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The University of Edinburgh: Precision Medicine

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Research

Summary

This is a Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) in Precision Medicine jointly run between the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, with a completed award of a PhD with integrated study.

Precision medicine is a transformational approach to disease treatment and prevention, focusing on identifying which strategy will be effective for which patients based on genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Put most simply, it means giving the right treatment to the right patient at the right time.

This approach integrates evidence from advanced data on a myriad of clinical samples along with the individual genomics, e-record, imaging, and other data-rich -omic parameters to enable discovery and tailored therapies.

We aim to train a generation of scientists who can excel in state-of-the-art interrogation of genetic and other 'omic' information and in developing and utilising analytical methodologies to provide evidence to improve health and well-being.

You will learn to develop quantitative research creativity for use in your future careers in fast moving disciplines, as biomedical science embraces new data-rich opportunities.

Our collaborative programme provides state-of-the-art training in:

  • informatics

  • data analytics

  • genetics

  • genomics

  • epidemiology

  • clinical populations

  • clinical tissue and ‘liquid biopsy’ interrogation

  • molecular pathology

Hypotheses generated, including novel disease mechanisms and drivers, are tested in the most appropriate disease models.

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Edinburgh University

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …

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