Sistema i criteris per a l’accés al període formatiu

El període formatiu del programa de doctorat és el Màster Universitari de Nutrigenòmica i Nutrició Personalitzada , al que poden accedir graduats relacionats amb les ciències de la salut, de manera que poden accedir al Màster graduats (o llicenciats o diplomats) en Biologia, Bioquímica, Biotecnologia, Ciència i Tecnologia dels Aliments, Enologia, Farmàcia, Infermeria, Medicina, Nutrició Humana i Dietètica, Química, Veterinària i uns altres possibles estudis afins, així com estudiants amb titulacions estrangeres afins a aquestes. La Comissió dels Estudis podrà considerar l’admissió d’altres possibles titulats en funció de la seva formació específica.

Per accedir al període formatiu ( Màster Universitari de Nutrigenòmica i Nutrició Personalitzada ) es tindrà en compte el següent:

L’òrgan encarregat de prendre la decisió de quins alumnes són admesos en el període formatiu cada curs acadèmic serà la Comissió dels Estudis del programa de màster i doctorat. La Comissió valorarà els criteris que es detallen a continuació, tenint en compte els percentatges que es detallen en la valoració global:

• Expedient acadèmic universitari de l’estudiant, ponderat segons els estudis de procedència (80%).
• Valoració d’una declaració d’objectius redactada per l’estudiant (10%).
• Altres mèrits acadèmics, relacionats amb la titulació, que pugui aportar l’estudiant (com a coneixement d’anglès, cursos de formació específics, etc.) (10%).

Sistema i criteris per a l’accés al període d’investigació

Per accedir al període d’investigació del Doctorat de Nutrigenòmica i Nutrició Personalitzada es tindrà en compte el següent:

L’òrgan encarregat de prendre la decisió de quins alumnes són admesos en el període d’investigació cada curs acadèmic serà la Comissió dels Estudis del programa de Doctorat. La Comissió valorarà els criteris que es detallen a continuació, tenint en compte els percentatges que es detallen en la valoració global:

• Expedient acadèmic universitari del període formatiu ( Màster Universitari de Nutrigenòmica i Nutrició Personalitzada ) (50%).

  • NOTA: en cas de sol·licitar l’accés procedent d’una altra titulació oficial de Màster (adaptat a l’EEES) o havent cursat altres 60 crèdits oficials de postgrau, la Comissió valorarà l’expedient i el currículum acadèmic de l’alumne i si necessita cursar part o tot el període formatiu del programa (és a dir, el Màster Universitari de Nutrigenòmica i Nutrició Personalitzada ) prèviament a la seva admissió al període d’investigació.
• Valoració per part del tutor de Treball de finalització de Màster de les capacitats i habilitats de l’alumne per desembolicar-se amb soltesa en un entorn d’investigació (50%).
• No obstant això, malgrat els dos criteris anteriors, ha de tenir-se en compte que és CONDICIÓ INDISPENSABLE per ser admès en el període d’investigació que l’alumne compti amb l’ACCEPTACIÓ per part d’un dels professors integrants del programa (veure llista en l’apartat de " Tutoria de tesis ") per ser el seu DIRECTOR DE TESI DOCTORAL. En cas de no complir-se aquesta condició, l’alumne no podrà ser admès en el període d’investigació i no escau per a la valoració dels dos criteris anteriorment citats.

Una vegada finalitzada la fase d‘experimentació i de redacció de Tesi Doctoral, de forma completa i coherent, l‘alumne estarà en disposició d‘iniciar els tràmits (seguint la normativa de la UIB) per a la seva defensa pública. Els criteris generals que es valoren per establir que un alumne està en disposició d‘iniciar aquests tràmits són els següents:

• Haver realitzat un extens treball de recerca, original, en el camp de la Nutrició Molecular i la Nutrigenòmica aportant resultats contrastables, mitjançant la publicació d‘articles científics en revistes internacionals amb índex d‘impacte i/o la redacció de manuscrits d‘investigació originals destinats a realitzar els tràmits necessaris per a la seva publicació en aquestes revistes.

• Haver mostrat els resultats experimentals o part d‘ells en congressos nacionals o internacionals relacionats amb el camp d‘estudi, mitjançant comunicacions en orals i/o en format de pòster.

