Program Overview

This programme combines the most exciting developments in advanced microscopy and quantitative image analysis for the study of key biomedical questions. Upon completion, students will be an ideal position to pursue a successful career in academia, as well as in the microscopy or pharmaceutical industry.

This programme aims at training the next generation of biomedical and biophysical scientists with a highly interdisciplinary profile, capable of combining the most recent developments in advanced microscopy, image analysis and computational approaches to extract highly quantitative information from dynamic biological systems.

This is an exciting programme that combines lectures and seminars by world-leading experts in microscopy, probe design and image analysis with real life examples of their applications to investigate important biomedical questions. These will include the mechanisms that allow our cells to communicate with each other, the development of innovative drugs, and the study of the molecular pathogenesis of diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer. The programme will include a substantial proportion of practical sessions and workshops on state-of-the-art commercial and custom microscopes for single-molecule, super-resolution and light sheet imaging as well as hands-on training with advanced software for quantitative image analysis and modelling. Moreover, students will have the opportunity of selecting a research project of their own in one of our world-leading research groups to apply what they have learned to a relevant biomedical question of their choice.

Why study this course?

• We are at a unique time in science when tremendous technological advances have opened up the exciting opportunity of directly observing fundamental biological processes in living cells with unprecedented detail. The MSc Quantitative Bioimaging provides all the knowledge and skills to become a future leader in this exciting and rapidly expanding field of science.
• Biomedical research is rapidly evolving towards a multidisciplinary effort where biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists work together in larger teams to answer the big questions at the basis of life and disease. The MSc Quantitative Bioimaging provides all the required background, skills and a common language to thrive in a rapidly evolving scientific environment.
• Besides paving the way to exciting opportunities in academia, this course is ideal for pursuing careers in microscopy, biotech and the pharmaceutical industry, where there is a high demand for researchers with skills in advanced microscopy and quantitative imaging.