ECTS credits ECTS credits: 24
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 408 Hours of tutorials: 24 Expository Class: 72 Interactive Classroom: 96 Total: 600
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: End of master’s Degree Project RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, External department linked to the degrees
Areas: Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacology, Área externa M.U en Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos
Center Faculty of Pharmacy
Call: End of Degree Projects and End of Master's Degree Projects
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
Initiate the student in research on topics related to the Research and Development of Medicines.
In general terms, the contents will focus on the field of Medicine Research and Development. The subject of specific work will be assigned by the academic committee of the master the each student, taking into account the research lines offered, the students preferences and the teachers availability .
The research work will end with the presentation of a written report in Spanish, Galician or English, and a presentation and defense of the results obtained in front of an evaluating Commission .
Written report
The report must be written following the characteristics of a scientific work. It should be concise, have an extension of 10-14 pages and include the following characteristic sections of a research article:
Title: Short (1 or 2 lines) and explicit.
Summary (maximum 250 words) in Spanish or Galician and in English.
Keywords: 5-6 words that define or situate the TFM in their field of knowledge, in Spanish and English.
Introduction: Sufficient description of the state of the art based on the available updated bibliography. It is necessary to situate the work in the general context and provide a description and justification of the experimental approach carried out. The introduction ends with the description of the objective / s of the study.
Materials and methods: Materials and protocols used in carrying out the work.
Results and discussion: Qualitative and quantitative description of the results obtained and their critical analysis with respect to previous studies.
Conclusions: They must respond clearly and concisely to the objectives raised.
Bibliography: according to Vancouver unified format
Acknowlegments. Mention the institutions that provided funding. In this section you can also thank personal contributions, the donation of equipment, assistance in the laboratory, help with statistics, critical comments on the first versions of the work, but try to be explicit.
The report must be submitted in paper and electronic format, using A4 pages, top and bottom margins of 3 cm and right and left of 2.5 cm. Simple line spacing. The text will be presented in a column for the title, summary and key words sections, and in two columns the other sections.
The pages should be numbered in the lower central area.
The selected letter must be Sans Sheriff (without curves) (Arial, calibri , verdana or similar). Its size in the text will be 10 and the legends of figures and graphics should not be lower than 8.
Tables and figures: The necessary ones will be prepared to present the results of the work. All must be accompanied by a legend, in its lower centered, numbered as (Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, etc.), sufficient information is included to allow the reader the understanding without needing go back to the text. All tables and figures will be cited in the text.
Not applicable.
Specific competences
The student is expected to acquire the necessary skills and abilities to face experimentation tasks in the field of Drug Research and Development.
At the end of the TFM, the student should be able to:
-Make a bibliographic review using correctly the sources of scientific information, including those found in the English language.
-Formulate a research hypothesis.
-Design and execute a research project.
-Present research results and conduct a critical discussion about them.
-Develop a written report and an oral presentation about the results obtained in your research.
-Expose and defend their research work before the members of the evaluation committee.
Transversal competences
1. Ability to communicate orally and through the written word in the first language.
2. Ability to be critical and self-critical.
3. Ability to plan and manage time.
4. Ability to generate new ideas (creativity).
5. Ability to search, process and analyze information from a variety of sources
6. Ability to identify, pose and solve problems.
7. Ability to apply knowledge in practical situations.
8. Ability to make reasoned decisions.
9. Ability to undertake research at an appropriate level.
10. Ability to work in a team
11. Capacity for abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis.
12. Ability to design and manage projects.
13. Determination and perseverance in the assigned tasks and assumed responsibilities.
14. Ability to work autonomously.
15. Skills in the use of information and communication technologies.
Subject and tutor assigment
The subject of specific work and the tutor of TFM (and with the tutor, if applicable) will be assigned by the academic committee of the master the each student, taking into account the research lines offered, the students preferences and teachers availabilities.
The Teaching and Research Staff (PDI) of the areas that teach in the degree will be able to act as tutors or co-tutors. As a master's degree researcher, the PDI must be PhD.
A student may modify the tutor in exceptional cases, for which you must request it in a reasoned manner by writing to the TFM Committee through the secretariat of the Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology. The Commission will analyze the case, and if necessary, make a new assignment.
Laboratory work
The student will perform laboratory work under the tutelage of the tutor (and with the co-tutor if applicable)
Group tutoring
Throughout the semester will be conducted a group tutorial that will have a format of Scientific Journey. On that day each student will give a presentation, for a limited time,in front of his/her classmates and a group of professors of the Master, about the basic approach of his/her research and his/her advances. A time will also be assigned to raise questions and resolve doubts.
This subject has a virtual plattaform.
