Medicina Tropical - IOC

Areas of Concentration and Research Lines

The Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine presents two areas of concentration: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (IPD) and Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Control (DEC), covering 09 lines of research.

Research lines in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Concentration area (IPD):

• Infections and diseases produced by protozoa;
• Infections and diseases produced by helminths;
• Infections and diseases produced by virus;
• Infections and diseases produced by bacteria;
• Infections and diseases produced by fungi.

Research lines in Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Control Concentration area (DEC):

• Diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases;
• Epidemiology and control of infectious and parasitic diseases;
• Dynamics of transmission of infectious and parasitic diseases;
• Host-parasitic interactions.

Mandatory subjects:

Diseases caused by Helminths (mandatory for doctorate students who will develop their thesis in the helminthology area) - 3 credits
Diseases caused by Virus and Human Virology (mandatory for doctorate students who will develop their thesis in virology area) - 6 credits
Medical Mycology (mandatory for doctorate students who will develop their thesis in the mycology area) - 2 credits
Vector insects and their relation to pathogens (mandatory for doctorate students who will develop their thesis in the Vectors area) - 2 credits
Diseases caused by Protozoa (mandatory for doctorate students who will develop their thesis in the area of protozoology) - 1 credit
Student seminar - 1 credit
Study Center - 1 credit

Orientation:

During the selection process, doctoral students must submit a letter of acceptance of supervisor from a teacher of the Program; the candidates must sustain their graduation project. Other subjects of the Program shall be agreed between the student and its supervisor depending on the subject of the investigation. Before concluding the second year, doctoral student will be present a seminar with the partial results of the thesis.