PhD - Pharmacology and Toxicology
The International Graduate Program of the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" (IRFMN) is organized in collaboration with the Open University (Milton Keynes, UK), which confers a PhD title recognized worldwide. The Program is part of the educational and training activities taking place in the two campuses of Milano and Bergamo.
The major aim of the Graduate Program is to train students for research careers in the fields of Pharmacology and Toxicology with particular reference to Cancer, Neurological, Cardiovascular and Kidney diseases. Other areas of interest include Environmental Toxicology, Organ Transplantation, Rare Diseases, Molecular Pharmacology and Public Health.
The Research Degree Coordinator supervises the teaching, training, financial and administrative activities of the School. In addition, the Coordinator acts as the local contact person and is responsible for all communications with the Open University, UK, Research School. For all relevant matters, the Degree Coordinator reports only to the Director of IRFMN.
The procedures of the PhD School, like all the scientific and administrative activities of IRFMN, are certified according to the ISO 9001 European standards.
The teaching and training staff of the School consists of the Director of Studies, Third Parties and Internal Examiners to be selected among the permanent scientific staff of IRFMN. Supervisors and External Examiners are identified and selected outside IRFMN in compliance with the Open University, UK, guidelines and specifications.
To guarantee the highest scientific standards, access is limited to young investigators with at least one year experience in any field of experiinental or clinical research.
Where English is not the applicant”s first language, the candidate PhD student must hold a valid IELTS certificate (International English Language Testing System). In addition, preferential qualifications include authorship in one or more original scientific articles published in peer-reviewed international journals.
Italian candidates must have an Italian doctorate degree (e.g., laurea breve or laurea magistrale) in any scientific discipline. Foreign candidates must have graduate degrees equivalent to those required to the Italian candidates. In accordance with the relevant international, European and Italian legislation, and the “equal opportunity employer” status of the IRFMN, no distinction for applicants is made as to sex, nationality, health status or religious opinion.
The annual tuition fees (currently 2,138 GB pounds) for each PhD student are covered by IRFMN for the
entire duration of the PhD programme and for no longer than the maximum accepted duration of the
course (4 years). The IRFMN will provide the student with a negotiable monthly stipend in the form of a
fellowship for the entire duration of the PhD course. Subject to negotiation and apartment availability,
external and foreign students are eligible for lodging in the Institute”s guest house.
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