The MOIR consortium has made a strong commitment to education. Specifically, and as a good proof of this, the contracts for personnel in charge of the program, with the exception of the genomic laboratory technician and project manager, are all for predoctoral students, with the firm commitment from the groups for them to carry out the corresponding doctoral theses. Some of the theses will be conducted as co-directions, thus promoting collaboration between the groups, while in others there will be specific collaborations. In order to achieve this goal, the consortium has a cast of doctoral researchers capable of directing the research tasks of the aforementioned doctoral theses. In addition, these research groups have the necessary economic and infrastructural resources to carry out the research work for the theses. These will be carried out in accordance with the new regulations of the Doctoral Schools that are being established in the various university institutions, in accordance with the new rules recently approved for obtaining the Doctorate.
On the other hand, it should be noted that both the teaching and research staff of this consortium participate as professors, final master's project tutors, or course coordinators in various doctoral and master's programs related to the consortium's theme. This participation guarantees the academic training of future doctors within the participating institutions. Below are the doctoral and master's courses of each of the institutions that are directly related to the consortium's theme, as well as the participation of the various groups in them.
Both the teaching and research staff of this consortium participate as professors, final master's project tutors, or course coordinators in various official doctoral and master's programs related to the consortium's theme. This participation ensures the academic training of future doctors within the participating institutions. Below are the doctoral and master's courses of each of the institutions that are directly related to the consortium's theme, as well as the participation of the various groups.
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID: Group of Dra. Ángela María Valverde, belonging to the IIB Alberto Sols-Morreale. In relation to the consortium's thematic, the Official Postgraduate Program in Molecular Biosciences is taught at UAM. This program includes, in addition to the Doctorate, the Master's in Molecular and Cellular Biology, the Master's in Molecular Biomedicine, and the Master's in Biotechnology. Each of these Master's programs includes, in addition to the training period (30 ECTS), a Master's Thesis (30 ECTS). AMV actively participates in the supervision of these Master's Theses.
COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID: Master's Degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biomedicine. In this master's program, the course "Molecular Bases of Metabolic Diseases" is taught, coordinated by several consortium members (MB, FE), and in which several consortium members from other institutions (AV, GM, and MPR) have participated in recent editions. In addition, other master's programs have been approved, some of which are related to the project's theme, such as the Master's Degree in Health Analysis, which will also involve the participation of several consortium members. Likewise, MB participates in the course "Molecular Bases of Cancer," derived from an international cancer symposium that M. Benito directed and taught for 15 years at HCSC/Faculty of Medicine of UCM and adapted to the Master's in Biomedicine.
KING JUAN CARLOS UNIVERSITY: URJC Group lead by Dra. Gema Medina Gómez participates in the International Doctoral School of the URJC in the Doctoral Program in Health Sciences and, within this, in the Basic Research in Health Sciences line. In this research line, the aim is for students to acquire fundamental knowledge about Basic Research in Biomedicine, including the main research methodologies and techniques, as well as the necessary skills to develop and design experimental approaches that lead to the progress of knowledge of the basic processes (molecular, cellular, and physiological) involved in both the maintenance and deterioration of health, including possible therapeutic strategies and their mechanisms. There are also three other research lines in the program: Clinical Research and Epidemiology, Psychology, and Pain.
SAN PABLO CEU UNIVERSITY: Group of Prof. Mª Pilar Ramos and Metabolomics Laboratory directed by Dra. Antonia García and Dra. C. Barbas (CEMBIO). At CEU San Pablo University, in addition to the aforementioned direction of CEINDO (CEU International Doctoral School) by Drs. Barbas (Metabolomics Lab) and Viana (GESTOBES), there is very active participation in postgraduate education. On the one hand, the CEINDO offers the Doctoral Program in Health Science and Technology, of which Dra. Antonia García is the Secretary. In this program, and in the Molecular Pathology research line, participate in the teaching of courses as well as in the supervision of doctoral theses various members of the GESTOBES group, Dra. María Pilar Ramos, as do members of CEMBIO. The program currently has numerous collaborations with international centers and 61 doctoral theses are being carried out within it. Additionally, Dra. María Pilar Ramos co-directs with ASEBIO (Spanish Association of Bioenterprises) the Master's Degree in Management of Biotechnological Health Companies, of 120 ECTS. In this program, which is taught at the Faculty of Pharmacy, members of GESTOBES and CEMBIO collaborate in teaching, along with numerous professionals from companies and public health sector organizations. Furthermore, members of the GESTOBES group participate in teaching the Master's Degree in Regenerative Medicine (60 ECTS) taught at the Faculty of Medicine of CEU San Pablo University. Finally, it should be noted that the Faculty of Pharmacy has obtained the ISO9001 certification from AENOR, which guarantees the high standard of quality in the research environment that will surround the training personnel who are part of the project. Professors Antonia García, Mª Paz Lorenzo, and Mª Fernanda Rey-Stolle are highly involved in postgraduate education and doctoral thesis supervision. Dr. Antonia García serves as the secretary of the Doctoral Program in Health Science and Technology at CEINDO, CEU International School of Doctorate. The program currently has numerous collaborations with international institutions and is overseeing 61 doctoral theses. Additionally, members of the METABOALL group are involved in teaching the Interuniversity Master's Degree in Drug Discovery in collaboration with professors from the University of Alcalá de Henares, Complutense University, and San Pablo CEU.
CARLOS III NATIONAL CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH (CNIC): CNIC collaborates very actively with various universities during undergraduate and postgraduate university stages, both nationally and internationally. Currently, the center has collaboration agreements with 23 Spanish universities and 8 foreign universities. These agreements allow students to carry out their internships at the center and to carry out their Bachelor's and Master's Theses in the center's laboratories. Additionally, the center develops a Master's module focused on the study of Cardiovascular Diseases within the academic offer of UAM: Master's in Molecular Biomedicine (60 ECTS); and another focused on Developmental Biology: Master's Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology (60 ECTS). CNIC has developed an ambitious global training plan called "CNIC-Young Training Plan," which covers all levels from secondary education to training of predoctoral, postdoctoral, medical, and scientific professional researchers, with an international focus. The Plan includes a specific Program aimed at Pre-doctoral Training. The center has designed a specific course aimed at predoctoral researchers, called "Approach to CNIC Course," nine weeks long, which must be completed by the researcher during their first year at the center, providing them with a comprehensive view of the research carried out at CNIC, through theoretical and practical classes.