Hi folks!

It has been a while since the last post but I have been really busy during the last month. I have finished three course here at the UB so I'm please to let you know that this post will cover (1) what type of subjects you can choose at the UB if you are a KI exchange student and (2) what topics did these three courses cover!

As a KI exchange student for the third semester you are supposed to complete 25 credits, containing a 16 credits research project and 9 credits by taking courses. Of course, it is up to you to pick out the courses you fancy.

Go to the UB webpage for more info about the MSc in Biomedicine

For the research project, my advice is to start having a look at the groups you like as soon as possible, this means 2 months before your arrival. There are hundreds of research groups, so just see the offers at the UB webpage as well as the ones from the big science parks (more info in previous posts). Remember that you have to reach the agreement of the principal investigator, the tutor from the UB (in case you perform your research in a different place from the UB) and the KI supervisor. Therefore, plan this in advance!

Now, let's tal seriously about the courses. The MSc in biomedicine at the UB has two parts: a general part with general courses and a specialized one where you must choose a field to focus on (cancer, immunology, physiology, and so on). We are quite lucky here, because instead of being forced to pick out one field (like normal students), we can select directly the courses we like the most without any restriction. That's awesome! It means you can take one course from cancer, another from physiology and the last one from the general part :)


The courses may change from year to year, so you had better check them at the UB webpage.

 This is the outline of the subjects of the MSc in Biomedicine at KI

I chose Genomics and Proteomics (3 credits) where I deeply learnt about high throughput sequencing machines as well as several different approaches to analyze protein expression in cells. The second one, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (3 credits), dealt with the use of all classes of stem cells to medicine with the ultimate goal of curing patients. Finally, I finished today the general course in cancer that has consisted in a lot of lectures trying to highlight all the key features of cancer.

My adventure in Barcelona is about to finish since I only have two weeks left. What a pity! Anyway, I would be happy to know that you find this blog useful!

See you in Stockholm! :)