Branch programme/details

Cell Biology and Pathology is a field of biomedical science concerned with build-up and functional characteristics of particular cells and their interaction in construction of tissues and organs. The content matter of the study is, above all, the cell itself at various levels of its functional organization, also concerning interconnection of structural-functional levels that maintain the cell as the basic structural and functional unit of multicellular organism including the human.
The goal of the studies in the study programme Cell Biology and Pathology is training the student for independent scientific research work aimed at understanding of dynamics, mutual connections and functional-structural characteristics of cells and tissues under normal – physiological conditions and in pathologic processes as well as in their modelling.
According to the article 3, paragraph 1, second sentence of the Code of Admission Procedure of Charles University, this programme of study is offered without specialization.

The entrance procedure must be undergone by each applicant in the presence of his/her Supervising Tutor. The admission examination is held in the form of interview before a board and it checks the student’s capacity for scientific work in the given field and his/her capacity to complete the studies.

Criteria evaluated by the board are following:
1. The quality of the dissertation project. Maximum score for the whole item – 5 points
2. The relation of the project topic to the specialization of the supervisor and his/her research projects. Maximum score for the whole item – 5 points
3. The form of the applicant’s project presentation. Maximum score for the whole item – 5 points
4. Applicant´s basic theoretical knowledge related to the topic of his/her dissertation and general knowledge in cell biology – questions from the members of the board. Maximum score for the whole item – 5 points

Each member of the examining committee grades paragraphs 1–4 on a scale of points 0–5. The arithmetic mean is calculated on the basis of the point evaluation of each member of the examining board. The result is rounded to the nearest whole number – for values from 0.0 to 0.49 in the downward direction to the nearest whole number. For values from 0.50 to 0.99 in the upward direction to the nearest whole number.

Minimum admission points: 4 points

Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study programme.

Verification method:	entrance exam
Confirmation date (of entrance exam) from:	01.06.2024	Until:	30.06.2024
Alternative date (of entrance exam):	06.06.2024	Until:	31.07.2024

Further information: http://pdsb.avcr.cz

The graduate is familiar with basic cell biology and pathology, special characteristics of various cell and tissue types both in physiological situation as well as in disease. The graduate is acquainted with current research topics and experimental approaches especially in the following areas: cellular basis of cancerogenesis, tissue and cellular processes in inflammation, changes of cells and tissues during metabolic diseases; tissue repair and regeneration; wound healing; cell and tissue replacement; stem cell biology. The graduate knows and is able to perform various methods for cell and tissue examination, knows how to finance the scientific project using grants. The graduate mastered presentation skills and is able to communicate in English both in the oral as well as in the written form.