
Specialisation Biomedical Research
The biomedical research specialisation prepares gives you the opportunity to take part in cutting-edge research: from identifying and studying the function of genes involved in the development of diseases, the finding of specific treatments and drugs that can be used for genetic and other diseases, to diagnostic tests based on DNA and protein technology, drug targeting and controlled release. During this specialisation medical topics will be discussed from a biological, chemical and physical perspective. This knowledge will be put into practice during practicals on subjects as virology, immunotechnology and cell biology.
Research example
The image at the top of this page represents one of the cutting-edge research projects at the chair group of Microbiology. It shows the start of the revolution in gene technology, the gene editing qualities of CRISPR systems such as CRISPR-Cas9. The petri dishes describe how the E. coli CRISPR-Cascade complex can attack DNA using a crisprRNA (crRNA), which can be harnessed to target any DNA sequence based on specifically designed crRNA. This is one of the examples of research topics discussed during the Biomedical Research specialization.
Courses
The specialisation biomedical research has a compulsory course, General medicine. You will need to choose a deepening course, however you can always opt to do more. All details can be found in the study handbook, but some characteristic courses of this specialization are shortly explained below:
Research Methods Microbiology
General Medicine
Molecular virology
Thesis
The MSc thesis forms the core of your specialization, reflected in the value of 36 ECTS. Your thesis will be part of the research of one of the chair groups of Wageningen University. The research groups that offer thesis projects within this specialization are listed below, and you can get more the details on their respective websites.
- Biochemistry
- BioNanoTechnology
- Biophysics
- Cell Biology and Immunology Group
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Nematology
- Human Nutrition and Health
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter
- Toxicology
- Virology
- Molecular Medicine at the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam (combined thesis and internship)