Biotechnological, Biocomputational, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences

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Academic year 2023/2024
Dept of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
EQF level: 8
39° cicle
Field of study: health and pharmacy natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics
Place of teaching
bologna (BO), italy
Duration of the course
Nov 2023 - Oct 2026
Attendance methods
Full time
Teaching
Classroom-based
Languages in which the course is held
Italian
Cost
157,04
Scholarships
14 

Course contents

The doctoral course develops research topics related to the discovery of new therapeutic targets as well as of new drugs (small molecules or biologics) with improved efficacy and safety. The discovery of novel drug targets contributing to a specific disease and/or its progression, in fact, is usually followed by the identification and characterization of new drugs up to the development of the medicinal product.
An integrated and multidisciplinary research training, which spans all the drug development pipeline, is proposed. This will be instrumental for PhD students' future employment in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
The topics are mainly focused on:
- studies of biological systems at cellular and molecular level, to elucidate complex biological and biochemical processes;
- biocomputational approaches to study new therapeutic targets and characterize drug-ligand interactions;
- design, synthesis, characterization, analysis, delivery, efficacy and safety of new drugs, including those obtained through biotechnology;
- development of pharmacological and toxicological studies on the mechanism of action and toxicological aspects of bioactive molecules;
- studies of genetic and epigenetic profiles in response to drug treatments, evaluation of drug effectiveness and safety, and identification of risk factors associated with chronic/degenerative diseases;
- development of suitable animal models of diseases for the evaluation of new drugs.
Page of the course on the University's website

Teaching

Place of teaching
bologna (BO), italy
Duration of the course
Nov 2023 - Oct 2026
Attendance methods
Full time
Compulsory attendance
Teaching
Classroom-based
Languages in which the course is held
Italian

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Field of study
information and communication technologies (icts), engineering and engineering trades, health and pharmacy, natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics
Foreign language skills
English
During the oral examination, the applicant’s English language proficiency shall be assessed.

Admission

Available places
17
Admission
Admission selection
Qualifications' and research proposal evaluation Oral examinations
Cost
157,04 €
Scholarships
14
6 scholarships funded by the University of Bologna general budget and /or by departmental budget
8 scholarships funded by the EU - NextGenerationEU – NRRP
2 research grants
1 position without scholarship

Employment opportunities

The natural areas of employment for our PhD students are the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, both in Italy and worldwide. The skills acquired in the fields of biotechnology, the identification of new pharmacological targets, drug discovery, the design, synthesis, analysis and delivery of drugs make them sought-after professionals in leading sectors of the Italian economy (pharma and biotech). In a wider perspective, job opportunities encompass life sciences and health care industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has only highlighted the pressing need for biotechnology and pharmaceutical researchers, who are collaborating and racing to develop vaccines and drugs at a rapid pace worldwide. The peculiar interdisciplinary organization of the PhD programme and research topics will provide the students with the right skills and background to be incorporated in one or more of the areas mentioned above.

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