Doctoral Degree in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology (DBGB): 2011-12
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Programa regulat pel
Reial decret 1393/2007, de 29 d'octubre, pel qual s'estableix l'ordenació dels ensenyaments universitaris oficials. (format pdf).
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El nou
Reial decret 99/2011, de 28 de gener, pel qual es regulen els ensenyaments oficials de doctorat. (format pdf)
modifica alguns aspectes a partir del curs acadèmic 2011-12.
Informació per cursar un doctorat a la UIB:
- Criteris d'admissió del Programa de Doctorat.
- Informació d'acces, preinscripció i matrícula.
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Informació de la normativa general i els procediments.
- Informació dels impresos per cursar un doctorat a la UIB.
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Informació per estudiants amb titulacions estrangeres.
- Informació dels procediments i impresos de les tesis doctorals.
Per ampliar informació podeu visitar la pàgina web del Centre d'Estudis de Postgrau
Preus públics per l'any acadèmic 2011-12
Tarifa corresponents a la tutela acadèmica dels programes oficials de doctorat
Segons l‘article 5, del Decret 64/2011, de 10 de juny, pel qual s'actualitzen els preus públics per serveis acadèmics en els ensenyaments oficials de la Universitat de les Illes Balears per l‘any acadèmic 2011-2012:
* L’alumnat de doctorat ha de formalitzar una matrícula cada any acadèmic en concepte de tutela acadèmica durant el període d’elaboració de la tesi doctoral, d’acord amb la tarifa que s’estableix a l’annex IV ( 62,16 euros per any acadèmic BOIB Num.87 - 11-06-2011 ). En el supòsit d’impagament, la quantia corresponent romandrà pendent a l’efecte previst a l’article 18 d’aquest Decret.
* La tarifa establerta en l’annex IV ( 62,16 euros per any acadèmic BOIB Num.87 - 11-06-2011 ) i l’efecte previst a l’article 18 també s’han d’aplicar a la tutela acadèmica de l’alumnat durant el període d’elaboració del treball de fi de màster, del treball de fi de grau o del projecte de fi de carrera i a la realització de les pràctiques externes en el supòsit que els treballs o les pràctiques no es puguin finalitzar en el mateix any acadèmic en què s’hagin iniciat.
Podeu consultar el text complet en el BOIB Num.87 - 11-06-2011
Programme description
Overall Objectives
This title is aimed at training top-flight scientific and technological academics and professionals with the ability to face up to and solve major problems and provide original contributions to knowledge and new technologies in different Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology fields. This Doctoral programme covers two fundamental areas in the university sphere. On the one hand, it provides for basic science teaching in the field of molecular cellular biology and genetics. These areas of biology are vitally important in the field of natural sciences in general and biomedicine specifically. The number of students on a biology course and choosing branches involving the areas of knowledge included in this proposal (Cellular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology and Plant Physiology) is very large.
On the other hand, the ‘Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology’ postgraduate programme clearly positions itself on the biotechnology sector. All scientific and economic fora recognise biotechnology as a revolution comparable with industrial and technological revolutions having taken place over the last centuries. In the case of biotechnology, the most modest estimates consider each job created in the sector leads to the generation of a further 100 jobs, although the most optimistic estimates calculate the possible number of jobs at 400. Biotechnology is a discipline with wide economic implications due to the impact it may have for human health benefits, quality of life and the environment. Since the base for biotechnology is precisely the four aforementioned knowledge areas, joint efforts have led to a balanced offer allowing students to acquire modern biotechnology knowledge.
The central aim of the ‘Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology’ postgraduate programme is to train specialised scientists and professionals in the industrial area of Biotechnology or in the academic field in the areas of Genetics, Molecular Cellular Biology for insertion into the industrial, service, health, academic sectors, and in public and private research centres. The proposed Masters specially concentrates on integrated and multidisciplinary student training. Central aspects include the development of student critical, evaluation and problem-solving ability so as to train independent specialists with decision-making ability for their scientific and professional work.
The Maters’ structure into interactive modules with theoretical contents and practical activities in a collaborative student-lecturer environment in the framework of undertaking research projects and placements in professional settings external to the University, is a fundamental tool for attaining the general skills of:
- Providing a solid, up-to-date training in basic, methodology and applied knowledge in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology to graduates and professionals related to health, the environment, the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology.
- Providing a scientific base and methodology skills to begin a Doctoral Thesis in the described area and for training professionals in basic and applied research in these knowledge areas.
- Providing society with specialised professionals in the advanced aspects of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology for working in companies in the industrial, health and service arena, both in production and analysis aspects as well as R+D+I.
- Providing students with an integral vision of eukaryotic cells, their genome and regulation, the biological properties and role and applications in ecology, health, industry, agriculture and biotechnology.
- Acquiring understanding and knowledge in Cellular Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology above those obtained in their source degrees, providing sufficient elements for the development and/or application of ideas, including at research level.
- Being able to apply knowledge, as well as skills, to solve biology and biotechnology problems in new or familiar settings (companies, public management, research centres, etc.) in addition to bringing knowledge to multidisciplinary contexts.
- Acquiring the skill to integrate knowledge and face complex problems, as well as formulate opinion calls from incomplete or limited information involving reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to applying acquired knowledge and the ability to issue judgements.
- Being able to communicate extracted conclusions as well as knowledge in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology to both expert and non-expert audiences, always in a clear unambiguous way.