The student will deliver on the dates indicated in the TFM calendar copies of the written report in the secretariat of the Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology. Those reprts should be writen following the rules described above.
A tuition entitles the student to two exam opportunities. The dates established for the exhibition and defense of the work for the 2019-2020 academic year will be communicated through the USC virtual platform
Presentation and defense of the Master's Thesis
All students of TFM must present the work done in front of a Evaluation Commission, made up of three members chosen annually from the professors of the Master RD Medicines. In this committee both areas, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Technology must be represented. When the academic committee deems it appropriate, one of the members of the committee may be a specialist in ID of medicines that is not a professor of the Master.
Each student will make an oral presentation of their work (maximum 15 min) that will include at least the objectives, methodology, results and conclusions of the work done.
The student will then respond to the questions posed by members of the commission.
The final grade of the TFM is the responsibility of the Evaluation Commission and will be awarded based on the established evaluation protocol, available to the students through the virtual coordination classroom of the Master
When the evaluating commission understands that the student did not reach the level necessary to pass the subject, it will communicate the student and his / her tutor / s the obxeccións and the opportune advice.
After the evaluation of all the works of the call, honorary enrollments will be granted by the Commission of the Master Degree in RD medicines.
Subject of 24 ECTS
Activity ..................................... Tempo (h) ........ ............................ Methodology
Group tutoring ............................ 6 hours .......... Xornadas in Drug Research and Disinvestment . Formulation e
.........................................................................follow up of TFM. Assessment of two advances and proposals for progress
Supervised personal work.............593 hours
Avaliación session ...................... 1 hour .......... Oral presentation and defense of the project before the evaluation committee
Total ......................................... 600 hours
-The criteria for report assessment, oral presentation and the development of competences can be found in the virtual coordination classroom of the Master. You should review them in depth.
- Do a self-assessment exercise taking into consideration each of the sections that the tutor and the members of the evaluation board are going to take into account to assess your work.
- Deliver the writen report when you are convinced that you will get a high score in each of the sections.
-Value the slides of your presentation according to the instructions and suggestions to prepare PowerPoint presentations that you can find in the virtual USC of the Master.
-If you can, record your oral statement and assess it based on the criteria that members of the court will use.
-Ask someone you trust to attend the assay your oral presentation and the judge depending on the criteria used by members of the commission.
Always use the information available in the virtual coordination classroom of the Master.
All the information will be sent to you via your institutional email address (name [at] rai.usc.es (name[at]rai[dot]usc[dot]es))
Rosa Maria Señaris Rodriguez
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- Phone
- 881815442
- rosa.senaris [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Mariana Landin Perez
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Phone
- 881815044
- m.landin [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Josefa Alonso Fernandez
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Phone
- 881815454
- mariaj.alonso [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Maria Dolores Ramona Torres Lopez
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Phone
- 881814880
- dolores.torres [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Maria Dolores Ramona Torres Lopez
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Phone
- 881814880
- dolores.torres [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Jose Angel Fontenla Gil
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- Phone
- 881814898
- joseangel.fontenla [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Isabel Loza Garcia
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- Phone
- 881815005
- mabel.loza [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
María Dolores Viña Castelao
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- Phone
- 881815424
- mdolores.vina [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Manuel Campos Toimil
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- Phone
- 881815006
- manuel.campos [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Carlos Alberto Garcia Gonzalez
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Phone
- 881815252
- carlos.garcia [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Ezequiel Alvarez Castro
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- Phone
- 881814981
- ezequiel.alvarez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
Ezequiel Alvarez Castro
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- Phone
- 881814981
- ezequiel.alvarez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary supply professor to reduce teaching hours
Alvaro Goyanes Goyanes
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- alvaro.goyanes.goyanes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary supply professor to reduce teaching hours
Miguel Ángel García González
- Department
- External department linked to the degrees
- Area
- Área externa M.U en Investigación Biomédica (2ª ed)
- Category
- External area professional_máx. 30 h
Jose Manuel Brea Floriani
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- pepo.brea [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
Angel Garcia Alonso
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacology
- Phone
- 881815429
- angel.garcia [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Javier Conde Aranda
- Department
- External department linked to the degrees
- Area
- Área externa M.U en Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos
- jcondearanda [at] gmail.com
- Category
- External area professional_máx. 30 h
Eddy Sotelo Perez
- Department
- Organic Chemistry
- Area
- Organic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881815732
- e.sotelo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Noemi Stefania Csaba
- Department
- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- Area
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
- noemi.csaba [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Gustavo Lou Ramirez
- Department
- External department linked to the degrees
- Area
- Área externa M.U en Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos
- Category
- External area professional_máx. 30 h