Master's in Genetics and Molecular Biology

With a rich history spanning over 700 years, Sapienza University of Rome has welcomed over 120,000 students and boasts a faculty of over 3,500 professors and 3,000 professional staff. As the largest university in Europe, it is dedicated to advancing society through research, quality education, and global partnerships. The university has earned high rankings for its research, educational quality, and international reach, and is highly regarded across many fields of study.

The MSc programme in Genetics and Molecular Biology aims at providing students with: an in-depth knowledge of the unicellular and multicellular organisms that may be used as models to study basic mechanisms of gene expression or cell development, differentiation and transformation; the acquisition of genetic concepts and methodologies, with special regard to those used in the genetic dissection of complex processes and to study human populations; an in-depth knowledge of the molecular bases of the main processes involved in the regulation of nucleic acid and protein structure and function: the knowledge of basic methodologies to study and manipulate biological macromolecules; the ability to investigate and develop basic methodologies which may be usefully applied to biomedical and biotechnological research; the acquisition of genetic-molecular skills for the diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases; the skills suitable to identify the biological processes grounding the physiopathology of organs and systems, with special regard to human beings.