Experimental Models in Molecular Biomedicine

Week 1-General lectures (compulsory) Feb 5 - Presentation Feb 7 - Scientific method Feb 9 - Experimental approaches Then students will have to attend 4, 6 or 8 workshops depending on the enrolled ECTS (3, 5 or 6, respectively). Please note that dates are final, however workshops order can be changed, although final calendar will be updated (if needed) BEFORE enrollment. Weeks 2&3 - Workshop 1: Yeast as a biotechnological tool with multiple applications: a model for dietary toxicology Feb 12 & Feb 14: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar Feb 16 & Feb 20: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation Feb 22 & Feb 24: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation Weeks 4&5 - Workshop 2: Non-coding RNAs and RNA modifications in cell differentiation and disease Feb 27 & Feb 29: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar Mar 2 & Mar 4: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation Mar 6 & Mar 8: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation Weeks 6&7 - Workshop 3: Behavioral phenotyping of Mouse Models Mar 11 & Mar 13: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar Mar 15 & Mar 18: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation Mar 20 & Mar 22: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation From Mar 25 to Apr 14: Easter holidays spanning all different CIVIS countries Weeks 8&9 - Workshop 4: Single-Cell Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to study Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging Apr 15 & Apr 17: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar Apr 19 & Apr 21: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation Apr 23 & Apr 25: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation Weeks 10&11 - Workshop 5: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Cancer Immunity Models Apr 29 & May 2*: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar May 3 & May 6: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation May 8 & May 10: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation Weeks 12&13 - Workshop 6: Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells differentiation for tissue engineering applications May 13 & May 15: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar May 17 & May 20: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation May 22 & May 24: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation Weeks 14&15 - Workshop 7: Models to study Angiogenesis May 27 & May 29: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar May 31 & Jun 3: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation Jun 5 & Jun 7: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation Weeks 16&17 - Workshop 8: Novel approaches to study Human Diseases Jun 10 & Jun 12: Optional tutorial on lecture and seminar Jun 14 & Jun 17: Compulsory team-work on proposal & presentation Jun19 & Jun 21: Compulsary presentation and peer-evaluation Join senior biomedical scientists from different CIVIS Universities who will teach you design experiments to address real research questions by using their favorite experimental model!

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2024-02-04

Virtual Part closing date 2024-06-21

Total student workload 150

Specific field of studies Biomedicine, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter Level of English (According to CEFR)

Academic pre-requisites for applicants At least 180 certified ECTS of Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Biomedicine, Pharmacy or similar in the field of Health sciences.

Physical Part starting date 2024-07-01

Physical Part Description At the end of the course, all teachers and students will physically meet during a final week, in which individual evaluation will take place. Up to six practical cases (similar to those presented and worked through the workshops) will be proposed. The students will choose two of them and develop them for 2 hours. The written work will be graded but they will choose one of them to be presented in the following days. All teachers and students will be present and there will be individual feedback provided to each student. Final session will comprise a course wrap up, a inspirational seminar by an invited speaker and diploma ceremony. Also, some visits to companies, facilities and/or laboratories will complement the mobility week. Monday: Teachers Seminars Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday morning: written exam, individual presentations; individual feedback tutorial. afternoon: visits to companies, big research facilities. Cultural visit of the city. Social program. Friday: course wrap up invited speaker seminar diploma ceremony

Physical Part closing date 2024-07-05

Language level required B2

Field of studies related to the course Medicine and Health

Course location Madrid, Spain

Course language English