School of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences - Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences
The Masters by Research (MRes) in Cardiovascular Sciences is a pioneering new course designed to prepare individuals for a career in cardiovascular research. It is of direct benefit to students looking to broaden their research skills and experience before embarking on PhD training or for clinicians seeking to undertake independent cardiovascular research.
Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity across the developed world and major therapeutic targets of academic and industrial research. The challenge is to incorporate the multidisciplinary approaches viewed as crucial to the translational of laboratory discoveries into patient care. The MRes seeks to address this by combining a series of cardiovascular seminars and workshops with practical research experience.
The initial stages of the MRes provide a series of masterclasses covering the fundamentals of cardiovascular biology, the cellular basis of cardiac disease and epidemiological insights into cardiovascular risk factors. Delivered within the purpose-built Core Technology Facility, contributors to the MRes include eminent clinicians and scientists within the Cardiovascular Research Group - comprising over 40 independent researchers.
The MRes is research driven, so the focus of the course is on two intense research placements allowing students to select specialist areas according to their career objectives. Project areas span the spectrum of cardiovascular science including cardiac physiology, cell signalling, vascular calcification, tissue engineering, hypertension, imaging and angiogenesis. By experiencing different research environments the aim is to provide techniques allowing students to progress into PhD training with a stronger foundation than those directly from undergraduate study. Alternatively, the course provides an ideal footing for clinicians seeking to branch out into independent research alongside their professional training.
Candidates holding (or expecting to obtain) a minimum 2:1 or equivalent undergraduate degree in the biomedical sciences are invited to apply for 2008/09 entry. The MRes is a one-year full time Masters commencing in September 2008.
For further information and details on applying please refer to the MRes website:
http://www.medicine.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/mres/cardiovascularsciences/
Alternatively contact Dr Ashraf Kitmitto, MRes Course Director:
ashraf.kitmitto@manchester.ac.uk
+44 (0) 161 306 4186
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