PhD in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition
Academic year 2024-25
You may also check this information for the 2023-24 academic year.
Branch of Knowledge | Sciences |
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Certification UIB coordinator | Dra. Juana Sánchez Roig |
Inter-university Doctoral Degree | (See the technical details for more details) |
Tuition and admin fees per academic year | ¤275.60 (*) |
Spots for new students | 8 |
Teaching language |
Catalan and/or Spanish and/or English, although the PhD thesis may be written in other languages which are widely used within the scientific community.
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The PhD programme in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition offers specialised training aimed at skilled professionals to undertake research into the most cutting-edge and innovative aspects in the field of molecular nutrition and health. This hugely important area of research aims to: identify the impact of diet on health, taking into account genotypes so as to be able to define optimal nutrition, and identify the early markers of diseases linked to diet so as to help prevent them appearing.
This type of professional is in ever more demand, not only in the research field at research centres but also at companies, thanks to the increasing interest within society in improving quality of life through proper and, where possible, personalised nutrition.
Jointly Supervised PhD (interuniversity)
The TNUT doctorate is an interuniversity doctoral programme between the UIB, the UPV/EHU and the URV, with the UIB acting as the coordinating institution. The three universities have wide experience in collaborating, including taking part in joint research projects and networks, as well as publishing collaborative research articles. Although the three universities centre their research in the field of Nutrigenomics and Molecular Nutrition, it is through their collaboration that they are able to jointly offer a range of specialisations and techniques enabling students to enjoy a much broader and comprehensive training programme; this covers core techniques in Molecular Nutrition, Physiology, omics techniques (including transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics), 'in silico' research, etc. One of the many appealing features of the PhD programme is the chance for students to move between the collaborating institutions, in the aim of learning useful experimental techniques and undertaking joint research work, with the possibility of joint supervision of PhD theses. All this enables greater learning and research excellence.
What skills will you acquire?
Students will receive training in aspects related to Molecular Nutrition with a particular emphasis on new technologies, such as transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, metabolomics and the concept of system biology. These are essential aspects in the field of nutrition for new professionals, who also need to understand concepts linked to gene-nutrient interactions, food security, functional foods and their impact on health. Within this field, students will learn to develop a research project as part of a research group, analysing data, drawing conclusions and presenting them in a professional or educational sphere. They will also acquire the tools enabling them to continue training throughout the rest of their professional lives. Given the interuniversity nature of the PhD programme and the international links of the groups at participating universities, the doctorands will get the chance to undertake national/international training stays in order to foster excellence in research.
What career opportunities will you have?
The future Doctors in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition will be able to undertake a career in research at research centres or work at academic institutions combining university research and teaching. They will also be able to undertake applied research on R&D&i projects at businesses in the food sector, or provide advice and consulting services in the field of nutrition and health.
Travel and Learn
Please see 'Useful information > Grants, awards and general aid' for information on available grants, and 'Management of doctoral students > Procedures > Mobility and exchange' for information on how to apply for a stay.
Stays undertaken on the PhD programme by doctoral students
Year | Place | Duration |
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2019 | Netherlands | 3 months |
2018 | Dublín, Ireland | 3 months |
2018 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
2017 | Freiburg, Germany | 3 months |
2017 | Marseille , France | 3 months |
2016 | Barcelona, Spain | 7 months |
2016 | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | 3 months and 15 days |
2016 | Praga, Czech Republic | 3 months |
High-quality official study
Legislation requires that official Spanish degree programmes receive a positive assessment from the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA, by its Spanish acronym). This process is known as verification, and it serves to ensure that education programmes are properly designed to provide the competencies and reach the learning goals around which the programmes are built.
The European Higher Education Area requires that there be a system in place to ensure the quality of degree programmes.
The doctorate programme is subject to constant assessment and improvement processes that guarantee that it maintains a certain level of prestige and renown in Europe. You can see the results of the assessment processes in the results section.
Composition of the Academic Committee
- Francisca Isabel Bravo Vázquez ?(URV)
- Mª Begoña Muguerza Marquínez (URV)
- Manuel Suárez Recio (URV)
- María Puy Portillo Baquedano (UPV/EHU)
- Catalina Picó Segura (UIB)
- Francisca Serra Vich (UIB)
- Mª Luisa Bonet Piña (UIB)
- Ana M. Rodríguez Guerrero (UIB)
- Joan Ribot Riutort (UIB)
- Paula Oliver Vara (UIB)
- Alfredo Fernández Quintela (UPV/EHU)
- María Teresa Macarulla Arenaza (UPV/EHU)