- General Information
- Entrance Examination
- Framework Study Plan
- Human Resources
- Research Groups
1. General Information
- form of study: full-time / combined
- number of accepted students to the form: 1 / 1
- language of study: Czech / English
- standard length of study: 4 years
- form of entrance examination: oral
- validity of accreditation: until 19th June 2034
- education field: General Medicine and Dentistry (80 %), Pharmacy (20 %)
- providing faculty: FoM HK CU, FoP CU
- study program guarantor: doc. MUDr. Otto Kučera, Ph.D., prof. PharmDr. Petr Nachtigal, Ph.D.
Study Program Characteristics
The PhD program in Biomedical Sciences is primarily intended for graduates of the master's degree programs in General Medicine, Pharmacy, Bioanalytical Laboratory Diagnostics in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Sciences. It is also suitable for graduates of programs with a focus on biomedical and life sciences. The aim of this study program is the postgraduate education and scientific development of professionals in the biomedical sciences, i.e. medical and molecular biology, physiology and pathological physiology, histology, anatomy and biochemistry. The spectrum of methodologies, professional experience, and practical skills that a graduate will acquire during the studies depends on the dissertation topic and specialisation during the studies. Experimental work is mostly basic research, but there is also an overlap with applied research. An interdisciplinary approach is preferred. The standard study period is four years; the dissertation's defence completes the study. The graduate receives the PhD and can find employment in experimental research as well as in clinical practice.
Information on Graduate Employment
A graduate of the doctoral study program in Biomedical Sciences is a qualified expert in the field of the dissertation topic and is comprehensively prepared for work in an academic or research workplace with a medical, biomedical, pharmaceutical, or natural science focus. The specialisation is determined by the department where the graduate completed the doctoral study program and the individual study program. Therefore, the professional experience and skills of graduates of this study program may differ significantly. During their studies, graduates have acquired new knowledge in the biomedical field and the methodological approaches necessary to address the dissertation topic. The graduate can do independent scientific work, design suitable experiments to test working hypotheses and critically evaluate, discuss, and present the obtained results in spoken and written form. The graduate can prepare an application for a research grant, publish results in impacted international scientific journals and communicate with experts in related biomedical fields.
The graduate will receive a PhD, a prerequisite for further career development in academic-scientific and clinical workplaces.
2. Entrance Examination
Framework Content of the Entrance Examination
Oral examination according to the professional orientation of the expected training department and the topic of the dissertation, i.e.:
- basics of human physiology and pathological physiology
- basics of human anatomy, histology and embryology
- basics of medical and pharmaceutical biology
English language exam for English language knowledge assessment (C1 at least).
Conditions of Admission
A condition for admission to study in a doctoral study program is the proper completion of studies in a master's or a subsequent master's study program.
Additional Conditions for Bonus Points (e.g. Practice)
- Successfully completed university studies in medicine, pharmacy, or natural sciences (rated 2 points).
- Previous professional experience (rated 3 points).
- Indication of the supposed training center and the approval of a specific supervisor with the management of the planned doctoral project (rated max. 5 points).
Criteria for the Evaluation Exams
- Professional knowledge level – reviewed on answers to questions stated in General content of entrance exam (max. up to 10 points)
- Submitted doctoral research project – evaluation of project complexity, modern methodological approaches to solution, and the continuity of the project on topics already discussed by the Subject Area Board (max. up to 10 points)
The minimum admission limit is 20 points out of 30.
The Dean decides to accept the applicant(s) who have fulfilled the conditions of the admission procedure and, according to the number of points achieved, ranked in the order corresponding to the predetermined number of accepted applicants for the particular program.
Dates
3. Framework Study Plan
Study obligations
The student is required to complete at least two mandatory elective subjects from the list below. The supervisor will recommend the subjects that are approved by the Subject Area Board as part of the individual study plan.
- Introduction to Research Work
- Selected chapters on anatomy, histology and embryology
- Selected chapters on medical biology and genetics
- Selected chapters on physiology and pathological physiology
- English Language
The student actively participates in professional events in the Czech Republic and abroad with the presentation of independently achieved results. The student publishes in international scientific journals with IF.
The obligations and content of doctoral studies are determined for each student in an individual study plan, including a timetable. Fulfillment of this plan is subject to regular evaluation by the Subject Area Board.
