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University of Glasgow: Precision Medicine
| Institution | University of Glasgow View institution profile |
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| Department | School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health |
| Web | glasgow.ac.uk |
| mvls-precisionmedicine@glasgow.ac.uk | |
| Study type | Taught |
MSc
Summary
This MSc is designed to directly meet research demands in the NHS, industry and academia where there is a need for scientists with both biological knowledge and the computational, statistical, analytical and practical skills to drive precision medicine. Students will learn the underlying principles of precision medicine and how they are applied to deliver targeted therapies. They will also discover the technologies currently being developed to detect and diagnose various diseases.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
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Join the next generation of scientists responsible for creating new diagnostic tests and tailored therapies to aid earlier diagnosis and optimal treatment for patients.
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Attend seminars from world class leaders in the field, including academics, industry experts and NHS experts e.g. Chief Scientist (Health) for the Scottish Government, Prof Dame Anna Dominiczak; Company Director of Reprocell, Dr David Bunton; NHS Clinical Scientists.
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Gain skills and experience to allow you to become an outstanding researcher in this field, working towards pre-emptive, predictive, personalised and participatory medicine.
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Expand your understanding of current techniques in detection and treatment to ultimately support the development of novel, more precisely targeted treatments in these areas.
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Utilise cutting-edge facilities, research and teaching experience at the University of Glasgow.
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Advantage of being at the site of several important centres for precision medicine, including Precision Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre, Imaging Centre of Excellence, the Living Laboratory and Sir Henry Wellcome Functional Genomics Facility.
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Develop your employability skills in the area of precision diagnostics/therapeutics and omics.
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Precision Medicine is a multi-billion pound industry globally and Scotland is a pioneering nation in this field because of our 'triple helix' links to the NHS, academia and industry partnerships, giving you great networking and career options.
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The programme has multiple industrial partners that host students for their MSc research project. Examples of companies involved in the programme include: Canon Medical Research Europe, Reprocell, Bioascent. Companies can offer both "wet" or "dry" projects, for which training is provided earlier in the programme.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Students will study core aspects of precision medicine in the first half of the programme, while the second half will also provide students with the opportunity to study an optional course. The programme will then culminate in the MSc Dissertation project, where students will be given the opportunity to conduct research with world-leading researchers. Students will receive multiple opportunities to hear from a variety of renowned expert researchers in both semesters 1 and 2 through our World Changers distinguished seminars course.
The core aspects cover themes unique to precision medicine: precision genomics, diagnostics and therapeutics; ‘omics’ for precision medicine; and research skills and methods for precision medicine.
Semester 1 Core Courses Precision Diagonostics and Therapeutics Precision Genomics Research Skills for Precision Medicine World Changers: Precision Medicine Seminar Series
Semester 2 Core courses: Fundamentals of Experimental Design and Data Analysis Omic Data Analysis and Visualisation, using R, for Biologists Single Cell and Spatial Omics for Biologists World Changers: Precision Medicine Seminar Series
Optional courses (select any one from below): Biomedical Image Analysis with applications using AI/ML Complex Disease Genomics: linking genome to phenome Further Omics, Statistics and Clinical data in R In Vivo Research Skills The Cancer Microenvironment and Biomarkers
Semester 3 Precision Medicine Research Project
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
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| Entry requirements | 2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Life Sciences, Biology, Pharmacy/Pharmacology, Medicine, Chemistry or Physics. We may also accept degrees in Maths and Computing. We may also accept applicants with lower grades who have significant relevant work experience. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
Summary
Equip yourself with state-of-the-art knowledge relating to the mechanisms of chronic disease progression Learn how these underlying causes are targeted therapeutically and discover the technologies helping to detect and diagnose the chosen disease specialism. This MSc is designed to directly meet research demands in the NHS, industry and academia where there is a need for scientists with both biological knowledge and the computational, statistical, analytical, and practical skills to drive precision medicine.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
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Be a part of the next generation of scientists responsible for creating new diagnostic tests and new tailored therapies to aid earlier diagnosis and optimal treatment for patients suffering from cancer, cardiovascular or inflammatory disease.
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Study specialisms in cancer, cardiovascular or inflammatory disease.
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Focus on employability skills, precision diagnostics / therapeutics and 'big data'.
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Seminars from world class leaders in field from around the world, including academics, industry experts, and NHS experts (e.g. Professor Calum MacRae, Ken Sutherland, Harper van Steenhouse, David Brunton, Marian McNeil, Claire Orange, Prof Dame Dominiczak, Prof Andrew Biankin, Professor Iain McInnes, etc)
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Gain skills and experience to allow you to become an outstanding researcher in this field, working towards pre-emptive, predictive, personalised and participatory medicine.
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Be part of developing new diagnostic tests and new tailored therapies to aid earlier diagnosis and optimal treatment for patients suffering from cancer, cardiovascular disease or inflammatory disease.
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Expand your understanding of these diseases to enable the identification of the molecular causes and ultimately support the development of novel, more precisely targeted treatments in these areas.
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Utilise cutting-edge facilities, research and teaching experience at the University of Glasgow and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
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Advantage of being at the centre of several important centres for precision medicine including Stratified Medicine Scotland, Innovation Centre, Imaging Centre of Excellence and Sir Henry Wellcome Functional Genomics Facility.
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Experience a true representation of what goes on in the field of Precision Medicine that directly links back to the patients’ needs since these centres and facilities are currently used by industry, academia and the NHS.
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Precision Medicine is a multi-billion pound industry globally and Scotland is a pioneering nation in this field because of our 'triple helix' links to the NHS, academia and industry partnership, giving you great networking and career options.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme has an ‘umbrella’ structure whereby students will study core aspects of precision medicine throughout, with the key unique feature of optional courses for particular specialisms.
The core aspects cover themes unique to precision medicine: precision diagnostics and therapies, ‘omics’ for precision medicine, research skills and methods for precision medicine, and ‘big data’ for precision medicine.
Cancer Specialism PRECISION DIAGONOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS RESEACH SKILLS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE HALLMARKS OF CANCER PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE - FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE APPLIED PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE BIOINFORMATICS USING R FOR BIOLOGISTS INTRODUCTION TO OMICS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE WORLD CHANGERS: PRECISION MEDICINE SEMINAR SERIES IMMUNOTHERAPY AND PRECISION ONCOLOGY PRECISION MEDICINE RESEARCH PROJECT
Cardiovascular Disease Specialism See course page.
Immunology Specialism See course page.
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
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| Entry requirements | This programme would primarily target life science or medical science graduates. Students with an interest in precision medicine who have a background in chemical sciences, physics, mathematics, computing or pharmacy may also be interested. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
The University of Glasgow is one of the UK’s most prestigious seats of learning, and the fourth oldest university in the English speaking world. Established in 1451 and recognised for its world-changing research and teaching, our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, including eight Nobel Laureates, two UK Prime Ministers, three First Ministers of Scotland, 10 Fellows of the Royal Society and 11 Fellows of the British Academy. Our past achievements inspire our current world changers.
Rankings
The University:
- is ranked 79th in the world: QS World University Rankings 2025
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