MSc (Regenerative Medicine)

Based at NUI Galway, this 12 month programme aims to provide graduates in the life sciences, nursing or medicine with an understanding of Regenerative Medicine and to equip them with the skills necessary for a career in this emerging discipline. This course will integrate information, technologies and skills from biological sciences, engineering, legal and ethical disciplines. Modules will address the science behind Regenerative medicine, its application to human disease and its importance to modern society.    

The first two semesters will consist of taught courses to train students in the scientific principles of stem cells, gene therapy, biomaterials, tissue engineering, immunology, and pharmacology.   In addition there will be extensive training on the regulatory issues involved in translating a research observation to an approved and licensed regenerative treatment for patients. Training in scientific concepts and techniques important to biomedical research will occur in the second semester via a series of laboratory-based practicals. Training in scientific writing and data presentation will occur in the Introduction to Biomedical Research module. After the end of the second semester students will embark on individual thesis research projects for the remainder of the course. Previously these research projects have been based at NUI Galway, Galway University Hospital, NUI Maynooth, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and Athlone Institute of Technology.