• Tot el treball experimental original a presentar ha de comptar amb la supervisió, revisió i aprovació del Director/s de Tesi Doctoral. De la mateixa manera, el Director/s de Tesi Doctoral deu/en donar el seu consentiment per a la redacció final i defensa pública de la Tesi

 

Tribunal per a la defensa de la Tesi

Una vegada aprovada la Tesi Doctoral per a la seva lectura i defensa per la comissió acadèmica del programa, el Director l’enviarà a l’òrgan responsable del programa per a la seva tramitació posterior.

L’òrgan responsable del programa enviarà a la Comissió de Doctorat de la Universitat la proposta d’experts que poden formar part del tribunal que ha de jutjar la tesi. La proposta ha d’incloure set membres (cinc titulars i dos suplents), doctors i experts en la matèria, i s'ha de tramitar mitjançant l’escrit que acrediti la idoneïtat curricular d’acord amb el currículum actualitzat.

Així mateix, s’haurà d’adjuntar l’informe corresponent, mitjançant model disponible en l’apartat " Impresos generals per a doctorats ", emplenat pel director/s de la tesi i, en el cas que sigui preceptiu segons contempla la normativa pròpia de la UIB, també l’informe del ponent, als quals hauran de donar el vistiplau el director de la titulació.

La Comissió, atesa la documentació rebuda, autoritzarà, si escau, la defensa de la tesi.

Training, structure, and skills profile

The training period of these studies corresponds to the Official  Master’s Degree in Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition at the UIB. The masters comprises a possible total of 93 credits, of which students must complete 60, including two specialist pathways. 30 credits are obligatory and common to both pathways, and these offer complete training in the molecular, metabolic and experimental knowledge and skills needed by students upon completing the degree, including those opting to take the PhD programme. The remaining credits are split between two specialist pathways, from which the student must choose one: “Research in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition” and “Development and Innovation in Nutrigenomics and Functional Nutrition”. Each pathway is adapted to researchers and professional respectively, and both allow students to undertake the PhD programme.

The research profile offers training that includes the application of post-genomic era technologies and concepts from systems biology and personalised nutrition. The professional profile also contributes training related to the latest research and findings, although its marked professional character allows students to acquire knowledge and skills to develop successfully in a business environment related to nutrigenomics, personalised nutrition, molecular nutrition, functional nutrition and food security. Although this profile may initially be considered more commercial, it allows students to undertake PhD studies and a PhD thesis, since PhD training is also important for those who wish to develop in a professional environment.

The general structure of the training courses, see the section " Subjects " of the Master’s Degree in Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition .

Through course content, students acquire the following series of skills (G indicate general and E indicates specific):

Skills	General (G)
	Ability to organise and plan activities in field of study	G1
	Ability to apply critical, logical and creative thought in work	G2
	Ability to incorporate scientific progress in own professional field	G3
	Ability to work independently and use initiative	G4
	Skills and flexibility to solve problems effectively	G5
	Ability to form hypotheses and design studies for their verification	G6
	Skills to analyse data and extract conclusions from results of research	G7
	Ability to work interdisciplinarily	G8
	Respect for ethics and intellectual integrity	G9
	Ability to assess and participate in team work	G10
	Literature search skills for research and work in the discipline	G11
	Ability to analyse critically relevant bibliography	G12
	Ability to articulate knowledge in oral and written presentations	G13
	Advanced comprehension of the global context in which area of speciality takes place	G14
	Ability to develop work in English (lingua franca of the discipline)	G15
	Be aware of the possibilities and limits of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in the discipline	G16
	Understanding that advanced knowledge provides leadership abilities in the field	G17
	Understand the value of knowledge for the community	G18
	Ability to take part in aspects of contemporary society	G19
	Ability to analyse the risk/benefit balance of nutrients and other food components	G20
	Specific (E)
	Be aware of molecular basics of interactions between nutrients and genomes and their expression	E1
	Be aware of the relationship between nutrition and state of health	E2
	Be aware of the relationship between diet and illnesses	E3
	Apply knowledge from the discipline to improve health	E4
	Be fully aware of the fields of nutrigenomics and personalised nutrition and its repercussion in society	E5
	Be aware of and be able to apply the concept of systems biology	E6
	Be aware of functional and bioactive components of foods	E7
	Be aware of the regulation of energetic metabolism and the influence of functional components of foods	E8
	Be aware of the complexity of nutrient metabolism	E9
	Integrate knowledge of main metabolic pathways and the role of nutrients in situations of health and disease	E10
	Be able to design correctly experimental studies and apply them to the fields of nutrigenomics and molecular nutrition	E11
	Apply statistical analysis correctly in the field of nutrigenomics	E12
	Be aware of sources of finance for research, development and innovation in the field	E13
	Apply specific laboratory techniques related to the fields of molecular nutrition and nutrigenomics	E14
	Be aware of progress in the fields of nutrigenomics, personalised nutrition and molecular nutrition and acquire necessary skills to update this knowledge constantly	E15
	Be aware of workings of businesses in the field and their R&D departments	E16
	Skills to develop successfully in a professional environment related to nutrigenomics, personalised nutrition and functional nutrition	E17
	Be able to develop in an environment related to food security and its implications in the field of new foods	E18
	Be aware of the composition of foods and the effects of modifications due to human manipulation	E19
	Be aware of the basics of food legislation	E20
	Be aware of the basics of intellectual property rights in the field	E21
	Knowledge of the market in the field of nutrition	E22
	Be aware of the variety of fields of knowledge which form part of the areas of nutrigenomics and personalised nutrition	E23
	Be aware of the basics of chronobiology and the control of states of awareness	E24

