Area
natural Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Biological Sciences
University of Chile
- City: Ñuñoa,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
The general objective of the Doctorate program in Molecular Biotechnology is to train researchers of the highest level in various areas of Molecular Biotechnology with a solid theoretical and methodological training, with a balance between basic and applied research that allow them to tackle innovation problems in a multidisciplinary way. , with special emphasis on the bases and applications of molecular biotechnology, so that the graduate is inserted in industrial sectors, biotechnology companies, services, in the health area, in public or private research centers, or as academics in Universities
Applicant Profile
Those who hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the respective discipline or in related disciplines, granted by national or foreign universities that ensure satisfactory training for the purposes of the program, may apply to the Doctorate program in Molecular Biotechnology.
Graduate profile
It corresponds to an active researcher of the highest level, trained to be inserted in industrial sectors, biotechnology companies, services, in the health area, in public or private research centers, or as academics in Universities. The graduate will be able to develop research projects independently and that are aimed at solving problems that have applicability in the biomedical, industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical, food, environmental and bioinformatics areas both in their basic aspects and in biotechnological processes and products. .
Lines of investigation
1.- Aquaculture and Agricultural Biotechnology
2.- Environmental Biotechnology and Biomining
3.- Genetics and Biotechnology of Microorganisms
4.- Medical Biotechnology
5.- Medicinal and Pharmacological Chemistry
6.- Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics