El doctorate It is the highest academic degree awarded by the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the Universidad AustralThe degree program is designed to train university graduates of the highest academic level who will contribute to the development of knowledge in the field of Biomedical Sciences.
The aim is for the doctoral candidate to acquire the ability to develop a research project and carry it out in any of the areas of Biomedical Sciences they choose. Basically, it is expected that through this plan the doctoral candidate will be able to apply the Scientific method.
While undergraduate teaching has been structured through a defined curriculum and carried out in a tutoring manner, in the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, from the Doctoral Plan onwards, the doctoral candidate is expected to assume the responsibility for their own learning and that this process can be applied in the future to any other research project that he might want to undertake.
In the process of generation of original knowledge through researchThe doctoral candidate is expected to demonstrate a generous and open attitude towards sharing knowledge. Therefore, the Plan will include a certain dedication to... undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching activity in the area of your research project.
The doctoral candidate must acquire training in medical and humanistic sciences that integrate their biomedical knowledge, so that they can grasp an object of study from new scientific perspectives.
The doctoral candidate will be able to develop a Work hypothesis plausible and reasonable enough to be developed within a reasonable timeframe that should not exceed 5 years (except for duly justified reasons) and that can hardly be completed in a period of less than three years.
Work topics will tend towards a combination of methodologies to undertake the proposed study in order to provide more focused original information and to gain experience in interdisciplinary approaches.
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Topic: “Neuromediators in Vitreoretinal Proliferation”, 2002.
Director: Dr. Ángela Suburo.
«Neuropeptides tyrosine, galanin, their receptors and neuropathic pain – Morphological and pharmacological studies in the nervous system of rodents. 2003 – Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad AustralBuenos Aires, Argentina. Directors: Drs. Marcelo J. Villar and Tomas Hökfelt. 1999-2003.
«Neuropeptides, sensory neurons and pain modulation» – Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Directors: Drs. Tomas Hökfelt, Marcelo Villar and Esbjörn Bergman. 2000-2005.
Topic: “Peptidergic and Gaseous Transmitters in the Peripheral Regulation of Neuropathic Pain: Cellular and Molecular Modulators”, 2007.
Director: Dr. Marcelo Villar.
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 Dr. Pablo R. Brumovsky Director |
– Doctor (UBA) – Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (FCB) – Doctor of Medicine (Karolinska Institute) – Independent Researcher (CONICET) – Director of the Laboratory of Mechanisms and Therapeutic Innovation in Pain (IIMT, CONICET – UA) – Vice-Director (IIMT) – Associate Professor in Charge of Anatomy (FCB) – Member of the Board of Directors (FCB) – Academic Secretary (FCB) |
 Dr. María Florencia Coronel Academic secretary |
– Biochemistry (UBA) – Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (FCB) – Independent Researcher (CONICET) – Director of the Cancer Pain Laboratory (IIMT) – Member of the Board of Directors (IIMT) – Associate Professor in charge of the subject Pathophysiology of Pain (FCB) – Member of the Board of Directors (FCB) – Secretary of Research (FCB) |
 Attorney Carina Andrea Salice Secretary |
– Lawyer (UB) – Specialist in Educational Management (UA) – Member of the Department of Education (FCB) – Head of Accreditation of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs (FCB) |
 Dr. Soledad Álvarez de Campos Board Member |
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 Dr. Catalina Atorrasagasti Board Member |
– Biologist (UBA) – Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (FCB) – Adjunct Researcher (CONICET) – Member of the Board of Directors (IIMT) – Member of the Gene Therapy Laboratory (IIMT) – Associate Professor of Genetics (FCB) |
 Dr. Ángel Centeno Board Member |
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 Dr. Belén Mesurado Board Member |
– Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (UNSTA) – PhD in Psychology (UNLS) – Principal Investigator (CONICET) – Deputy Director of the Institute of Philosophy (UA) – Director of the Character Development Group, Institute of Philosophy (UA) – Full Professor of Psychometrics and Research Methodology I (FCB) – Director of the Psychology Program (FCB) |
 Dr. Angela Maria Suburo Board Member |
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 Dr. Raúl Valdez Board Member |
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 Dr. Marcelo J. Villar Board Member |
– Doctor (UBA) – Doctor of Medicine (UBA) – Senior Researcher (CONICET) – President of the Technological Liaison Unit (UA) – Full Professor of Anatomy (FCB) – Former Director (IIMT) – Former Dean (FCB) – Former Rector (UA) |
Admission entitles applicants to enroll in the Doctoral program. Admission will be forfeited if enrollment is not completed within three months. Enrollment must be completed within the deadlines set by the Faculty, where the necessary forms will be available.