Publication activity requirements
The minimum requirement for the publication of a doctoral program student for starting the procedure for the defense of a dissertation is set as follows:
- the student must be the author of at least two original scientific papers thematically related to the topic of the dissertation thesis accepted for publication. These publications must be in journals with a current IF higher than 0.5 (assessed as of the month the paper was accepted) and the student must be the first author of at least one of them.
or
- the student must be the first author of an original scientific work thematically related to the topic of the dissertation thesis accepted for publication in a journal with IF which is ranked in Q1 according to the current AIS (assessed as of the month the work was accepted). In case a given journal is listed in more than one category according to WoS, Q1 according to AIS for the field of the dissertation will be considered.
The number of mandatory publications cannot include publications of the type "letter to the editor", discussion of other scientific work, "short communication", editorial, etc. The quality and admissibility (acceptability) of a publication that does not meet the type of original scientific works mentioned above under a) or b), but will be a very significant publication: a patent, a new methodology, a high-quality overview publication, etc., will be assessed by the Subject Area Board and the Vice-Dean for doctoral study programs at the faculty where the student is enrolled.
Requirements for completing internships
During the course of the studies, the student completes an internship at a foreign workplace for a total of at least three months, when it is possible to divide this time into a maximum of three parts. During the internship, the student tackles a part of his research project and consults, develops and analyzes the research results and related topics related to the dissertation.
Other study obligations
Evaluation of the course of study is carried out in a standard process within the framework of four milestones ( continuous study evaluations with a check on the fulfillment of study obligations), which is evaluated by the Subject Area Board independently of the supervisor:
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after 6 months from the beginning of the study - the student presents at least a 5-page (A4) description of the research project on the topic of the dissertation thesis with a clear declaration of the current state of the issue, hypotheses, scientific questions, main and secondary goals of the research project (work), methods applied, expected scientific contribution and financial balance. An overview of literary sources is not included in the scope of the above description. This requirement can be met by submitting a GAUK grant or an equivalent scientific project in the 1st section of the study;
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by the end of the first study year at the latest, the student presents the results achieved and mastered methods in the form of an entry in the SIS;
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by the end of the second study year at the latest, the student presents research data processed using statistical methods and a copy of the written application for grant support for the solution of the research project or documents active involvement in the supervisor's grant project and submits it into the SIS;
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by the end of the fourth study year at the latest, the student presents the first-author manuscript of the original scientific work, which, according to the supervisor, is prepared to be sent to a journal with an IF ≥ 0.5 and inserted into the SIS, and at the same time documents an overview of the presentations of the results of the research project at professional scientific events.
The following obligations of the student and their entry into SIS result from the above:
Dissertation themes
State Doctoral Examination
The state doctoral examination focuses on the scientific basis of the field and disciplines related to the topic of the dissertation. The state doctoral examination will be conducted in the form of an interview with a focus on the doctoral student's broader research areas together with the defense of the dissertation.
4. Human Resources
Subject Area Board
Subject Area Board Chair and study program guarantor
- doc. MUDr. Otto Kučera, Ph.D.,
- prof. PharmDr. Petr Nachtigal, Ph.D
Members of Subject Area Board
- prof. MUDr. Michaela Adamcová, Ph.D.
- doc. PharmDr. Miloslav Hronek, Ph.D.
- prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Mokrý, Ph.D.
- doc. RNDr. Tomáš Roušar, Ph.D.
- prof. PharmDr. Emil Rudolf, Ph.D.
- doc. PharmDr. Ondřej Soukup, Ph.D
Other members of the State Doctoral Examination and Dissertation Defense Committees other than the members of the Subject Are Board
- doc. MUDr. Dana Čížková, Ph.D.
- M.B.B.Ch. Moustafa Elkalaf, Ph.D.
- RNDr. René Endlicher, Ph.D.
- PharmDr. Miloslav Kovařík, Ph.D.
- MUDr. Jana Langrová, Ph.D.
- doc. MUDr. Halka Lotková, Ph.D.
- doc. MUDr. Jaroslav Pilný, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Pavla Staňková, Ph.D.
- MUDr. Jana Szanyi, Ph.D.
5. Research Groups
Research groups lead by supervisors of doctoral study program Bioanalytical Methods
Pharmaceutical-analytical evaluation of drugs and other biologically active substances
Analytical Chemistry Group
Group leader: prof. RNDr. Dalibor Šatínský, Ph.D.
Studies of effects of drugs in various experimental pathological states
Workgroup of biological and medical sciences
Group leader: prof. PharmDr. Petr Nachtigal, Ph.D.
Group of pathology and pharmacology of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders | Group of clinical physiology of nutrition and metabolism | Group of microbiology and immunology