Bioethics European and National Norm as well as the protection of inventions and security of Biotechnologies will be studied.