Facultad de Biología

Since the year 2004, the PhD degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Murcia has been regularly reviewed and graded as high quality by the official Spanish Accreditation Agency (now called the "Council for University Coordination").

 

Our aim is to offer the graduate students high-level scientific training in different modern areas of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, and Industrial, Agro-alimentary and Clinical Biotechnology. For this, we pursue a multidisciplinary, experimental approach, giving special emphasis to the molecular aspects of the subject matter under study. Our goal is for the graduate students to acquire scientific and creative abilities through expanding their theoretical and technical knowledge, and through training in the design and execution of experiments and the correct interpretation of results. The student will become familiarized with state-of-the-art methods and techniques in different fields, and will have access to high-tech equipment. We encourage the development of a critical attitude, team spirit, and sense of responsibility and participation. We put special emphasis on offering graduate students the opportunity to interact with top-flight research done in other Universities and research centers. This will be facilitated by occasional short stays of graduate students in other labs to conduct research work related to their thesis projects. Also, every year we offer a compulsory course ("Seminars in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology") consisting of lectures by 14 or 15 renowned research leaders from the other centers. 

Proposed lines of research (see below) cover different basic and applied facets of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, such as: Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Cellular metabolism, signalling pathways, adaptation and apoptosis; Biomembranes; Biocatalysis; Biotechnological applications of enzymes; Surface-active agents; Plant Biotechnology; Immune responses; Oncogenesis; or Neurochemistry and Molecular Pathology.

Applicants should comply with one of the following requirements:

 

1. The official Master degree associated with this PhD programme (Master in "Molecular Biology and Biotechnology") by the University of Murcia.

 

2. A Master degree from other academic institutions (minimum of 60 European credits) similar in content to the one mentioned above, or a minimum of 60 European credits from one or more Master programmes in topics related to the areas of Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology or Biotechnology. 

 

3. A Graduate degree requiring a minimum of 300 European credits in a field related to this PhD program.

 

Applications complying with points 2 or 3 will have to be validated by the designated academic committee.

 

In all cases, prior acceptance of the applicant by a senior scientist involved in some of the research lines of this program (listed below) will be required to carry out thesis work.

 

More information about admission of international students in Master programmes is provided here.