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University of Glasgow: Precision Medicine and Pharmacological Innovation

Institution University of Glasgow View institution profile
Department School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
Web www.glasgow.ac.uk/
Study type Taught

Summary

It harnesses Scotland’s strengths in stratified medicine, clinical trials, bioinformatics and pharmacogenomics to provide focused training which integrates basic and clinical sciences, and equips students with grounding in the essential skills required to design, execute and evaluate modern clinical interventions.

  • Students will be given the unique opportunity to undertake an industry placement as their main project. This fantastic opportunity will be offered by partner commercial organisations/companies and universities.
  • The programme will cover aspects of commercial innovation and entrepreneurial skills, together with the principles which underpin the emerging science at the interface between genetics and pharmacology.
  • Students on the programme will undergo theoretical and practical training in state-of-the-art research processes, enabling an appreciation of how to apply novel stratified approaches, together with clinical pharmacological, regulatory and ethical principles to the optimisation of future clinical research and therapeutic practice.
  • Students will also gain an understanding of statistical methods used to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of new treatments, and direct experience of how all of these techniques are applied by academic and industrial researchers in the development of new medicines.
  • Following successful completion of the programme a joint master’s degree will be awarded.
  • The five stakeholder universities, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Strathclyde, Dundee and Edinburgh are internationally recognised as leaders in biomedical research, hosting highly collaborative and productive groups with the requisite expertise in pharmacology, clinical trial methodology, pharmacogenomics, and life sciences.
  • This vibrant environment, coupled with Scotland’s tradition of excellence in clinical research and significant recent investment in the new science of Stratified Medicine make it the ideal place to acquire the transferrable skills required for a successful and fulfilling career in 21st century biomedicine.

This MSc degree is awarded jointly by the Universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Strathclyde.

Courses included in this programme are delivered by these three institutions as well as the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh.

Students will be offered a choice of base institution, either Glasgow or Aberdeen. Each base campus has its own programme structure; however students from both campuses will study courses covering three themes totalling 120 credits.

For the most up to date information on the courses available at each campus please contact cams-ins-smpi@glasgow.ac.uk

Core Courses

  • APPLIED STATISTICS WITH ROUTINE HEALTH DATASETS (TAUGHT BY UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW)
  • BIO-BUSINESS AND THE COMMERSIALISATION OF BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH - AN INTRODUCTION (TAUGHT BY UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW)
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALISATION (TAUGHT BY UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE)
  • PRECISION DIAGONOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS
  • PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE - FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
  • APPLIED PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Commercialisation of Science

Choose at least one from the following:

  • ADVANCED BIO BUSINESS (TAUGHT BUY UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW)
  • NEW VENTURE CREATION (TAUGHT BY UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE)
  • REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF NEW THERAPIES (TAUGHT BY UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)

Application of Evaluation and Research Technologies

Choose at least one from the following:

  • HEALTH ECONOMICS FOR HTA ONLINE
  • CLINICAL TRIALS : PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
  • SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (TAUGHT BY UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE)
  • SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (TAUGHT BY UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE)

Project and Assessment

The project will account for the remaining 60 credits. All projects will either have an industrial placement or a project which addresses an industrial need.

The programme will include an opportunity for all students to present the outcomes of their projects to an audience of other students, academics and industry representatives. Assessment will consist of submission of a dissertation and presentation

Graduates will be able to pursue careers in a variety of academic and industrial areas including clinical research, preclinical lab-based research, business development with expert knowledge in life sciences and bioinformatics/biostatistics.

Many graduates from this programme have gone on to work in global companies as well as SMEs working in life sciences research.

Example job titles include:

  • assistant scientist
  • clinical trials project manager
  • field application scientist
  • lab specialist
  • medical writer
  • research associate
  • scientist - ips cells
  • trainee clinical vascular scientist (NHS)

A number of graduates have gone on to graduate entry to Medicine programmes and into PhDs in Medicine, Biotechnology, Immunology and Precision Medicine.

MSc

University of Glasgow

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, the University has inspired thinkers from eminent scientist Lord Kelvin and the father of economics Adam Smith, to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. 

Rankings

The University:

  • is ranked 81st in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2023
  • is in the top 100 in the world: Times Higher World University Rankings 2023
  • 95.9% of students in employment or further study 6 months after graduation …
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