Cellular and Molecular Clinical Research

The fundamental objective of the course is to teach a methodology that allows PhD students to develop innovative projects in translational medicine. This is made possible by access both to clinically well-identified groups of patients, in groups with clinical characteristics as homogeneous as possible, and to laboratories equipped for basic research. Therefore, the fundamental feature of the PhD Course is the identification of relevant clinical questions to be answered using the most sophisticated equipment for basic research. PhD students are encouraged both to identify relevant clinical questions and to make optimal use of laboratory resources.
General objectives:

• Understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms: this is of fundamental importance for studying specific diseases and for the development of new technologies for efficient diagnosis or effective therapies.
• Identification of biochemical, molecular and proteomic markers related to the onset and progression of diseases: the development of new techniques for diagnosis, patient stratification or administration of therapeutic molecules is of fundamental importance for modern medicine
• Training of basic or clinical researchers with a solid background in biology to apply state-of-the-art technologies and models to clinical reality.
• Research experiences abroad. PhD students are offered the opportunity to carry out part of their research and training activities in foreign laboratories during their second or third year of the programme.