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The Institute's training programs
The Institute’s training programs fall under the heading of biomedical science,
and are part of the Lombardy Region’s professional training schemes. There are courses
for specialized laboratory technicians, and for graduates intending to do research. Special
training for clinical trial nurses is provided at the Aldo and Cele Daccò Clinical Research Center
for Rare Diseases, at Ranica, near Bergamo. Recently the Institute has set up a Ph.D.
course (equivalent to a research doctorate), in collaboration with the Open University of
London. This degree is recognised throughout Europe.
Students enrolled in formal courses receive one month preparatory training, after which they
are assigned study grants. Between 1963 and 2007 the Mario Negri Institute awarded 6123
grants, 668 of them to foreign researchers who came to the Institute for special training.
Everything possible is done to help students find work once they finish their training.
Methodology
The main feature of these courses is that technicians and researchers receive their training “on
site”. They work full-time in research programs of a high scientific standard, using
advanced equipment and learning the latest methods, in regular contact with colleagues in different
countries. Besides its scientific value, this aprpoach provides an excellent
preparation on the human and personal scale.
These training courses offer young graduates and diploma-holders an outstanding opportunity
to spend three exceptional years of hands-on learning at Italy’s main private biomedical research
foundation. Essential qualifications are a real commitment and enthusiasm for
scientific research, an adaptable personality, and the appropriate cultural background for this
demanding work.
Ph.D
- In recent years the Institute set up a PhD, course, in collaboration with the Open University
of London and with two Dutch Universities, Groningen and Maastricht. Candidates should have a good
experience in experimental or clinical research. This degree is recognized throughout Europe
and in the United States.
Master
- The Institute in 2006 set up a first level
Master Course in Clinical Research in collaboration with the University of Milan.
It is aimed at medical doctors, nurses, biologists, biotechnicians and pharmacists.
- The Institute also organizes a two-years
Second Level Master course on Rare Diseases, together with the University of
Torino, at Ranica (BG). Ranica also hosts, in collaboration with the University of
Torino, the students of the Clinical Pathology Specialization School.
Other opportunities for foreign students
- The University of Maastricht, together with the Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo and the Mario Negri
Institute, offer young Dutch Medicine graduates and undergraduates the opportunity to spend a year
at the Laboratories in Bergamo and Ranica.
Information
Students must be aware that scientific research does not generally bring much financial reward, but
it offers substantial intellectual and moral satisfaction to those who are conscious of its
importance to society, particularly biomedical research related to health.
- Three-years course for graduate students, obtaining leading to a diplomaas Pharmacological
Research Specialist.
- Three-years course for undergraduates qualified techincians, leading to a diploma as
Biochemical Research Technician.
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