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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Master Universitario en Investigación Biomédica
Alcorcón, Spain
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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The general purpose of this programme is to provide students with advanced, multidisciplinary and integrative training, aimed at promoting initiation into research tasks in the field of Biomedicine. To this end, the following specific objectives are formulated:
- To expand students' knowledge of the main techniques of interest in biomedical research (microscopy, bioassays and functional tests, biomics techniques, scientific method and data analysis, clinical trials, bioinformatics).
- To provide students with the theoretical training necessary to obtain qualifications in animal experimentation (in accordance with Order ECC/566/2015, of March 20, which establishes the training requirements that must be met by personnel who handle animals used, bred or supplied for experimental and other scientific purposes, including teaching) and to help them develop a critical view of the design of experiments with animal models, based on the review and discussion of the main application models in the different pathologies and conditions of human health and disease.
- To provide students with a solid education in the most important fields of biomedical research today, such as pathophysiology and molecular pathology, genetic engineering, gene therapy, cell therapy, tissue engineering, drug research, human microbiology and immunology, and research into healthy eating.
- To raise awareness among students of the need to apply the principles of bioethics and those arising from the One Health concept to biomedical research, which emerged from the recognition of global change, with a multidisciplinary and integrative approach.
- To introduce students to research activities by carrying out a Master's Final Project, preferably of an experimental nature, in line with the research areas of the groups involved in teaching the master's degree.
Objectives
This program seeks to prepare students to contribute significantly to the field of biomedical research, addressing current challenges in a comprehensive and practical manner.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curso 1
Primero
- Fisiopatología y avances en patología molecular (641508)
- Ingeniería genética y terapia génica (641506)
- Método científico y análisis de datos (641507)
- Modelos experimentales (641505)
- Principios de investigación biomédica (641502)
- Retos en cambio global y salud (641501)
- Técnicas básicas en investigación biomédica (641503)
- Técnicas biómicas (641504)
Segundo
- Ingeniería de tejidos (641510)
- Investigación en alimentación saludable (641513)
- Investigación en nuevos fármacos y medicamentos (641511)
- Técnicas avanzadas en investigación biomédica (641512)
- Terapia celular (641509)
- Trabajo fin de máster (641516)
Optavitas
Segundo
- Bioinformática (641514)
- Microbiología e inmunología humana (641515)
Program Outcome
Competences
- COM1 - Integrate the knowledge acquige specialized information to conceive, design, implement, analyze with self-critical ability and draw conclusions from a research initiation process with academic rigor/seriousness, communicating the acquired knowledge in a clear and rigorous manner TYPred in the study of different biomedical disciplines and the skills in the use of different specialized techniques for the resolution of complex biomedical problems in a multidisciplinary context, such as biomedical research.
- COM2 - Apply the scientific method and the dynamics of cooperative work and open science, with an inclusive approach, free of bias and discrimination, to optimize the obtaining of reliable and comparable information and results within the framework of different biomedical disciplines.
- COM3 - Identify the main problems and challenges of our society and propose, design and develop sustainable, innovative and participatory methodologies and/or technologies to improve people's lives, taking into account their diversity, making responsible use of resources and knowing how to determine the impact that different biomedical research projects have on the economy, society or the environment.
- COM4 - Assimilate the complexity of sustainability from a critical, systemic, and interdisciplinary perspective, to understand how biomedical research interacts with society and the environment, locally and globally, to identify potential challenges, risks, and impacts.
- COM5 - Address biomedical challenges through a global analysis of processes and interactions, in order to understand and participate in the design of research programs and action plans that are efficient, sustainable, and adapted to each situation.
- COM6 - Demonstrate the ability to independently manage specialized information to conceive, design, implement, analyze with self-critical ability, and draw conclusions from a research initiation process with academic rigor/seriousness, communicating the acquired knowledge in a clear and rigorous manner.
Knowledge or Content
- CON1 - Achieve a detailed and well-founded understanding of the complexity of the functioning of the organism at the systemic, cellular, tissue, and molecular levels and its alterations in different pathologies in order to apply and integrate them in the different areas of biomedical research.
- CON2 - Know the latest innovations in biomedical techniques applicable to personalized diagnosis and treatment.
- CON3 - Understand the complexity of the research process in the development of new therapeutic strategies in the biomedical field, including its stages and requirements, as well as the resources and advanced methodologies aimed at optimizing the safety and efficacy of the different treatments.
- CON4 - Understand the theoretical foundations of the most advanced biomedical research techniques in specialized fields of study, such as pathophysiology and molecular pathology, genetic and tissue engineering, gene and cell therapy, as well as their applications in biomedicine.
- CON5 - Acquire advanced knowledge of experimental design and data analysis, as well as state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools for their application in the analysis of biomedical metadata.
- CON6 - Understand the emerging problems facing human health as a result of global change processes in interaction with the environment, from the perspective of "One Health", which recognizes the interconnection between human health, animal health, and ecosystems.
- CON7 - Describe the fundamentals of working with experimental animals and the main animal models for the study of human pathophysiology, as well as the use of alternative methods to animal experimentation, based on cutting-edge technological developments.
Skills and Abilities
- HAB1 - Apply the perspective of the accepted ethical and legal framework when analyzing new biomedical challenges and proposing possible scientific-technological solutions within the context of biomedical research.
- HAB2 - Select the appropriate scientific theory and precise methodology to adequately answer the question posed
In a specific context of biomedical research. - HAB3 - Adequately and critically manage various specialized sources to search for reliable information in biomedical research.
- HAB4 - Apply advanced statistical and computational techniques to the analysis and interpretation of complex biomedical data, ensuring their proper management to draw relevant conclusions in specialized research.
- HAB5 - Be able to effectively transmit knowledge derived from biomedical studies to specialized and non-specialized audiences, for their clear and unambiguous understanding, highlighting its scientific nature in contrast to other unreliable sources of information, and using the most appropriate communication channels for the recipients of the message.
- HAB6 - Develop and foster the capacity for cooperative work and professional leadership, in specialized uni, multi, or multidisciplinary teams, with a diversity of perspectives, in the context of biomedical research, assuming responsibility for continuous improvement.
- HAB7 - Respect and value the differences of opinion of colleagues, teachers, and students, recognizing the richness that they contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the biomedical research environment as a strategic approach in complex and unpredictable work contexts.