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University of Glasgow: Precision Medicine (with specialisms)
| Institution | University of Glasgow View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health |
| Web | www.glasgow.ac.uk/ |
| Study type | Taught |
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.
- 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.
- Study specialisms in cancer, cardiovascular or inflammatory disease.
- Focus on employability skills, precision diagnostics / therapeutics and 'big data'.
- 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)
- Gain skills and experience to allow you to become an outstanding researcher in this field, working towards pre-emptive, predictive, personalised and participatory medicine.
- 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.
- 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.
- Utilise cutting-edge facilities, research and teaching experience at the University of Glasgow and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Main Campus Location
This programme is undertaken at the Gilmorehill Campus, in the West End of Glasgow. Easy to travel to by bus, subway, train or car.
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
- APPLIED PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- BIOINFORMATICS USING R FOR BIOLOGISTS
- HALLMARKS OF CANCER
- INTRODUCTION TO OMICS AND R
- PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE - FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- PRECISION DIAGONOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS
- PRECISION MEDICINE RESEARCH PROJECT
- RESEARCH SKILLS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE
- THE CANCER MICROENVIRONMENT AND BIOMARKERS
- WORLD CHANGERS: PRECISION MEDICINE SEMINAR SERIES
Cardiovascular Disease Specialism
- APPLIED PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- BASIC SCIENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: TISSUE CELLS AND SIGNALLING
- BIOINFORMATICS USING R FOR BIOLOGISTS
- CLINICAL ASPECTS OF CVD: PATIENTS AND POPULATIONS
- INTRODUCTION TO OMICS AND R
- PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE - FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- PRECISION DIAGONOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS
- PRECISION MEDICINE RESEARCH PROJECT
- RESEARCH SKILLS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE
- WORLD CHANGERS: PRECISION MEDICINE SEMINAR SERIES
Immunology Specialism
- APPLIED PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- BIOINFORMATICS USING R FOR BIOLOGISTS
- INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
- INTRODUCTION TO OMICS AND R
- PRECISION DIAGONOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS
- PRECISION MEDICINE RESEARCH PROJECT
- PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY
- RESEARCH SKILLS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE
- PHARMACOGENOMICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE - FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
- WORLD CHANGERS: PRECISION MEDICINE SEMINAR SERIES
This programme will provide an excellent background for those looking to establish a career in biomedical research in academia, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries in the precision medicine field and clinical sciences in the NHS.
Other opportunities lie in the area of clinical trials and research management.
Specialisms offer people a focused and in-depth knowledge of their chosen disease in the context of PM. The programme will provide an excellent foundation to enable people to conduct biomedical research in the chosen disease specialism. There are companies that are dedicated to the particular disease specialisms e.g. pharmaceutical companies developing drugs for cancer, cardiac disease or arthritis. There are also NHS training programmes relating to areas of specialism, e.g. cardiac physiologist, imaging specialist, clinical immunology, cancer genomics.
Students gain training to work in “wet” or “dry” laboratories. The programme offers a laboratory skills course which will equip students with the basic research skills they need to work in a “wet” laboratory setting and training in bioinformatics to equip students with necessary skills for the data sciences or computational sectors.
We have a number of industrial partners lined up that will offer a range of projects, again this is in line with the university’s graduate skills criteria. We have Canon, pharmatics, Reprocell, bioclavis, the MRI department in the ICE facility, to name a few that will take students on for projects. This range of companies can offer both wet or dry projects.
Students also have the opportunity to do projects in the research institutes of their chosen specialism.
Example job titles include:
- research associate
- project manager
- trainee clinical vascular scientist (NHS)
- medical recruiter, scientist - IPS cells
- data scientist
- research practitioner (NHS)
- medical writer
- field application scientist
Some graduates have went on to study for PhDs in fields such as medicine (inflammation and repair), biotechnology, precision medicine, immunology, and cardiovascular science. One or two graduates have also progressed on to graduate entry routes to medicine.
MSc
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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