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MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES - University of Padova Department of Molecular Medicine
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                    UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

MEDICAL	
  BIOTECHNOLOGIES

    Department	
  of	
  Molecular	
  Medicine	
  	
  
           University	
  of	
  Padova	
  
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES - University of Padova Department of Molecular Medicine
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                                   UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

                         The	
  aim	
  of	
  the	
  course	
  is…	
  
                                            	
  
…to	
   educate	
   specialised	
   graduates	
   with	
   an	
   advanced	
  
biomedical	
   knowledge	
   concerning	
   the	
   links	
   between	
   the	
  
structure	
  and	
  the	
  purpose	
  of	
  biomolecules	
  and	
  bio-­‐systems	
  
operaGng	
   at	
   cellular	
   and	
   Gssue	
   level	
   of	
   the	
   human	
   body,	
   in	
  
both	
   physiological	
   and	
   pathological	
   condiGons.	
   The	
   wide	
  
knowledge	
   of	
   the	
   techniques	
   is	
   based	
   on	
   a	
   solid	
   prac>cal	
  
ac>vity	
  in	
  laboratories.	
  	
  
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES - University of Padova Department of Molecular Medicine
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                            UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

What will a specialised graduate in Medical
    Biothecnologies be able to do? *
	
  
Ø To	
   work	
   in	
   industry	
   (pharma,	
   biotech	
   companies)	
   for	
  
     new	
   diagnos>cs,	
   molecular	
   therapeu>cs,	
   regenera>ve	
  
     medicine	
  and	
  vaccines	
  	
  

Ø To	
  work	
  in	
  academia	
  as	
  a	
  researcher	
  and	
  lab	
  director	
  in	
  
   one	
  of	
  the	
  many	
  fields	
  of	
  Molecular	
  Medicine	
  	
  

Ø To	
  be	
  an	
  entrepreneur	
  in	
  Biotech	
  start	
  up	
  companies	
  as	
  
   a	
  result	
  of	
  scien>fic	
  discoveries	
  

* See also the qualifying educational objectives described in “classe LM-9”
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES - University of Padova Department of Molecular Medicine
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                         UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

                              …and more…
	
  
Graduates	
  will	
  be	
  able	
  to	
  assist	
  doctors	
  in	
  the	
   diagnos>c	
  
and	
   in	
   the	
   therapeu>c	
   phases	
   when	
   those	
   imply	
   the	
  
manipula>on	
   of	
   cells,	
   genes	
   and	
   other	
   bio	
   systems	
   and	
  
when	
  specific	
  biotechnological	
  experimental	
  competences	
  
are	
  required	
  
	
  
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES - University of Padova Department of Molecular Medicine
What	
  are	
  the	
  specific	
  biotechnological	
  experimental	
  
                                 competences?	
  
Ø gene>c	
  diagnosis	
  and	
  therapy	
  	
  
Ø assisted	
  insemina>on	
  	
  
Ø therapies	
  with	
  engineered	
  cells	
  	
  
Ø ra>onal	
  design	
  and	
  development	
  of	
  new	
  medicines	
  
Ø construc>on	
  of	
  nano-­‐biotechnological	
  instruments	
  for	
  advanced	
  diagnos>c	
  	
  
Ø imaging	
  and	
  drug	
  delivery	
  	
  
Ø immune	
  response	
  modula>on	
  	
  
Ø diagnos>c	
  based	
  on	
  innova>ve	
  process	
  of	
  medical	
  laboratory	
  techniques	
  	
  
Ø immunotherapy	
  with	
  aimed	
  cellular	
  targets	
  
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES - University of Padova Department of Molecular Medicine
Organising,	
  coordina>ng,	
  managing	
  and	
  planning…	
  

Ø lab	
   ac>vi>es	
   for	
   the	
   research	
   with	
   advanced	
   diagnos>c	
   inves>ga>on	
  
   and	
  	
  the	
  use	
  of	
  biotechnological	
  methodology	
  and	
  manipula>on	
  of	
  cells	
  
   or	
  other	
  biotechnological	
  products	
  
	
  
Ø the	
   experimental	
   part	
   of	
   clinical	
   researches	
   implying	
   the	
   use	
   of	
  
   biotechnological	
  techniques	
  or	
  other	
  biotechnological	
  products	
  
	
  
Ø biotechnological	
  research	
  applied	
  to	
  medical	
  science	
  
	
  
Ø the	
   developing	
   and	
   monitoring	
   of	
   biotechnological	
   programs	
   applied	
   to	
  
   human	
   beings	
   in	
   respect	
   of	
   ethical,	
   technical,	
   environmental	
   and	
  
   economic	
  implica>ons
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES - University of Padova Department of Molecular Medicine
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                          UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

    In	
  order	
  to	
  be	
  admiLed	
  students	
  must	
  have:	
  
                                            	
  
