Master's in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies

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The Master’s Degree program in Medical and Pharmaceuticals Biotechnologies prepares graduates with highly skilled in designing, analysing and researching biotechnologies in the biomedical and pharmaceutical field. During a common first year the students acquire skills and knowledge on the fundamentals of biotechnology, particulary concerning: stem cells and their use in various research fields; genetics in normal conditions and its modifications in diseases; engineered proteins and on RNA technology, as well as their dynamic interaction (system biology); biotechnological applications in biochemical / biomolecular diagnostics and in the development of biological markers; the biochemical and physiological aspects of human cells, tissues and organisms; the basis of human pathological processes of an infectious, metabolic, degenerative and tumor type, with reference to their cellular pathogenetic and molecular mechanisms; In the second year the student will choose between two curricula: The Medical Biotechnologies curriculum focues on the pathogenetic mechanisms of diseases human, non-pharmaceutical (vaccines, biological drugs, gene and cell therapy) and pharmaceutical therapies. The Pharmaceutical curriculum focuses on biotechnologies applied to the design, research and development, and analysis of innovative biotechnological drugs.