 

Characteristics of practical work and dissertation (at training stage)

Students must successfully complete a practical/placement subject, both in itinerary 2A ( Practicum : Research Work) and itinerary 2B ( Practicum : Practical Training in Food Enterprises). In both subjects students have to carry out a significant piece of training work under the direction of a tutor: a lecturer from the masters with the grade of PhD in the case of Practicum : Research Work, and a tutor from one of the collaborating businesses in Practicum : Practical Training in Food Enterprises, together with a lecturer with the grade of PhD (who will follow the student’s development in the business enterprise). Both subjects carry 9 credits and are tightly connected with the Final Master’s Work (6 credits), in which assessment the student has to present a report of the work carried out in the Practicum , including results and a scientific discussion of them. This report will be defended in public before an examining board approved by the direction of the masters and made up by doctors from the course and, if necessary, external staff from the entrepreneurial field and invited doctors. The examining board will assess the student report and its public defence, which will be considered in the final mark. These subjects act as an introduction to the field of research and development and suppose a link between the training stage and the start of the research stage of the PhD, in which students will carry out the majority of their investigative work leading to the degree of doctor.

 

Programme antecedents and routes into the course

An important part of these studies is its antecedents , since the PhD programme arises from an adaptation of the PhD programme in Nutrition and Metabolism , coordinated by the UIB, to the new regulations governing postgraduate study established by the Royal Decree 56/2005 and, after, by the Royal Decree 1398/2007. The PhD programme in Nutrition and Metabolism has been extremely successful, something reflected in the number of students taking it each year and the fact that it has held the Spanish Ministry of Education’s quality hallmark since 2003 (when this kind of hallmark started to be granted), and renewed every academic year. This programme already included the participation of the University of Barcelona and the University Rovira i Virgili, which continue to collaborate in the training courses.

The PhD programme consists of 2 phases:

1. Educational phase: which consists of the Master in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition (previously explained). Graduates in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Medicine, Chemistry, Oenology, Pharmacy, Food Science and Technology and Veterinary Medicine may access the Master. Graduates in Nutrition and Dietetics and Nursery (or similar) may also access the Master. Moreover, the Commission of the Studies will consider the admission of other graduate students depending on their specific education as well as the admission of foreign students.
2. Research phase: the students that can enter the research phase of this doctorate programme are those who have earned 300 credits of graduate and postgraduate studies (with a minimum of 60 credits in postgraduate studies) (which are accomplished after finishing the master), in the field of experimental sciences related to nutrition, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, medicine, chemistry, oenology, pharmacy, science and technology of food and veterinary medicine and, in general, with the sciences of health and food.

 

Interest and academic, scientific and professional relevance

Nutritional science in the 21 ^st century comprises knowledge of the metabolism, nutrient-gene interactions ( nutrigenomics ) and interactions between foods, with the aim of improving nutrition and health and offering an increasingly personalised nutrition . These masters and doctoral studies aim to train specialised professionals in the field, from researchers who will contribute to the discovery of new nutrient properties and food components and ground them correctly, to professionals who will contribute to the design of new foods with positive effects on health within the area of functional nutrition and aspects related to food technology , with knowledge of food security and the laws and regulations involved , right up to the professional who will research in the field of molecular nutrition. We must take into account the fact that society in general poses more and more questions and increasingly demands progress and more qualified professional in this area.

