Training ground for biomedical researchers

Starting in September, Patrick Penndorf will study for a year at the University of Montreal. Image: Michael Szabó/UKJ - First student of the master's programme Molecular Medicine to participate in an exchange programme with the partner university in Montreal The research-oriented master's programme in molecular medicine at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena has been a success from the beginning: As a consecutive master's programme, it builds on a previously completed bachelor's programme in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and prepares graduates for a career in the field of biomedical research. In 2009-the first year in which the programme was offered-the organizers already received 72 applications for approximately 30 places. " Nowadays, we can choose from an average of 500 applications a year. More than one in four students who begin a master's programme are from abroad, " says Reinhard Bauer, member of the Examinations Committee. The programme is taught in English and has a duration of four semesters. It provides comprehensive basic knowledge in medical theory and-building on that-offers a wide range of specific subjects, thus allowing students to become acquainted with state-of-the-art molecular biological methods for basic and applied medical research.