Program Overview

Program Overview

The Translational Medical Chemistry program is situated at the interface of chemistry and biology, intended for students in the biological sciences, health fields, or ENSCM. This program aims to develop interdisciplinary skills to meet research and innovation needs in the fields of health, biotechnology, cosmetics, and agri-food.

Objectives and Career Opportunities

Building on a foundation of structural, molecular, and cellular biology, this course provides theoretical and methodological training in the field of drugs, dealing with rational design and innovation, and nanotechnologies for vectorization and targeting. Courses in pharmacokinetics, toxicological investigation, and therapeutic pharmacology enable understanding of the fate of a molecule within the body. Internships in the second year of the Master's program encourage the continuation of thesis studies at French or International Universities in fields at the chemistry-biology interface. The Translational Medicinal Chemistry program helps train professionals for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, agri-food, and biotechnology industries.

Program Structure

The program is structured over several semesters, with a combination of obligatory and elective units.

Semester 7

• Obligatory units:
  • PAM1MITO Investigation toxicologique (5 ECTS)
  • HAV706V Communications cellulaires et signalisation (5 ECTS)
  • HAV703V Cell Biology (5 ECTS)
• Elective units (choose 3):
  • HAV710V Functional Genomics (5 ECTS)
  • MAM1GTNS Statistiques appliquées à la biologie (5 ECTS)
  • HAV719V Recherches actuelles en immunologie (5 ECTS)
  • HAV712V Biologie Structurale (5 ECTS)
  • HAV701V Bases moléculaires et métaboliques des maladies héréditaires (5 ECTS)
  • HAV715V Neurobiologie des comportements (5 ECTS)
  • HAV709V Génétique du développement (5 ECTS)
  • HAV716V Neurobiologie du développement (5 ECTS)
  • HAV717V Neuropsychopharmacologie (5 ECTS)
  • PAM1MPHM Pharmacologie moléculaire et thérapeutique (5 ECTS)
  • HAV721V Exploration fonctionnelle et recherche translationnelle (5 ECTS)
  • HAV705V Cellular pathophysiology and cancer (5 ECTS)
  • HAV714V Bases moléculaires des maladies infectieuses (5 ECTS)

Semester 8

• Obligatory units:
  • Stage_ FDP (15 ECTS)
  • TER_FDP (5 ECTS)
  • Anglais_FDS (5 ECTS)
• Elective units (choose 1):
  • HAV817V Immunopathologie (5 ECTS)
  • HAV815V Analyse pratique de données de génomique en R (5 ECTS)
  • HAV814V Culture cellulaire (5 ECTS)
  • HAV803V9 Connaissance de l'entreprise et valorisation des brevets (5 ECTS)
  • Stage long ou à l'étranger (5 ECTS)
  • HAV816V Génétique médicale et conseil génétique (5 ECTS)
  • HAV810V Travaux Pratiques de physiologie (5 ECTS)

Semester 9

• Obligatory units:
  • De la cible au médicament : innovation rationnelle (5 ECTS)
  • Nanotechnologies et systèmes multifonctionnels à visée thérapeuthique et diagnostic (5 ECTS)
  • Pharmacocinétique et Toxicologie (5 ECTS)
  • Travail Encadré de Recherche (5 ECTS)
• Elective units:
  • HAV909V TC1 : Information génétique – épigénétique – bases mécanistiques (5 ECTS)
  • HAV923V TC2 : Signalisation : méthodes et concepts (5 ECTS)
  • HAV901V TC3 : Bioinformatics and System Biology (5 ECTS)
  • HAV919V TC4 : Physiopathologie intégrée (5 ECTS)
  • HAV929V TC5 : Physical Biology (5 ECTS)

Semester 10

• UE Projet de recherche fictif _FDP (10 ECTS)
• UE Stage_FDP (20 ECTS)

Internship Opportunities

Internships are available in various research institutions and enterprises, including IBMM, IGF, IRCM, INM, CRBM, and ICG, as well as in companies.

Presentation

This program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of translational medical chemistry, preparing them for careers in research, development, and innovation in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and related industries.