We should also highlight a series of factors that underline the academic, scientific and professional relevance of the course and staff:

1. The high number and relevance of publications from the research groups involved in the project
2. These studies are supported by specialists from the European Research Network of Excellence in Nutrigenomics, NuGO (The European Nutrigenomics Organization, www.nugo.org ), unique in the field, awarded the hallmark of “excellent research network” by the European Commission and comprising members producing high-quality research. The UIB research group headed by Dr Andreu Palou which coordinates these studies is a member of this network. The existence of such a group at a European level highlights international interest created by matters in nutrition and nutrigenomics, a fundamental area of the masters and doctorate.
3. Other markers of the academic, scientific and professional relevance of these studies and the staff are the important research projects which the award’s director has directed and carried out with his research group, as well as its recognition as a CIBER (Networked Centres for Biomedical Research) group (CB 06/03/0060, with Dr Andreu Palou as group director) within the CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition . It should be pointed out that in the National Plan of Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation ( I+D+i , R&D&I) for 2004-207, passed by the Spanish Cabinet 7 ^th November 2003, and in the Ingenio 2010 programme, which constitutes a priority instrument in public R&D policies, there is a stated need to promote quality research in biomedicine and health sciences in the Spanish national health service, by means of development and promotion of stable structures for cooperative networked research. To achieve this aim, in 2006 existing structures were consolidated and promoted and research groups were incorporated into CIBER, a group of research groups with legal standing and organised in areas of interest to the health service.
4. Furthermore, the group have carried and are carrying out a great number of research projects both nationally and internationally, such as AGL2006-04887/ALI " Nutrigenómica funcional en la obesidad. Efecto de los componentes de la leche materna y nutrientes específicos durante el desarrollo postnatal temprano sobre la resistencia a la obesidad y sus complicaciones metabólicas en la edad adulta ", and " Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants ( IDEFICS ) " (funded by the 4 ^th EU Framework Programme), amongst others.
5. The researchers involved in the masters and doctorate also have a wide experience in research projects carried out in conjunction with universities abroad, which has built up the demand for cooperation and networks of scientific cooperation (with projects such as "Bioactive food components, mitochondrial function and health, COST FA0602 ", "Red temática de investigación cooperativa G03/028 ", "Dietary lipids as risk factors in development ( DLARFID ). Mechanistic issues. QLRT2001001832000/C324/11", "Body weight control and energy expenditure. Funtional food and nutrition technology, COST action 918 ", "Metabolic integration and energy control. Regulation of energy balance from brown adipocytes to whole animals, Human Capital and Mobility-Network , ERBCHRXCT940490", and others). This has resulted in articles in high-quality journals, and the exchange of early-career and well-established researchers.
6. The researchers involved in these course also have extensive of contact with business, which is shown by numerous contracts with the business sector (often renewed on a year-by-year basis) that the group has held over the past few years with such important companies as Flora-Unilever , Mercadona , Cognis , Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta SA (Central Lechera Asturiana) , Puleva Biotech, Natraceutical and Casa Tarradellas , and others. This collaboration has had a positive affect on the postgraduate programmes and led to placement possibilities with companies for students on the courses.
7. The presence of foundations and entities of the utmost prestige in Europe such as ILSI (International Life Sciences Institute, a foundation comprising world-leading food companies such as Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone) and FIAB (Spanish Federation of Food Companies). Furthermore, it is worth mentioning the involvement of official entities such as: AESAN (Spanish Food Security and Nutrition Agency), whose scientific committee is headed by Andreu Palou, and the SCF (Scientific Committee on Food) between 1997 and 2002, continued as the scientific nutrition panel (dietetic products, nutrition and allergies) of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), in which Prof. Palou has been vice-president. Both the AESA and the EFSA are the principal official assessment organs for governments in matters of food safety in Spain and the EU respectively. Another example of the presence of the course’s staff in the scientific field is the fact that Prof. Palou’s group formed part of the organising committee of the 3rd International Conference on Nutrigenomics , which, under the title of "From Nutrigenomics to Personalised Nutrition" , was held in Palma in November 2005.

