Regenerative Medicine, 7.5 credits

Academic year 2023/2024

  • Autumn 2023, 100%, Campus

    Start date: 28 September 2023

    End date: 29 October 2023

    Application deadline: 17 April 2023

    Application code: UU-42018 Application

    Language of instruction: English

    Location: Uppsala

    Selection: Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)

    Registration: Please contact the department.

Entry requirements: 180 credits in biology, bio-/medicine, biotechnology, pharmaceutical biosciences, medical science or equivalent education giving relevant knowledge in cell biology, genetics biochemistry and molecular biology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Fees:

If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.

Application fee: SEK 900

Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 18,125

Tuition fee, total: SEK 18,125

About the course

The course conveys the current knowledge, future potential use and development of regenerative medicine. Different stem cells, their biology and cellular programming are discussed, as well as tissue engineering, bioengineered cellular methods, next-generation biomaterials, and their applications in restoring damaged tissues and organs. Different stem cell therapies, cell and gene therapies, biobanking and in vitro differentiation of neural and myeloid stem cells will be illustrated.

More information

Contact

Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology

Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20

Rudbecklaboratoriet, 751 85 UPPSALA

Nils-Erik Heldin

Email: nils-erik.heldin@igp.uu.se

Telephone: +46 18 471 46 79