Ø an	
   adequate	
   personal	
   qualifica>on	
   to	
   be	
   able	
   to	
   pass	
  
   the	
  entrance	
  test	
  
Ø a	
  good	
  knowledge	
  of	
  chemistry,	
  physics,	
  mathema>cs,	
  
   cell	
  structure	
  and	
  animal	
  biology,	
  according	
  to	
  the	
  plan	
  
   approved	
  by	
  the	
  Consiglio	
  del	
  Corso	
  di	
  Laurea	
  	
  
Ø a	
   good	
   English	
   language	
   knowledge,	
   adequate	
   to	
  
   understand	
  lessons	
  in	
  English,	
  according	
  to	
  the	
  criteria	
  
   set	
  by	
  the	
  Course	
  	
  
Students	
  must	
  also:	
  

Ø Have	
  obtained	
  the	
  bachelor	
  degree	
  before	
  the	
  date	
  
   that	
  will	
  be	
  communicated	
  in	
  the	
  admission	
  no>ce	
  	
  
	
  	
  
Ø Enroll	
  for	
  the	
  test	
  within	
  the	
  end	
  of	
  August	
  2014.	
  The	
  
   exact	
  date	
  will	
  be	
  communicated	
  in	
  the	
  admission	
  
   no>ce	
  
	
  
Ø Pass	
  the	
  entrance	
  test	
  
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                 UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

For	
  more	
  details	
  about	
  the	
  registra>on	
  
 procedure	
  and	
  the	
  entrance	
  test	
  we	
  
                ask	
  you	
  to	
  go	
  to:	
  
                                      	
  
www.unipd.it -Corsi -Corsi di laurea - preimmatricolazioni e
                     immatricolazioni
                                       	
  
 hLp://www.unipd.it/corsi/corsi-­‐di-­‐laurea/avvisi-­‐di-­‐ammissione-­‐ai-­‐
                              corsi	
  
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                      UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

                THE	
  MASTER	
  DEGREE	
  COURSE	
  	
  
                                  	
  
• is	
  open	
  to	
  32	
  European	
  Community	
  and	
  non-­‐European	
  
  Community	
  ci>zens	
  officially	
  resident	
  in	
  Italy	
  who	
  meet	
  the	
  
  applica>on	
  requirements;	
  	
  
• reserves	
  5	
  places	
  for	
  non-­‐European	
  Community	
  ci>zens,	
  
  resident	
  abroad	
  
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                                                              UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

ENTRANCE	
  TEST	
  CONSISTS	
  OF	
  50	
  MULTIPLE-­‐CHOICE	
  QUESTIONS	
  (IN	
  ENGLISH):	
  	
  
	
  
46	
  QUESTIONS	
  WILL	
  VERIFY	
  KNOWLEDGE	
  OF	
  FOLLOWING	
  SUBJECTS:	
  	
  
-­‐ MATHEMATICS	
  –	
  STATISTICS	
  
-­‐ BIOETICS	
  –	
  SOCIOLOGY	
  –	
  ECOLOGY	
  –	
  PATENT	
  LAW	
  
-­‐ CHEMISTRY	
  –	
  BIOCHEMISTRY	
  
-­‐ PHYSICS	
  	
  
-­‐ BIOLOGY	
  –	
  PATHOLOGY	
  
-­‐ MICROBIOLOGY	
  
-­‐ GENETICS	
  
-­‐ IMMUNOLOGY	
  
	
  
4	
  QUESTIONS	
  WILL	
  VERIFY	
  COMPREHENSION	
  OF	
  TEXTS	
  IN	
  ENGLISH	
  
	
  
The	
  test	
  will	
  be	
  scored	
  as	
  follows:	
  each	
  correct	
  response	
  equals	
  1	
  (one),	
  each	
  incorrect	
  
answer	
  entails	
  a	
  penalty	
  of	
  –	
  0.25,	
  and	
  blank	
  responses	
  are	
  given	
  a	
  value	
  of	
  0	
  (zero).	
  
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                    UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

        Master	
  Course	
  in	
  Medical	
  Biotechnologies	
  LM-­‐9	
  
                                        	
  
hLp://www.medicinamolecolare.unipd.it/medicalbiotechnologies	
  
                                        	
  
   hLp://www.facebook.com/MedicalBiotechnologiesUnipd	
  
                                        	
  
             didacca.medicinamolecolare@unipd.it	
  
                                        	
  
     Servizio	
  Didacco	
  di	
  Medicina	
  Molecolare	
  049	
  8218681	
  
                                        	
  
  hLp://en.didacca.unipd.it/offerta/2013/ME/ME1934/2012	
  
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                                          UNIVERSITY OF PADUA

                     Contacts	
  informa>on:	
  
                       University	
  of	
  Padua:	
  
            hLp://www.unipd.it/medical-­‐biotechnologies	
  
       hLp://didacca.unipd.it/offerta/2013/ME/ME1934/2012	
  
                                     	
  
                Department	
  of	
  Molecular	
  Medicine:	
  	
  
   hLp://www.medicinamolecolare.unipd.it/medicalbiotechnologies	
  
                                     	
  
