Strenghts:
DiSS provides students with the opportunity to take an active role in their education, guided by professors and supported by administrative staff.
A comprehensive educational offering, including Bachelor's degrees, doctoral programs, specialization schools, and master's programs.
Optimal student-to-faculty ratios in courses, with constant support from tutors for practical activities in healthcare-related degree programs.
Research excellence and multidisciplinarity characterize DiSS, with a wide range of projects funded by national and international institutions.
Excellences:
DiSS excels in research in the following areas:
- Pathogenetic mechanisms of complex and genetic diseases
- Applied Clinical Research
- Innovative Therapies
- Cellular and Gene Therapy
- Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine
- Innovative Strategies in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Fields
- Particle Physics
- Development of Preclinical Disease Models
The Department serves as a link between the university's structures dedicated to clinical, diagnostic, chemical/pharmaceutical, and biological/environmental research.
A key element for its activities is the Center of Excellence for Autoimmune Diseases (CAAD), which, in coordination with the new Health City of Novara, aims to become a national and international reference point.
The Department has a strong international vocation, with professors involved in significant European and non-European research networks. It attracts numerous international students and hosts visiting professors of high scientific reputation from around the world.
Numbers:
- 4569 students enrolled in School of Medicine degree programs (academic year 2023-2024)
- 8 Bachelor's degrees in the School of Medicine
- 2 Master's degrees in the School of Medicine
- 1 single-cycle Master's degree in the School of Medicine in 2 different locations (Alessandria and Novara)
- 2 research doctorates in collaboration with DiMET
- 63 faculty members and researchers (as of November 2023)
- 3 spin-offs
- 2600 subscribed electronic journals