Doctoral students must renew their registration annually in the Doctoral Career of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, before the end of April, by submitting a report on the development of their activities to the Director of the Doctoral Career, endorsed with the signature of the thesis director.
The dissertation will be submitted to the Director of the Doctoral Program for admission to defense. The final report from the Dissertation Director authorizing its presentation for defense must be attached.
The FCB Governing Board, upon proposal from the Academic Council, will appoint the professors or researchers to serve on the jury that will evaluate the submitted thesis. The jury will be composed of a majority of members external to the program, with at least one member being external to the institution. A Chair and a Secretary will be elected from among them. The jury will consist of three (3) full members and two (2) alternate members.
Each member of the Thesis Committee must issue a reasoned, individual, and written opinion on the thesis work, analyzing: the methodology used, the relevance of the topic, the originality of the approach, the depth and quality of the work produced, and the logical rigor of its development. They must also expressly indicate whether or not they approve it for oral defense. Any opinion lacking sufficient reasoning will be rejected by the Doctoral Program Office and returned to the respective committee member for proper processing. If, on this second occasion, an opinion lacking sufficient reasoning is again issued, it will be rejected, and that committee member's appointment will be revoked. Another member will be appointed to replace them from among the designated alternate committee members.
The jury members will have thirty days to issue their decision, which may be extended for a further fifteen days. After this period, the thesis copy will be requested back from any member who has not issued their decision, and their appointment will be nullified. A new member will then be appointed to replace them from among the alternate members. The new jury member will have the same thirty-day period, extendable for another fifteen days, to issue their decision.
When the written dissertation is accepted for defense by a majority of the members of the Jury, the Director of the Doctoral Program will issue the final decision, setting a date for the doctoral candidate to defend their dissertation orally. This date will not exceed sixty days from the date the final decision of admission to defense is issued.
If a majority of the jury members do not approve the written dissertation, the Director of the Doctoral Program will issue a final decision denying the application for admission to defense. The doctoral candidate may revise their dissertation and resubmit it after a period of no more than one year. The revised dissertation must be re-examined by the members of the examination committee, who will issue a decision. If the dissertation is again rejected by a majority of the committee members, the doctoral candidate may not resubmit the same topic.
The thesis defense will be an oral and public event. This doctoral thesis defense will take place in a public session with the Thesis Director present and will begin with the doctoral candidate presenting the work carried out and the conclusions reached, making special mention of the original contributions.
The members of the jury, beginning with the secretary and ending with the chair, will express their opinion of the presented thesis and may raise any questions and objections they deem appropriate. Likewise, the thesis supervisor or any of the professors present may raise questions and objections. The doctoral candidate must respond to the remarks of the jury members and the other professors. The chair of the jury is responsible for managing all matters related to the proceedings of the session.
Following the public defense of the thesis, the examining board, in a closed session, will award the grade of "not acceptable," "pass," "good," "very good," "distinguished," or "outstanding." This distinction will be included on the doctoral degree certificate.
Those who successfully complete their dissertation according to the regulations established herein will be awarded the degree and title of "Doctor of Biomedical Sciences." This degree is exclusively academic in nature and does not qualify the holder to practice any profession. The diploma will be issued by the Universidad AustralIt will bear the signatures of the Rector, the Academic Secretary of the University, the Dean of this Faculty, the Director of the Doctoral Program, the Thesis Director, and the applicant. It must also indicate the graduate's original degree title, the title of the thesis, and the final grade.
