University of Siena
Department of Medical Biotechnologies

PhD Programme in

Genetics, Oncology and Clinical Medicine

The DOCTORATE in GENETICS, ONCOLOGY and CLINICAL MEDICINE (GenOMeC) at the University of Siena trains students to carry out research in Medical Genetics, Oncological Genetics, and Oncological Surgery over a three years program. The aim of this Doctoral School is to train researchers that will be able to plan and develop competitive research proposals. After the Doctoral School they may follow an academic career in an Italian or a foreign University, or may work in research-oriented public or private institutions.

The main aim of medical research is to define the molecular basis of diseases and to translate the scientific knowledge in concrete applications for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases.

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