Programme Description
Biomedical imaging has emerged as one of the most important technology areas in basic bioscience and biomedical research as well as in clinical medicine and translational research. The current technologies enable detailed real-time and non-invasive visualization of molecules, structures and events in cells, tissues, and whole organisms. Application areas include cell and molecular biology, pharmacology, structural biology, nanotechnology and biomaterials research, and patient care and diagnostics.
Aims of the Programme
The Master´s Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging is intended for students with a B.Sc. degree, In the Life Sciences or applicable areas of biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, or engineering. The programme is highly interdisciplinary and it is based upon existing Nordic strongholds in research and technologies.The programme has been assembled on the true imaging strongholds of Turku, and comprises a truly interdisciplinary array of prominent research groups and departments spanning both basic and medical researchers to share advanced and cutting-edge imaging techniques in basic cell biology, in disease characterization at the molecular level, and in patient diagnostics. As imaging is a practical science, the programme will include a large practical component, all of which are backed up with solid theoretical background knowledge.
Learning advanced imaging techniques, which integrate principles from different imaging disciplines remains a challenge as undergraduate curricula do not provide sufficient knowledge in this area and PhD training is typically focused on one narrow subfield of imaging. A Master s programme dedicated to medical and biological imaging would fill this gap and aims to train professionals that will have a thorough understanding of diverse imaging technologies along with practical skills in a wide range of imaging methods and applications. The interdisciplinary curriculum provides the graduates with a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art knowledge in biomedical imaging related to many different areas in cell biology and medicine, and therefore, it will provide an extremely fruitful basis for careers in many different areas of life sciences, pharmacological professions and research, as well as physics, engineering, and chemistry.