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Biomedicine, research focus

120 crédits
Master in biomedicine, research focus
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Block 1

Core curriculum courses

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MASTER IN BIOMEDICINE, with focus (reformed programme)
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Core curriculum compulsory courses
Introduction to Genomics (english language) - [10h Apprentissage]
Keith Durkin
Q120-[+]3
Scientific communication skills (english language)
Michael Herfs
Q11020-2
Biostatistics 2
Anne-Françoise Donneau
Q11515-2
Cellular and molecular biology of disease (english language) - [20h Apprentissage]
Alain Chariot, Laurent Nguyen, Agnès Noël, Marie-Julie Nokin
Q120-[+]4
Data interpretation in bioinformatics (english language) - [20h Apprentissage]
Arnaud Lavergne
Q110-[+]3
Introduction to Oncology (english language) - [4h Autres]
Christine Gilles, Nathalie Jacobs, Agnès Noël, Marie-Julie Nokin, Nor Eddine Sounni
Q126-[+]3
Bibliographic Research (english language)
Nathalie Jacobs, Christel Pequeux
Q2---3
Introduction to Translational Research (english language)
François Jouret , Laurent Weekers
Q230--3
Introduction to drug development (english language)
Pierre Francotte, Géraldine Piel
Q220--2
Scientific internship (english language)
Virginie Neirinckx, Christel Pequeux
Q2---3

Common core courses

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Advances I in Clinical Biology (english language)
Cécile Meex
Q11515-3
Advances I in Immunology and Vaccinology (english language) - [13h Autres]
Laurence Delacroix, Nathalie Jacobs
Q1125[+]3
Advances I in Cardiovascular Biology (english language) - [10h Autres]
Mathieu Lempereur
Q120-[+]3
Advances I in Neurosciences (english language)
Rachelle Franzen, Gaëtan Garraux, Virginie Neirinckx
Q1264-3
Advances in GIT biology (english language) - [5h Autres]
Laurence Delacroix, Nathalie Esser, Nicolas Paquot, Catherine Reenaers, Bernard Taminiau
Q125-[+]3
Advances I in Pharmacology and Toxicology (english language) - [10h Autres]
Raphaël Denooz, Julien Hanson
Q120-[+]3
Advances I in Oncology (english language) - [12h Autres]
Jorge Arrese Estrada, Denis Mottet, Nor Eddine Sounni
Q1144[+]3

MASTER IN BIOMEDICINE, with focus (transitory programme)
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Notice : for students enrolled before 2024-2025.

Core curriculum compulsory courses
Introduction to scientific seminars (english language)
Sabine Wislet
Q1416-2
Scientific communication skills (english language)
Michael Herfs
Q11020-2
Cellular and molecular biology of disease (english language) - [20h Apprentissage]
Alain Chariot, Laurent Nguyen, Agnès Noël, Marie-Julie Nokin
Q120-[+]2
Introduction to Genomics (english language)
Keith Durkin
Q120--2
Biostatistics 2
Anne-Françoise Donneau
Q11515-2
Advances I in Immunology and Vaccinology (english language) - [5h Autres]
Laurence Delacroix, Nathalie Jacobs
Q115-[+]2
Introduction to Oncology (english language) - [5h Autres]
Christine Gilles, Nathalie Jacobs, Agnès Noël, Marie-Julie Nokin, Nor Eddine Sounni
Q115-[+]2
Advances I in Cardiovascular Biology (english language) - [5h Autres]
Mathieu Lempereur
Q115-[+]2
Advances I in Neurosciences (english language) - [5h Autres]
Rachelle Franzen, Gaëtan Garraux, Virginie Neirinckx
Q115-[+]2
Advances in GIT biology (english language) - [5h Autres]
Laurence Delacroix, Nathalie Esser, Nicolas Paquot, Catherine Reenaers, Bernard Taminiau
Q115-[+]2
Advances I in Pharmacology and Toxicology (english language) - [5h Autres]
Raphaël Denooz, Julien Hanson
Q115-[+]2
Regulatory framework for (bio)security and management of biological risks in research and development facilities (english language) - [2h Monitored exercises]
Emmanuelle Dinon, Christine Grignet, Olivier Thellin, Willy Zorzi
Q113-[+]1
Notions of bioinformatics
Olivier Peulen
Q21010-2
Clinical chemistry
Etienne Cavalier
Q22010-2
Introduction to Translational Research (english language)
François Jouret , Laurent Weekers
Q230--3
Bibliographic Research (english language)
Nathalie Jacobs, Christel Pequeux
Q2---3

Focus courses

Choose one of the programmes in the focus:
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RESEARCH FOCUS (reformed programme)
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Critical evaluation of experimental design and data (english language) - [24h Apprentissage]
Laurence Delacroix, Keith Durkin, Julien Hanson
Q26-[+]3