• Nutrition, Genes and Pathology

• Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition

• Functional Foods: Food Safety and Food Quality

The postgraduate studies in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition offer specialised training , directed towards the training of professional in the field of molecular nutrition with special emphasis placed on new technologies such as transcriptomics , epigenomics , proteomics , metabolomics and systems biology , since training in these areas is fundamental for new professionals in nutrition, who also need and increasing awareness of matters of food safety and quality and functional foods. This need arises from society’s increasing interest in improving quality of life through correct and personalised nutrition and diet, based on new knowledge of gene-nutrient interaction and the application of new diagnostic tools, based on early symptoms of disease. On the other hand, it is becoming clearer that as well as the application of nutritional concepts for the general population, the application of personalised nutrition is becoming more and more relevant, allowing researchers to go into more depth into nutritional and metabolic characteristics of small groups and even individuals

Dr. Andreu Palou Oliver

Category	CU
Department	BFiCS
Area	BiBM
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971173170
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q.30
E-mail	andreu.palou uib.es

 

Dra. Ana M. Rodríguez Guerrero

Category	TU
Department	BFiCS
Area	BiBM
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971259617
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q.11
E-mail	amrodriguez uib.es

 

Dra. Francisca Serra Vich

Category	TU
Department	BFiCS
Area	NiB
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenómica
Telephone	971173051
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q.9
E-mail	francisca.serra uib.es

 

Dra. Catalina Picó Segura

Category	TU
Department	BFiCS
Area	BiBM
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971173454
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q. 10
E-mail	cati.pico uib.es

 

Dra. M. Luisa Bonet Piña

Category	TU
Department	BFiCS
Area	BiBM
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971172734
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q. 32
E-mail	luisabonet uib.es

 

Dra. Paula Oliver Vara

Category	TU
Department	BFiCS
Area	BiBM
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971172548
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q. 8
E-mail	paula.oliver uib.es

 

Dr. Joan Ribot Riutort

Category	TU
Department	BFiCS
Area	BiBM
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971259506
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q. 31
E-mail	joan.ribot uib.es

 

Dra. Francisca Barceló Mairata

Category	TU
Department	BFiCS
Area	BiBM
Research Group	BMiC
Telephone	971173149
Office	Ed. Guillem Colom, 13
E-mail	francisca.barcelo uib.es

 

Dr. Rubén V. Rial Planas

Category	CU
Department	BFiCS
Area	F
Research Group	Grup d‘Invest. en Neurofisiologia
Telephone	971173147
Office	Ed. Guillem Colom - Mòdul de Fisiologia, Despatx 4
E-mail	rvrial uib.es

 

Dra. Juana Sánchez Roig

Category	Investigadora Postdoctoral CAIB
Department
Area
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971259507
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q. 14
E-mail	joana.sanchez uib.es

 

Dra. Teresa Priego Cuadra

Category	Investigadora Postdoctoral CIBER
Department
Area
Research Group	BBMNB-Nutrigenòmica
Telephone	971259507
Office	Ed. Mateu Orfila, Q. 14
E-mail	teresa.priego uib.es

 

¹ CU: Catedràtic d’Universitat (Professor); TU: Titular d’Universitat (Lecturer)

² DFBHS: Department of Fundamental Biology and Health Sciences

³ BMB: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; NB: Nutrition and Bromatology; P: Physiology

⁴ BMBNB: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology; MCB: Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine

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Programme coordinators:

Award director:

Dr. Andreu Palou Oliver.

Category	CU
Telephone	+34 971 17 3170 - Fax : +34 971 17 3426
Office	Office núm. Q. 30, Ground Floor, Mateu Orfila Building, Universitat de les Illes Balears, ctra. Valldemossa, km 7,5, 07122, Palma.
E-mail	andreu.palou uib.es

 

Deputy Director and head of studies:

Dr Ana M. Rodríguez

Category	CU
Telephone	+34 971 25 9617 - Fax : +34 971 17 3426
Office	Office núm. Q. 11, Ground Floor, Mateu Orfila Building, Universitat de les Illes Balears, ctra. Valldemossa, km 7,5, 07122, Palma.
E-mail	amrodriguez uib.es

 

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