PhD in Mechanisms of Disease and Regenerative Medicine (ProRegeM)

Cycle

Terceiro ciclo

Degree

Doutor

Coordinator

Prof. Doutor José António Henriques de Conde Belo

Education objectives

This PhD programme main goal is to endow students with a multidisciplinary training required to be at the forefront of research in mechanisms of disease and regenerative medicine. This training will allow the PhD candidates to have a wide view of the field and on how to transfer their scientific skills into industry. We aim by these means to prepare students for employment as researchers both in academy, industry or clinical laboratory, either by direct entry or pursuing further studies.

The proposal builds on the research expertise of UAlg-IBB/CBME and UNL/FCM-CEDOC, the already ongoing collaborations between both institutions, and two distinct Hospitals and their medical staff.

There will be a significant emphasis on hypothesis-driven collaborative research projects, and the curricular structure of this programme is organized into a group of core graduate courses taught jointly by participant and collaborator institutions.

 

At the end of the training period, the candidates will be able to:

- Demonstrate broad knowledge of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, and molecular mechanisms of human diseases;

- Have understood the needs, approaches and opportunities in Translational Medicine

- Generate hypotheses, plan, conduct and analyse experimental research;

- Work within a group and independently;

- Present and discuss own results and ideas and interact with other professionals taking advantage of new

social/business networking tools and environments;

- Contribute significantly to the field with publications and a thesis;

- Write a business plan, understand basic management and business principles, and product marketing.

Degree pre-requisites

 

Access to other courses

n/a

Structure

1st Year
Code	Name	ECTS
1061001	Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Mechanisms	6
1061000	Developmental Biology and Animal Models of Disease	6
1061002	Chronic and Degenerative Diseases	6
1061006	Annual Student Meeting	1.5
1061007	Thesis	34.5
1061005	Doctoral Committe Anual Report	1
1061004	Seminars	1
1061003	Electives	4

2nd Year
Code	Name	ECTS
1061008	Competences in science communication	3
1061013	Thesis	49.5
1061010	Seminars	1
1061012	Annual Student Meeting	1.5
1061009	Electives	4
1061011	Doctoral Committe Anual Report	1

3rd Year
Code	Name	ECTS
1061014	Translational Medicine	3
1061019	Thesis	49.5
1061017	Doctoral Committe Anual Report	1
1061016	Seminars	1
1061018	Annual Student Meeting	1.5
1061015	Electives	4

4th Year
Code	Name	ECTS
1061020	Mini-MBA	6
1061024	Thesis	47.5
1061023	Annual Student Meeting	1.5
1061022	Seminars	1
1061021	Electives	4