Course content
The aim of this course is to provide a good overview of selected topics in molecular medicine that are relevant to understanding disease mechanisms and development, aspects of translational medicine and the future of diagnostics and targeted therapies integrated to stratified, tailored and personalized medicine.
Topics to be covered in the 2020 course are: Disease mechanisms and development, animal models of disease, imaging disease, biobanks, health registries and biomarker discovery, structure-based drug discovery, tailored and personalized medicine, computational biology, advanced cell-based therapies as well as SARS-CoV-2 detection, vaccination and drug targeting.
A preliminary programme can be found here (PDF).
Learning outcome
National and international experts in the field that will give updated overviews of state-of-the-art and emerging trends will give all lectures. It is anticipated that students in the basic science area will receive insights into the translational and clinical aspects of science and conversely that students in clinical medicine will have the opportunity to gain new insights into molecular mechanisms, disease models and preclinical work.
Admission
The maximum number of participant is 30-35.
PhD students from other universities or university colleges that would like to take the course as a part of their theoretical syllabus for the PhD degree must coordinate with their local administration for approval of the course. The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
How to apply:
- PhD candidates admitted to a PhD programme at UiO apply in StudentWeb
- Applicants who are not admitted to a PhD programme at UiO must apply for a right to study PhD courses in medicine and health sciences in SøknadsWeb before they can apply for this course. External applicants should apply for a right to study minimum 3 weeks before the course application deadline. See information about how to apply for at right to study and how to apply for PhD courses here: How external applicants can apply for elective PhD courses in medicine and health sciences.
Reply to course application:
- This course has registration type Automatic reply.
- Applicants to a course with registration type automatic reply, will upon registration immediately receive a reply in StudentWeb as to whether the application is granted, the course is full, or if the applicant do not meet the formal prerequisite knowledge. Applicants will be put on a waiting list if the course is full.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Master of Science, M.D. or similar or admission to the Faculty of Medicines Medical Student Research Program (Forskerlinjen).
Overlapping courses
Teaching
The course is given as a two-weeks intensive course with 60 hours of lectures. In addition, preparations, reading of selected reviews, with summaries of 80% of the talks are stipulated to amount to 75 to 90 hours.
The course consists of a series of lectures. In addition the students are required to write a daily journal: Here the students are to write brief summaries of and comments to the lectures held during the course. The lectures and the journal are mandatory.
Most of the topics are presented in a way that the first lecture introduces the field from the basic science point of view followed by a lecture that focuses on more clinical relevant aspects of the same topic. We also include some lectures that cover modern techniques and approaches in translational medicine.
Examination
You have to participate at the lectures and write a journal covering a summary of 80% of the course lectures. The journal shall consist of daily summaries of and comments to the lectures. Participation at the lectures and the journal are together basis for the evaluation of the students.
Participation at the lectures and writing a journal, are all mandatory and part of the exam
Submit assignments in Inspera
You submit your assignment in the digital examination system Inspera. Read about how to submit your assignment.
Use of sources and citation
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of cheating/attempted cheating.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.
Explanations and appeals
Withdrawal from an examination
You may sit for this exam up to 3 times. Participation at the lectures, giving a presentation at one of the student seminars and writing a journal, are all mandatory and part of the exam. If you wish to withdraw from the exam you must inform the administration at least two weeks prior to the last day of the course. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.
Special examination arrangements
Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. More info about this you find here
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.
Other
The Molecular Medicine Course is a national research-training course for post-graduate students, given by the Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM) and administered by the Faculty of Medicine. The course is held at NCMM and adjoining space in Oslo Research Park.
Contact
https://www.uio.no/studier/emner/medisin/med/MF9120BTS/