- Developing learning skills allowing them to continue studies independently.
The specific skills may be grouped in two large areas arising from the possible curricular pathways. One of these would be more focused on industrial biotechnology and the other aimed at an academic and business setting. The specific skills on the curricular pathway in the area of Basic Biological Sciences, i.e. Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Biology, may be summarised as:
- Setting the molecular bases of cellular physiology in the area of relations between cell structure and function, as well as cell dynamics and inter-cell links.
- Defining the cell signalling routes in healthy and unhealthy cells and, in this way, identifying possible cell targets for developing new therapies.
- Studying the bases of Molecular Genetics in humans and other organisms.
- Defining the principles of Evolutionary Genetics and its role in the knowledge of anthropology, conservation and evolution at a cytogenetic and organic level.
- Applying Genetics and Cellular Biology techniques to studying in vivo and in vitro biological systems, both in laboratories and field studies.
- Active student involvement in the learning process, via studying book chapters, scientific articles and other teaching material and the preparation of specialised work in the field of Genetics and Cellular Biology.
Specific skills in the field of curricular pathways associated to Biotechnology are as follows:
- Distinguishing the different aspects to applying basic biological knowledge in developing biotechnology processes: Cellular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology and Plant Physiology.
- Bringing necessary scientific-technical knowledge for training top-flight professionals in the biotechnology sector.
- Bringing theoretical-practical tools for uncovering applications and initiating work in a public institution or private company in any of the known biotechnology areas: the biomedical-pharmaceutical sector; the food sector; the industrial sector and the environmental sector.
- Learning how to apply different biological techniques to developing new products of biotechnology interest.
- Active student involvement in the learning process, via studying book chapters, scientific articles and other teaching material and the preparation of specialised work in the field of Biotechnology.
With regards to the professional pathway for this postgraduate programme, it should be pointed out that the sectors of biomedicine and biotechnology are increasingly creating jobs. At present, the postgraduate teaching offer in these fields would benefit from the existence of this programme. The programme will work with basic theoretical and practical knowledge acquisition to strengthen an academic, technical or research profile. This programme will be interesting for both future professionals in the academic sphere (university) and scientists in the biotechnology, basic research and biomedical sector. For this reason, we believe this proposal is extremely interesting to justify its presence on the UIB syllabus.
In this context, the role the BIOIB (Balearic Biotechnology Company Association) may play should be highlighted, since its participation in this proposal may allow placements in companies to be undertaken and the dynamisation of the job market for students on this Masters and related programmes.
Programme structure
The title of Doctor by the Universitat de les Illes Balears in the Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology programme will be obtained via following the Master's Degree in Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology , followed by producing a Doctoral Thesis, the development, reading and defence of which are an essential condition for obtaining this title. As an alternative to following the Masters, completing a minimum 60 ECTS credits on any official postgraduate programme related to this title is accepted.
Research lines
Students following the Doctorate on this programme may produce a Doctoral Thesis in the research field being carried out by researchers in the areas of knowledge at the UIB and companies linked to this Doctoral programme. The general research lines on this programme are:
- Biotechnology
- Population and Evolutionary Genetics
- Forensic Genetics
- Molecular Bases for Genetic Diseases
- Phylogenetics and Molecular and Chromosomal Evolution
- Biodiversity and Systematics
- Cellular Biology
- Molecular Oncology
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Therapies
- Metabolic Therapies
- Molecular Neurobiology
- Molecular Bases of Photosynthesis and Efficient Water Use
- Culture in Vitro
- Molecular Plant Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Biology
Thesis Advisory
All lecturers on this programme are doctors, are part of research projects and possess the title of doctor.
Pablo Escribá
Xavier Busquets Antoni Miralles Gabriel Olmos Regina Alemany Oliver Vögler Gwendolyn Barceló Juana Barceló Misericòrdia Ramon José Aurelio Castro Carlos Juan Antònia Picornell Laura Torres Jeroni Galmés Elena García-Valdés Rafel Bosch Antoni Bennasar |
CU
TU TU TU I3 I3 Juan de la Cierva Associate TU TU TU TEU Associate Collaborating Lecturer TU TEU Contracted Doctor Lecturer |
Administrative Procedures and further information
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Pre-registration and registration
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Contact information (general administrative services)
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Contact information (administrative services of the Center for Postgraduate Studies):
http://cep.uib.es/en/EstructuraIPersonal/
Complaints, comments and suggestions
- http://postgrau.uib.es/digitalAssets/196/196338_queixes_suggeriments_en.doc
Quality assurance system
Nominal composition of the Comissió de Garantia de Qualitat (CGQ)
Responsable de qualitat | Pablo Vicente Escribá Ruiz |
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PDI | Antònia Picornell Rigo |
PDI | Gwendolyn Barceló Coblijn |
PDI | José Castro Ocón |
PAS | Margalida Prohens López |
Alumne | Marina Matas Crespí |
- Comissió de Garantia de Qualitat (CGQ)
- Compromís del títol amb la qualitat
- Memòria anual de seguiment i avaluació de la titulació
- Manual de qualitat de la UIB
- Procès de gestió i revisió d‘incidències, reclamacions i suggeriments
- El Sistema de Garantia de Qualitat d’aquest Programa de Doctorat es troba recollit i està basat en el Sistema de Garantia Intern de Qualitat de la UIB (SGIQ)
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