Dphil in Molecular and Cellular Medicine

Class Profile

Class Size

25

Average Age

22

Average Work Experience

2 Years

Diversity

Africa:

2%

Oceania:

1%

UK:

67%

EU:

10%

North America:

6%

Asia:

6%

Others:

8%

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$1,10,000 / year

Graduation Rate

92%

Job Placement

82%

Top recruiters

Wellcome Trust

Pfizer

AstraZeneca

GlaxoSmithKline

Roche

Sanofi

Thermo Fisher Scientific

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

$33,370 / year

Overall Cost

$48,370 / year

FAQs

• What are the academic entry requirements?
  
  Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualification) in a relevant subject
• What training and development opportunities are provided?
  
  Compulsory attendance at fundamentals in biomedical research lectures in the first year Development of a personalized training needs plan with your supervisor in the first term Access to a wide range of specialist scientific methods and transferable skills courses Participation in departmental and institute journal clubs, seminar series, and student symposia Required attendance at a two-day Data Analysis: Statistics Designing Clinical Research and Biostatistics course
• Is there a taught component to the DPhil?
  
  There is no formal taught component. However, you will undertake extensive research training, especially in your first year, including compulsory attendance at core lectures covering immunology, inflammation, tissue engineering, clinical trial design, epidemiology, rheumatology, orthopaedics, and musculoskeletal diseases. You will also attend journal clubs and seminar series
• Where will I be based as a student?
  
  You will be based in either the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology or the Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, working within a research group under the supervision of a principal investigator and a supervisory team
• How long does the program take to complete?
  
  Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years
• What is the focus of the DPhil in Molecular and Cellular Medicine?
  
  The program focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of immune function and inflammatory disease. Key research areas include immune-mediated inflammatory disease (such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease), mechano-inflammatory disease (such as osteoarthritis and tendinopathy), cancer, infection, biophysics, microbiome, metabolism, aging, computational biology, heart disease, and tissue healing. Research approaches range from experimental biology to data sciences