UNIVERSITY MASTER’S
DEGREE IN

Experimental
BiomedicalResearch

Universitat Internacionalde Catalunya
Faculty of Medicine
and Health Sciencesuic.esCENTRES WITH
PRACTICE AGREEMENT— Innovation Centre of Nanomedicine(iCONM) - Kawasaki, Japan— Department of Biomedicine,Aarhus University - Aarhus, Denmark— Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine,
Lund University - Lund, Sweden
Rosalía Rodríguez Rodríguez

The main objective of the Master's Degree in Experimental Biomedical Research is toprovide the necessary skills to any student who has completed a degree course closely
related to the experimental health sciences to carry out a doctoral thesis and to start ascientific career in the field of biomedicine.

Why take this master's degree?
— It is an official master’s degree that guarantees access to doctoral studies

Natalia Ricco Pacheco— Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium

DIRECTOR— Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology,
Coimbra University - Portugal

Rosalía Rodríguez Rodríguez
Researcher and senior lecturer atUIC Barcelona PhD in Pharmacology,
with more than 15 years of national andinternational experience in Biomedical
research in the area of neurometabolism.

— International Institute of Molecular andCell Biology - Warsaw, Poland— UMONS Research Institute for Biology,
Mons Université - Mons, Belgium

Coordinatorand a scientific career.
— Comprehensive Training: You will be able to acquire the skills and tools
necessary to develop new and better methods of diagnosis, prevention ortreatment of human pathologies.
— Hands-on approach. The teaching methodology will reinforce your training
and autonomy in biomedical research, through practical training with the mostinnovative techniques in each subject, as well as a whole semester of external
work placements in an internationally renowned research centre.
— International outlook: we promote an international outlook throughinternship mobility, with international lecturers. English is also the working
language of the programme.
— Personalised support and follow-up: A maximum of 20 students.

Natalia Ricco Pacheco
Pre-tenured lecturer at UIC Barcelona,
PhD in Biomedical Sciences with more than
10 years of experience in teaching innovation
and university management.

— Institute of Molecular Geneticsof the Czech Academy of Sciences
Prague, Czech Republic— Faculty of Medicine and Surgery,
Campus Bio-Médico di RomaRome, Italy

Research GroupAtypical cyclins lab(cancer, cell metabolism)
Dr Josep Clotet— Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques
August Pi i Sunyer - IDIBAPS, Barcelona

Fundamental Mechanisms
in Cell Biology(cancer)
Dr Javier Jiménez— Institut Hospital del Mar d’Investigacions
Mèdiques - IMIM, Barcelona— Vall d’Hebron Instituto de Investigación(VHIR)

Cortical Circuits Group (neuroscience)
Dr Adam Ranson. Ramon y Cajal grant

ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION
University Master’s Degree(official)
Organising centre
Faculty of Medicine andHealth Sciences - Sant Cugat Campus
Dates and times— From October to June.
— 1st semester:Morning theory classes and lab
work in the afternoons.
— 2nd semester: External work
placements and Final Master's
Degree Project.
Language
100% English
FormatOn-siteInformation and admissions
Tel.+ 34 93 504 20 00
uic.es/informacion-contacto

Intended for
Graduates in Biomedical Sciences or relateddegrees (Biomedicine, Human Biology,Biology, Biotechnology and Biochemistry)
interested in deepening their knowledge,
skills and abilities necessary forinvestigating the molecular and cellularbases of human pathology and developing
experimental biomedical research, either tocontinue on to a doctorate or directly into
private sector research.

Work Placements
The University Master’s Degree inExperimental Biomedical Research includes
the completion of work placements with aspecific weight of 20 ECTS credits within theprogramme. During the semester, students
will undertake guaranteed work placements
in a prestigious research centre.

— Agreement with research institutes of
the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC) in Spain

Synaptic Plasticity Laboratory(neuroscience)
Dr Miquel Bosch
Research Group in Iron Metabolism(genetics)
Dr Mayka Sánchez
Neurolipid group(endocrinology, neurometabolism)
Dr Núria Casals and Dr. Rosalía Rodríguez
Cancer biology (cancer)
Dr Roni Wright. Ramon y Cajal grantResearch Group in Biomaterials
for Tissue Regeneration(regenerative medicine)
Dr Roman Pérez
Computational Biology (genomics)
Uciel Pablo Chorostecki. Ramon y Cajal grant

CURRICULUM - 60 ECTS - 1 ACADEMIC YEARMODULE I (MANDATORY)
Advanced tools for Biomedical Research— Methodologies and models
12 ECTS credits— Scientific career
4 ECTS credits
MODULE II (OPTIONAL)
Current Research in human diseases— Current Research in human diseases
16 ECTS credits

PRACTICUM— Practicum
20 ECTS credits

In the different optional subjectsof Module II you will be able to study
the following areas in more detail:

MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT— Master’s Degree Final Project
8 ECTS credits— Research in central nervous
system related diseases— Research in obesity and diabetes— Research in cardiovascular diseases— Research in rare diseases— Research in cancer— Research in regenerative medicine— Infectious diseases

STUDYING IN BARCELONA
Start the most important learning
experience of your life in one of themain European cities. Barcelona is acultural and financial role model anda city where your knowledge can adapt
to multiple professional opportunities.

UIC BARCELONA,OUR CAMPUSESClasses are held on our Barcelona
campus and also our Sant Cugat
campus, which has a total area of morethan 52.000 m2. Each Faculty has thebest facilities and latest generationequipment for both theoretical andpractical classes.

Find out more about the admissions
procedure, reserving a place andenrolment here uic.es/en/studies.
Click on uic.es/becas-masters
to find out more about funding
programmes, discounts and grants.

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

122022

Sant Cugat Campus
Josep Trueta, s/n
Hospital Universitari Generalde Catalunya Building
08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès
T. +34 935 042 000