Biotechnology in Pharmacology

The teaching unit of experimental biology aims at providing the bases for understanding the use of cells as a model for the identification of new drug targets and as therapies for human diseases.

The teaching unit of pharmacology aims at deepening the students' knowledge on the pharmacology of biotechnological drugs used in therapy and at consolidating their skills, also through practical education, on the use of cellular biotechnologies for the study and preclinical validation of innovative pharmacological targets and molecules.

At the end of the course the students will have acquired experimental biology skills on advanced cell cultures, cell therapies, gene transfer technologies, as well as theoretical and practical skills related with pharmacology and pharmacological biotechnology for research and development of innovative drugs. The students will also be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the identification and preclinical development of novel pharmacological targets, drugs and advanced cell therapies.