Cardiovascular Health and Disease Utrecht University

Overview

With a Cardiovascular Health and Disease degree from Utrecht University you will learn to translate a disease into a scientifically sound experiment or model, and translate your experimental model back to the disease. 

Overview

Expand your knowledge concerning the disease or build bridges towards therapeutic leads by studying underlying mechanisms of the disease. Research projects, courses and writing assignments focus on different cardiovascular subjects, allowing you to gain experience in multiple labs. Examples of subjects covered are arrhythmias, vascular biology and disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors and prevention.

Altogether, this programme allows you to become an expert in the cardiovascular research field, with the opportunity to either fully specialise yourself within a subdomain of cardiovascular research, or to broaden your horizon within the Life Sciences field.

Why you should study Cardiovascular Disease and Health at Utrecht University

• It gives you the opportunity to compose a personalised study programme of multiple specialties within cardiovascular research.
• Carry out one or two hands-on research projects at our research groups, and the possibility to do a general research profile project abroad to gain additional skills and an international perspective on your chosen specialisation.
• In your profile you have freedom to also explore other biomedical research fields, or career paths outside academia.
• Benefit from a solid mentoring system during the programme to optimally meet your personal learning goals and ambitions.
• Collaborate and learn in an international community of fellow students, PhD candidates, research and clinical staff, and stakeholders outside academia.
• Excellent preparation to continue your education in the UU PhD programme Cardiovascular Research.