RESEARCH

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

ABOUT THE

Program

In coherence with the mission and institutional purposes of the Universidad Industrial de Santander, the PhD in Biomedical Sciences seeks to prepare doctors of a high level of quality in areas of research that contribute to preserving human health. The program meets this requirement of today’s society through the solution of problems related to physical and mental health conditions and the improvement of quality of life, from emerging knowledge in areas such as biochemistry, physiology, virology, cell biology, immunology, pharmacology, anatomy, genetics, neurosciences, materials sciences and epidemiology, among others. Thanks to our training model, as well as the equipment, infrastructure and experience of the researchers and research groups that support the program, the doctor in Biomedical Sciences of the UIS will be a researcher with a high capacity for innovation to face the health problems of the region and the world.

Qualified registration: Resolution of the Ministry of National Education (MEN) No. 017677 dated September 17, 2021.

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DEGREE:

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

DURATION:

8 levels

MODALITY:

In-person/In Spanish

LOCATION:

Bucaramanga Central Campus

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APPLICANT

Profile

The academic, personal and motivational characteristics that an applicant to the PhD in Biomedical Sciences program must have are:

• Professional in any area of health sciences or natural sciences, with or without a master’s degree.
• High degree of commitment and curiosity for scientific and innovative development, which must be demonstrated in the elaboration of a pre-proposal of research.
• Interest in conducting research and proposing innovative solutions that preserve human health.
• Ability to work with ethical and moral principles.
• High degree of identification and commitment to the institution and the program.

GRADUATE

Profile

The graduate of the PhD in Biomedical Sciences of the UIS is a scientist respectful of life, whose training allows him to propose and lead academic and research activities with independence, critical sense, high ethical standards, high social impact and environmental responsibility. The PhD in Biomedical Sciences seeks to improve the physical and mental health conditions and the quality of life of the human being from the emerging knowledge in areas such as biochemistry, physiology, virology, cell biology, immunology, pharmacology, anatomy, genetics, neurosciences, materials sciences, epidemiology and the like. The PhD in Biomedical Sciences is a researcher capable of proposing innovative, collaborative, inter- and transdisciplinary projects in search of solutions to the health problems of his region and the world.

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ACADEMIC

Curriculum

Code: 27760 Credits: 6 – Cell and molecular biology

Code: — Credits: 7 – Thesis proposal I

Code: 27762 Credits: 1 – Bioethics

Code: 27763 Credits: 4 – Mathematics and Statistics

Code: — Credits: 2 – Elective I

Code: — Credits: 7 – Thesis proposal II

Code: — Credits: 2 – Elective II

Code: — Credits: 11 – Thesis I

Code: — Credits: 11 – Thesis II

Code: 27769 Credits: 1 – Seminar I

Code: — Credits: 11 – Thesis III

Code: 27769 Credits: 1 – Seminar II

Code: — Credits: 11 – Thesis IV

Code: 27771 Credits: 3 – Seminar III

Code: — Credits: 11 – Thesis V

Code: 27773 Credits: 1 – Seminar IV

Code: — Credits: 11 – Thesis VI

Code: 28388 Credits: 2 – Basic Bioinformatics

Code: 29378 Credits: 2 – Introduction to genetic modification using Crispr/cas9 technologies

Code: 27777 Credits: 2 – Biology and control of insect vectors

Code: 27781 Credits: 2 – Medical Entomology

Code: 27782 Credits: 2 – Molecular biology of obesity

Code: 27780 Credits: 2 – Population genetics

Code: 29803 Credits: 2 – Antiviral therapeutic alternatives based on the innate immune response

Code: 27783 Credits: 2 – Modulation of cellular processes by viruses

Code: 29168 Credits: 3 – Neurophysiology and electroantennography bases

Code: 29801 Credits: 2 – Oxidant stress in biomedical research

Code: 29802 Credits: 2 – Mass spectrometry applied to the analysis of peptides and proteins

Code: 27661 Credits: 6 – Analysis and Interpretation of Data in Chemistry (topics related to Machine Learning)

Code: 29169 Credits: 3 – Mapping of scientific literature

Code: 27779 Credits: 2 – Physiology of pain, inflammation and effects of modalities

PROGRAM

Fees

Registration

0,5 S.M.M.L.V.*

Tuition fee per semester

1 S.M.M.L.V.*

Academic fee per semester

1 S.M.M.L.V.*

* The SMMLV for 2024 is $1,300,000 Colombian pesos.

The university has a mechanism through which a student’s financial obligations can be partially or totally covered by a company or entity that wishes to support the student.

Also, various forms of payment have been arranged so that students can combine the available forms of payment according to their particular conditions. On the page “Start the registration process”, you will find the available options.

Additionally, to facilitate access to postgraduate programs, the UIS has signed various agreements with entities specialized in educational credit. These agreements seek facilities and better credit conditions for UIS students.

Students with a voting certificate from Colombia’s last popular election process may request a 10% discount on tuition fees.

KEY

Dates

Second
Semester

2024

Bucaramanga

Registration opening

Registration closing

Entrance tests

February 21st, 2024

July 09th, 2024

July 10, 2024

Interview

Results

Classes start

November 20, 2023

July 11, 2024

August 12, 2024

REGISTRATION

Requirements

The documentation is received digitally by e-mail poscbasicas@uis.edu.co in PDF format.

Note: By clicking on the “Inscripción” (Registration) button you will find the forms to fill out the documentation requested below.

UIS registration form duly completed and signed.
Resume, in the UIS format established institutionally for this purpose, with the attachment of certificates and copies of documents that corroborate what is described in it.
Copy of valid identity document valid in Colombia or valid passport for foreigners.
Recent document type photo, preferably in digital format, white background 3×4.
Copy of the diploma or copy of the undergraduate degree certificate required by the program, issued by an institution of higher education recognized in Colombia.
Note 1: If the applicant has a degree from a foreign university, it must be duly apostilled and translated into Spanish if it is in a foreign language. The degrees must be validated by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic.
Certificate of the grades obtained in the undergraduate program required by the program, including the weighted average.
Note 2: In the case of UIS undergraduate graduates, it is not necessary to provide this document.

Receipt of payment issued by the UIS treasury for the current value of the registration fee or receipt of consignment in the account authorized by the UIS.
If the advisory committee so determines, proof of reading comprehension and written production in Spanish language, presenting the certificate of approval issued by the UIS School of Languages.
Note 3: If the advisory committee so determines, proof of reading comprehension and written production in Spanish language, presenting the certificate of approval issued by the UIS School of Languages.
Certification of foreign language level equivalent to or higher than level A2 according to the CEFR for languages, according to standardized test or issued by the UIS Language Institute.
Note 4: This certification will not be required for those applicants who are native speakers of a foreign language or who have obtained a university degree in a foreign language, according to the description of such studies in the corresponding documents.
Three (3) confidential letters of academic reference, in sealed envelopes, sent directly to the graduate coordination, according to the form established by the UIS.
Endorsement letter from a research group or center of the UIS or from a scientific institution with which there is an agreement in force, signed by the director of the same, and in which the applicant is presented to the program.
- Notice A: All the documents listed above must have a digital version in PDF in order to complete the online registration process.
- Notice B: All documents must be submitted physically. To hand the documents in, please go to the postgraduate office of the program in the city where you wish to take the academic program or to the offices of the entity with which the UIS has an agreement with.
- Notice C: When physical documents are submitted, additional documents that you consider relevant for the admission must be attached.
- Notice D: On the page “Start the registration process” the formats to fill out the requested documentation can be downloaded.