FSK3526 KTH-SJTU Summer School in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research 4.5 credits

Introduction of the educational and research systems of KTH and SJTU. Lectures, oral presentations, study visits and discussions within biomedical engineering, biophysics, bioimaging, proteomics, genomics, neuromics, biomdeical simulations and modelling, diagnostics etc.

To get an insight into prominent interdisciplinary biomedical research at KTH and SJTU, into differences and similarities between Swedish and Chinese research methodology and culture, into how new technologies can tackle future challenges in medical healthcare in Sweden and in China, and to create contacts across the disciplines and nations.

Admitted to PhD studies at KTH, or last year student at any of the Civ Ing or Masters programs at KTH directed towards interdisciplinary biomedicine in a broad sense.

Each lecturer of the course will be asked to provide a scientific article or review article reflecting the content of the lecture.

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Oral presentation + short written report from the course

Attending all lectures and study visits. oral presentation of own research, or of other recently published, relevant interdisciplinary biomedical research. Short written summary with own reflections from the course.

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.