Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master's Degree in Medical Biotechnology aims to form experts with scientific and professional competencies in the diverse areas of Biotechnology in the Biomolecular or Bioengineering sector, through a multidisciplinary scientific training, capable of combining theoretical knowledge and operational capabilities.

Objectives

The program has the objective of forming experts with competencies in the areas of Biotechnology, including:

• Molecular bases of cellular functions
• Fundamentals of communication between organs and systems and of homeostatic and regenerative mechanisms
• Molecular virology and parasitology
• Biochemistry and protein engineering
• Computational biology and molecular dynamics
• Immunology and immunopathology
• Molecular and cellular pathology

Curriculum

The program is organized in semesters, with teachings structured as integrated courses that include both frontal teaching and practical laboratory exercises in various areas of medical technologies.

First Year

In the first year, students deepen their knowledge of the molecular bases of cellular functions, the fundamentals of communication between organs and systems, and the mechanisms of homeostasis and regeneration. They also acquire competencies in the areas of bioinformatics and statistics, for the organization, construction, and access to genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic databases.

Second Year

In the second year, students have the possibility to choose between a biomolecular curriculum, more oriented towards the application of biotechnologies to medical disciplines, and a bioengineering curriculum, more oriented towards the application of biotechnologies to surgical specialties.

Biomolecular Curriculum

The biomolecular curriculum offers the possibility to deepen the knowledge of:

• Genetic pathology and human genetics, also with reference to human reproduction biotechnologies
• Molecular medicine and animal models of disease
• Regenerative medicine
• Pharmacology and molecular therapies
• Molecular diagnostics and imaging

Bioengineering Curriculum

The bioengineering curriculum offers the possibility to deepen the knowledge of:

• Clinical applications and pathology of biomaterials
• Mechanical bioengineering and its clinical applications
• Molecular and cellular bioengineering of organs and tissues
• Electronic bioengineering and its clinical applications, with the possibility to deepen the new areas of neuroscience, with particular reference to brain-computer interfaces in the industrial, clinical, and decision-making context.

Competencies

Students acquire competencies in the areas of digital health and advanced clinical technologies. They also acquire the necessary knowledge of ethics, deontology, and law, with reference to national and European Union regulations, to proceed with the application of biotechnologies in the human field. Additionally, they are provided with knowledge related to the main channels of financing for basic and applied research and the elaboration, drafting, and management of a research project.