Choose one option from the following :
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A. Multidisciplinary Research
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Methodology of animal experimentation (english language)
Pierre Drion
Q12510-3
Introduction to scientific seminars (english language) - [24h Apprentissage]
Sabine Wislet
Q16-[+]3
Morphological methodology (english language)
Sandra Ormenese
Q2128-2
Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (english language)
Renaud Vandenbosch
Q220--2
Bioinformatics in biomedicine (english language) - [15h Apprentissage]
Arnaud Lavergne
Q25-[+]2
Omics in biomedicine (english language) - [10h Apprentissage]
Pascal De Tullio, Keith Durkin, Marianne Fillet, Gabriel Mazzucchelli
Q234-[+]5

Choose two courses out of the following :
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Advances II in Cardiovascular Biology (english language) - [10h Apprentissage]
Mathieu Lempereur
Corequisite
SBIM2003-2
Advances I in Cardiovascular Biology
Q220-[+]3
Advances II in Clinical Biology (english language) - [8h Autres]
François Boemer, Philippe Calmant, Benaïssa Elmoualij
Corequisite
SBIM2030-1
Advances I in Clinical Biology
Q21515[+]3
Advances II in Immunology and Vaccinology (english language) - [15h Apprentissage]
Andy Chevigné, Laurence Delacroix, Nathalie Jacobs
Corequisite
IMMU0523-2
Advances I in Immunology and Vaccinology
Q215-[+]3
Advances II in Oncology (english language) - [20h Apprentissage]
Nathalie Jacobs
Corequisite
SBIM2008-2
Advances I in Oncology
Q210-[+]3
Advances II in Neurosciences (english language) - [10h Apprentissage]
Charlotte Cornil, Laurence Delacroix, Rachelle Franzen, Anne-Simone Parent, Vincent Seutin
Corequisite
NEUR2043-2
Advances I in Neuroscience
Q2182[+]3
Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology II (english language) - [5h Autres]
Corinne Charlier, Julien Hanson
Corequisite
PHAR2221-2
Advances I in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Q225-[+]3
Advances II in GIT biology (english language) - [10h Autres]
Olivier Detry, Nathalie Esser, Pierre Foidart, Nicholas Gilbo, Guy Jerusalem, Edouard Louis, Marie-Alice Meuwis, Nicolas Paquot, Catherine Reenaers
Corequisite
NUTR1003-2
Advances I in GIT biology
Q220-[+]3

B. Multidisciplinary English
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Notice : Option not offered in 2025-2026
Advanced concepts in cell Biology (english language) - [15h Personal research]
Laurence Delacroix
Q11515[+]6
Molecular and cellular basis of disease (english language) - [40h Personal research]
Q22010[+]6
Advanced techniques for diagnosis and prognosis (english language) - [40h Personal research]
Q21010[+]5
New therapeutic approaches to disease (english language) - [40h Personal research]
Q21010[+]6

RESEARCH FOCUS (transitional programme)
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : for students enrolled before 2024-2025.
Methodology of animal experimentation (english language)
Pierre Drion
Q12510-3

Choose one option from the following :
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Notice : Subject to the number of students enrolled (to be determined at the beginning of the academic year), one of the following two options may not be organised.

A. Multidisciplinary research
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Radiobiology
Q12010-3
Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (english language)
Renaud Vandenbosch
Q220--2
Advances II in GIT biology (english language) - [10h Autres]
Olivier Detry, Nathalie Esser, Pierre Foidart, Nicholas Gilbo, Guy Jerusalem, Edouard Louis, Marie-Alice Meuwis, Nicolas Paquot, Catherine Reenaers
Q220-[+]2
Advances II in Neurosciences (english language)
Charlotte Cornil, Laurence Delacroix, Rachelle Franzen, Anne-Simone Parent, Vincent Seutin
Q235--5
Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology II (english language) - [15h Autres]
Corinne Charlier, Julien Hanson
Q235-[+]5
Advances I in Oncology (english language) - [15h Autres]
Jorge Arrese Estrada, Denis Mottet, Nor Eddine Sounni
Q235-[+]5
Morphological methodology (english language)
Sandra Ormenese
Q2128-2

B. Multidisciplinary English
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Advanced concepts in cell Biology (english language) - [15h Personal research]
Laurence Delacroix
Q11515[+]4
Molecular and cellular basis of disease (english language) - [40h Personal research]
Q22010[+]6
Advanced techniques for diagnosis and prognosis (english language) - [40h Personal research]
Q21010[+]5
New therapeutic approaches to disease (english language) - [40h Personal research]
Q21010[+]5
Critical evaluation of experimental design and data (english language) - [24h Apprentissage]
Laurence Delacroix, Keith Durkin, Julien Hanson
Q26-[+]4

Block 2

Core curriculum courses

Choose one of the two programmes:
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MASTER IN BIOMEDICINE, with focus (reformed programme)
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Multivariate statistical analysis
Anne-Françoise Donneau
Q11510-2
Work placement
Christel Pequeux
Q2---24
Thesis (english language)
Rachelle Franzen
TA---30

MASTER IN BIOMEDICINE, with focus (transitory programme)
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Multivariate statistical analysis
Anne-Françoise Donneau
Q11510-2
Work placement
Christel Pequeux
Corequisite
MMEM9012-1
Thesis
Q2---17
Thesis (english language)
Rachelle Franzen
Prerequisite
SBIM0439-1
Bibliographic Research
TA---28

