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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:

  1. Pathogenetic mechanisms of complex and genetic diseases
  2. Applied Clinical Research
  3. Innovative Therapies
  4. Cellular and Gene Therapy
  5. Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine
  6. Innovative Strategies in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Fields
  7. Particle Physics
  8. 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