Study programmes

Graduates of the DSP Xenobiochemistry and Pathobiochemistry are highly qualified professionals who areversatile and prepared for highly professional work in pharmaceutical, medical and bioanalytical laboratories within medical institutions or companies, for work in laboratories with a general biochemical focus, and for an academic career as a university teacher in the field of biochemical disciplines in pharmacy, medicine and biomedicine. They are prepared to continuously educate themself in these disciplines and to expand their knowledge in line with new findings in the field. They have a detailed knowledge of the full breadth of metabolism, pathobiochemistry and xenobiochemistry and scientific methods in pharmaceutical, medical and biomedical research. They apply this knowledge to experimental work in the laboratory. They are proficient in the preparation of biological models and in procedures to test the biological effects and metabolic fate of substances in vitro and in vivo. They can independently critically evaluate new findings in accordance with the principles of evidence-based medicine, design a scientific experiment to address scientific questions of a biochemical nature, prepare a research grant application, manage a small team, and interpret, discuss and present the results of scientific work.