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MSc Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies

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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Develop the essential skills required for each step of the translational pathway of cell and gene therapy products, from discovery and vector design through to clinical trials and market authorisation. The course includes a 20-week hands-on project.

This innovative and progressive course combines the research strengths of our Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, academic and industry partners, and leading international scientists. You’ll study genetic factors associated with rare inherited diseases and how gene and cell therapies can be adopted as treatment options, as well as the principles of gene and cell therapies. You’ll also explore the development of specific and efficient medical treatments tailored to individual patients.

On our MSc, you’ll develop essential skills for each step of the translational pathway of cell and gene therapy products, including: discovery, vector design, GLP pre-clinical regulatory studies, GMP manufacturing and analytics, process innovation, quality control, qualified person (QP), safety, clinical design, commercialisation and market authorisation.

The course will provide you with up-to-date knowledge of advances in the field, offering a comprehensive road map on the required steps to take an advanced therapy project from discovery to clinical trial and then marketing authorisation.

Entry Requirements

You’ll need at least a 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant science, engineering, law or medical subject.

Fees

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Programme Funding

The Medical Research Council (MRC) and LifeArc are offering a pair of bursaries worth £6,125 each for home fee-paying students starting an MSc in Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies in 2023.

Visit our website for funding information – https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/funding

Student Destinations

Our graduates enter the UK job market as a highly skilled individuals. As a growing sector with a skills shortage, this course will give you the strategic knowledge and training to compete in this market and provide you with a springboard for your future career. After successfully completing your course, you’ll be able to proceed into:

  • academic and industry positions
  • careers in regulatory affairs (MHRA, FDA, EMA)
  • opportunities within GMP manufacturing centres
  • process innovation
  • qualified person (QP) roles
  • careers at NIHR Biomedical Research Centres for human experimental medicine
  • opportunities at the newly established Advanced Therapies Treatment Centres funded by Innovate UK
  • PhD research
  • research technician or research assistant roles
  • scientific writing
  • clinical trial administrator roles/management

Module Details

A selection of modules are available each year – some examples are below.
  • An Introduction to Human Inherited Disease
  • Principles of Gene and Cell Therapies
  • Beyond Cell and Gene Therapy
  • Omics Techniques and their Application to Genomic Medicine
  • Clinical Development of Cell and Gene Therapeutics
  • Literature Review
  • Research Project

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