                              Facebook:	
  
      hLp://www.facebook.com/MedicalBiotechnologiesUnipd	
  
                                     	
  
                                      Didac>cs	
  Offices:	
  
Medical	
  Biotechnologies	
  secretariat	
  :	
  Dr.	
  Sara	
  BoLon,	
  Dr.	
  Alessia	
  Berton	
  	
  
  sara.boLon@unipd.it;	
  alessia.berton@unipd.it;	
  Tel	
  049	
  8218602	
  
                                         	
  
          Molecular	
  Medicine	
  Didac>cs	
  Office	
  (Dr.	
  Ilenia	
  Maniero)
      	
  didacca.medicinamolecolare@unipd.it;	
  Tel	
  049-­‐8218681	
  
Master	
  Course	
  in	
  Medical	
  Biotechnologies	
  

Courses	
  Ist	
  Year	
                                                        CFU	
  tot	
  
Cell	
  and	
  Organ	
  Physiology	
  and	
  Medical	
  Pathophysiology	
            8	
  
Proteomics	
  and	
  BioinformaGcs	
                                                 6	
  
Nanobiotechnology	
                                                                  6	
  
GeneGcs	
                                                                            6	
  
Immunology	
  and	
  General	
  Pathology	
                                          8	
  
PharmaceuGcal	
  Biotechnology:	
  Design	
  and	
  Analysis	
  of	
                 6	
  
BiopharmaceuGcals	
  
Laboratory	
  Medicine	
  Technologies	
  and	
  Molecular	
  DiagnosGcs	
          14	
  
Pharmacology	
  and	
  Molecular	
  Therapies	
                                     14	
  
Amount	
  of	
  Credits	
  1st	
  year	
                                            68	
  
Master	
  Course	
  in	
  Medical	
  Biotechnologies	
  Percorso	
  Forma>vo	
  

Courses	
  2nd	
  Year	
                                                           CFU	
  tot	
  
Experimental	
  Models	
  in	
  Vivo	
  and	
  in	
  Vitro	
                            6	
  
Stem	
  Cells	
  Biology	
  and	
  Molecular	
  Biology	
  of	
  Development	
          6	
  
Op>onal	
  ac>vi>es	
                                                                   8	
  
Other	
  ac>vi>es	
                                                                     1	
  
Final	
  examina>on	
                                                                  31	
  
Amount	
  of	
  credits	
  2nd	
  Year	
                                               52	
  

Amount	
  of	
  credits	
  (2	
  years)	
                                             120	
  
MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA

MASTER DEGREE IN MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES
                    	
  
Fields of knowledge covered by the courses::

•   Nanobiotechnologies
•   Functional genomics
•   Proteomics
•   Stem cells biology
•   Developmental biology
•   Molecular oncology
•   Infectious agents
•   Gene therapy
•   Vaccine therapies
•   Drug Design
•   Imaging techniques
•   Neuroscience
•   Molecular diagnostics
•   Bioinformatics
MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA

       MASTER DEGREE IN MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES

The didactics activities are delivered through lectures and there is the
possibility to participate in seminars and carry out practical work in
the laboratory.

All in an interdisciplinary perspective that includes topics such as:

  the value of intellectual property
  business management
  legislation
  bioethics
  communication

The degree program prepares students who will take care of
molecular medicine without dealing directly with the patient and who
will work in one of the leading sectors of the international research
MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA

    MASTER DEGREE IN MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES

The	
   course	
   is	
   designed	
   as	
   a	
   cultural	
   link	
   between	
   the	
  
three-­‐year	
   bachelor	
   programs	
   and	
   interna>onal	
  
doctoral	
  programs	
  held	
  in	
  Padua	
  University.	
  
It	
  promotes	
  study	
  abroad	
  experiences,	
  tests,	
  laboratory	
  
work	
   and	
   thesis	
   work,	
   and	
   offers	
   a	
   wide	
   range	
   of	
  	
  
opportuni>es	
  for	
  interna>onal	
  mobility.	
  
Doctoral Degrees
Molecular Medicine

Biosciences

Developmental medicine and health planning sciences

Clinical and Experimental Oncology and Immunology

Biomedical sciences

Clinical and Experimental Sciences

Pharmacological Sciences

Molecular Science
MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA

OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD
New cooperation proposals
International degree in Molecular Medicine with Tübingen and Ulm Universities

                                   	
                                      	
                                     	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA

       Erasmus Agreements A.A. 2012/2013

Tübingen (Germany)
Barcellona (Spain)
Oviedo (Spain)
Lleida (Spain)
Portsmouth (UK)
Olomuc (Czech Republic)
FACOLTÀ DI MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA

Ulm: Highest Cathedral
Spire (161.4m)
Temple University
§ International PhD Program in Biomedicine and Translational
     Neurosciences
§ ICVOR: International Committee on Viral Oncology Research
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