Common core courses

Choose two courses out of the following :
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Additional biological analyses - [20h Autres]
Q14010[+]5
Specific questions in Neurosciences (english language) - [30h Autres]
Laurence Delacroix, Rachelle Franzen
Q1182[+]5
(pas organisé en 2025-2026) Medical records and hospital IT
Laurent Debra, Philippe Kolh, Michel Raze
Q130--5
Oncology and Immunology (english language) - [10h Autres]
Q140-[+]5
GIT from bench to bedside (english language) - [10h Autres]
40-[+]5
Advanced concepts in drug therapy and development (english language) - [10h Autres]
Alain Chariot, Pierre Francotte, Géraldine Piel
Q140-[+]5
Mass spectrometry technologies in biomedical research and their applications in the biotech industry (english language) - [10h Autres]
Q13020[+]5

Focus courses

Choose one of the programmes in the focus:
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

RESEARCH FOCUS (reformed programme)
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one option from the following :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

A. Multidisciplinary Research
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Regulatory framework for (bio)security and management of biological risks in research and development facilities (english language) - [2h Monitored exercises]
Emmanuelle Dinon, Christine Grignet, Olivier Thellin, Willy Zorzi
Q113-[+]1
Thematic seminars (english language) - [30h Seminar]
TA--[+]3

B. Multidisciplinary English
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : Option not offered in 2025-2026
Thematic seminars (english language) - [40h Seminar]
TA--[+]4

RESEARCH FOCUS (transitional programme)
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one option from the following :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

A. Multidisciplinary research
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Advances in Immunology and Vaccinology II (english language) - [10h Autres]
Andy Chevigné, Laurence Delacroix, Nathalie Jacobs
Q120-[+]3

B. Multidisciplinary English
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Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Bridging courses Master in biology (120 credits)
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Compulsory courses
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Toxiocological chemistry, Part I, Toxiocological chemistry
Corinne Charlier
Q125--4
Principles of normal and pathological cellular regulation
Agnès Noël, Marie-Julie Nokin
Q120--2
General pharmacologyQ1   2
Theory
Vincent Seutin
 20-- 
Practical work and tutorials in pharmacology for biomedical sciences - [4h Seminar]
Vincent Seutin
 --[+] 
Questions of ethics : Animal and human experimentation
Jo Caers, Jean-Michel Dogné, Pierre Drion, Ezio Tirelli
Q115--2
Introduction to scientific method and to experimentation
Christel Pequeux, Barbara Polese
Q11010-1
Biostatistics I - [15h Question and answer session]
Anne-Françoise Donneau
Q115-[+]2
Learning about experimental researchQ1   9
Theory
Laurence Delacroix, Rachelle Franzen, Carine Munaut, Agnès Noël, Christel Pequeux, Nor Eddine Sounni, Sabine Wislet
 10-- 
Specific practical work
Laurence Delacroix, Rachelle Franzen, Carine Munaut, Agnès Noël, Christel Pequeux, Nor Eddine Sounni, Sabine Wislet
 -50- 
Specific practical work
Laurence Delacroix, Rachelle Franzen, Carine Munaut, Agnès Noël, Christel Pequeux, Nor Eddine Sounni, Sabine Wislet
 -50- 
Principles of programming Part 2 - Algorithmics and programming
Christophe Poulet
Q11010-2
Advanced English for Biomedical Research : Writing (english language)
Yasmine Badir, Ellen Harry
Q1-30-2
Introduction to neurosciences
Laurence Delacroix, Rachelle Franzen, Gaëtan Garraux, Vincent Seutin
Q140--4
Immunopathology - [7h Séminaire Interdisciplinaire]
Christophe Desmet, Michel Moutschen
Q210-[+]2
Medical microbiology - [7h Séminaire Interdisciplinaire]
Marie-Pierre Hayette
Q22510[+]3
Elements of analytical chemistry
Marianne Fillet, Anne-Catherine Servais
Q22040-4
Principles of clinical chemistry
Etienne Cavalier
Q220--2
Integrated practical work
Agnès Noël, Marie-Julie Nokin
Q21035-3
Virology Part 2
Nathalie Jacobs
Q220--2
Biochemistry and normal and pathological human physiologyQ2   5
Cardiovascular system
Philippe Kolh
 10-- 
Respiratory system
Didier Cataldo
 10-- 
Nervous system
Gaëtan Garraux
 20-- 
Nervous system - specific concepts - [2h Practice]
Gilles Vandewalle
 --[+] 
Biochemistry and normal and pathological human physiologyQ2   4
Endocrine system and metabolism
Philippe Kolh
 15-- 
Digestive system
Didier Cataldo
 15-- 
Nephro-urinary system
Didier Cataldo
 10-- 
Systems architecture and IT networks, part 1
Vân Anh Huynh-Thu
Q21515-3
Advanced English for Biomedical Research: Speaking (english language)
Yasmine Badir, Ellen Harry
Q2-30-2