Medical Developmental Biology

Third-cycle level | 2.0 credits (HEC) | Course code: H9F6065
HT 2025
Study period: 2025-08-25 - 2025-09-15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2025-04-15 - 2025-05-06
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Course description

The course Medical Developmental Biology is an exchange course between Karolinska lnstitutet and University of Toronto, Canada. In 2025, the course will take place at KI, Solna. There will be 20 students and faculty joining the course from University of Toronto, which provide a great opportunity for KI students to network.

The nature of the course is translational and provides the opportunity to acquire a wide range of knowledge from transcriptional mechanisms to basic physiology, ethics and  patient care.

The course focuses on the principles of developmental biology and how they are applicable to disease during early stages in live or later because of events or exposure during perinatal development. The course further aims to discuss ethical concepts and challenges of this type of research. The structure of the course is interactive research seminars on relevant topics by researchers from both universities. In addition, there are study visits and workshops within relevant topics.

A central aspect of the course is building longstanding international networks. There will be extensive social activities organized both by the teachers and two local KI students acting as social coordinators. This will include a reception at the Canadian Embassy.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 

Selection

Selection will be based on:  
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation). 
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

 

Course director

Fredrik Lanner, Ola Hermanson and Kristiina Tammimies

Course syllabus

H9F6065

Department

Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology

Doctoral programme

Development and Regeneration (DevReg)

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

Development, Stem cells, Exchange with Toronto

CONTACTFredrik Lanner

fredrik.lanner@ki.se