If the majority of the members of the Tribunal disapprove of the oral defense, the doctoral candidate may request – only once – from the Dean, a new date to repeat the defense. The new date will be between three and six months after the first defense.
The opinions expressed by the doctoral candidate before or after the approval of the thesis, within it, during its defense, or in any publication related to it, are the sole responsibility of the author and do not commit the Universidad Austral nor to the Jury.
Each year, theses that achieve the highest possible grade will compete for the Doctoral Prize of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the Universidad AustralFor the competition to begin, at least three theses must be submitted. If this number is not reached, theses that meet the aforementioned qualification will be considered submitted until the minimum number of submissions required by this article is achieved.
The Academic Council of the Doctoral Program will be the natural jury for the annual "Doctorate of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences" award. Universidad Austral».
Once the calendar year has ended, the jury will have a period of six months to issue its decision.
Carina Salice
Phone: 0230 448 2570
Email: csalice@austral.edu.ar
Drs. Emiliano Lopez, Jorge Mancini, Juan Gallo (group director) and Federico Luengo (from left to right).
Translational Research (translational research) Clinical application can be defined as an interactive and bidirectional process between the laboratory and the clinic. The clinical application of a laboratory discovery often takes a long time. It is a very slow process. The main reason for this slowness is that basic researchers and clinicians do not speak the same language, and to communicate effectively they need a translator. This is the role of the clinical scientist. (clinical scientist), who becomes a key intermediary.
However, becoming a clinical scientist is not easy, as it requires suitable educational and working conditions. In Argentina, this situation led us to explore the possibility of establishing a joint program between the Residency and Doctoral programs in Ophthalmology, with the aim of providing ophthalmologists with specialized scientific training and the ability to communicate effectively with basic and clinical researchers. Similar post-residency programs have been developed in the United States.
After much analysis, our program was jointly created and launched by two institutions, the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the Universidad Austral (Head of the Doctoral Program) and the Argentine Ophthalmological Foundation “Jorge Malbran” (Head of the Medical Residency Program). Some of the biggest concerns were the simultaneous acquisition of clinical skills and scientific methodology; the time needed to achieve objectives and the accumulation of stress and fatigue, among others.
Mentorship from a clinical scientist specializing in vision was considered crucial. The educational initiative was deemed risky; however, the Medical Education Committee ultimately approved it as a pilot program. Given the positive experience of the first few years, it was considered feasible to launch a similar program in Internal Medicine.
For more information about the program, you can read the recently published article on the subject. Combined residency and doctoral program in ophthalmology: a tool for the education of clinical scientists. Gallo JE, Olivieri C, Croxatto JO. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2009;37(4):420-2.
After observing the positive experience of the Ophthalmology residency-doctoral program, we decided to start a similar program in Internal Medicine Residency and Doctorate.
This program has led to the successful completion of the first doctoral thesis, carried out by Dr. Miguel Manglio Rizzo (currently, head of the Oncology Service at the Austral University Hospital), under the direction of Dr. Guillermo Mazzolini, current dean of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences (FCB), and carried out by the FCB of the Universidad Austral (responsible for the Doctorate) and the Austral University Hospital (responsible for the Medical Residency).
Carina Salice
Phone: 0230 448 2570
Email: csalice@austral.edu.ar
1) Possess a university degree
Medical graduates from Argentine and foreign universities may enroll in the Doctoral Program. Along with the application for admission, applicants must submit their duly legalized degree and an official transcript of their coursework.
Those who are not medical doctors but hold a university degree, the obtaining of which requires no less than five years of study, and who have distinguished themselves through their background in the field of Biomedical Sciences, and whose application is accepted by the Director of the Doctoral Program based on that background, may also enroll in the Doctoral Program.
2) Doctoral candidates with degrees issued by foreign universities
Doctoral candidates residing in Argentina, whose degrees were issued by foreign universities, must comply with current legislation on the matter and with the regulations concerning this particular situation issued by the Board of Directors of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences.
The program is in-person and must be completed at the Academic Health Center. Applications from those interested in completing the program remotely are not accepted.
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