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Preparatory courses From the beginning of November, the University of Namur is offering preparatory courses for the medical entrance exam.These courses are devoted to the revision of the four scientific subjects (mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology), and a preparation for the "Communication and critical analysis of information" section. These courses are also designed to teach you to master the specific techniques of this type of MCQ (multiple-choice questionnaire)-based test. Practically, in each discipline, the program offers many opportunities to practice this type of question, and a module is devoted to how to prepare for and answer MCQs. This is a non-obligatory aid which, moreover, requires a personal investment to prepare you for the competition. Discover the preparatory course program Contact Educational consultant Florine Oldenhove +32 (0)81 72 43 61 conseiller.medecine@unamur.be Educational consultant Catherine Goffin +32 (0)81 72 57 27 catherine.goffin@unamur.be Pedagogical coordinator Caroline Canon +32 (0)72 42 31 caroline.canon@unamur.be Image Les études en Faculté de médecine See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, UNamur is offering a program of preparatory courses in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and university work methodology during the last two weeks of August.Among these subjects, physics and chemistry are compulsory. You select 2 other subjects from mathematics, biology or university work methodology.These courses enable you to:revise knowledge acquired in high school;perfect your working methods thanks to advice from teachers and specific study methods courses;meet assistants and professors on a more informal basis before the start of the academic year;discover the university (its infrastructure and services);create your first links with other students. Discover the preparatory course program Contact Educational consultant Florine Oldenhove +32 (0)81 72 43 61 conseiller.medecine@unamur.be Educational consultant Catherine Goffin +32 (0)81 72 57 27 catherine.goffin@unamur.be Pedagogical coordinator Caroline Canon +32 (0)72 42 31 caroline.canon@unamur.be Image Les études en Faculté de médecine See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, UNamur is offering a program of preparatory courses in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and university work methodology during the last two weeks of August.Among these subjects, physics and chemistry are compulsory. You select 2 other subjects from mathematics, biology or university work methodology.These courses enable you to:revise knowledge acquired in high school;perfect your working methods thanks to advice from teachers and specific study methods courses;meet assistants and professors on a more informal basis before the start of the academic year;discover the university (its infrastructure and services);create your first links with other students. Discover the preparatory course program Contact Educational consultant Florine Oldenhove +32 (0)81 72 43 61 conseiller.medecine@unamur.be Educational consultant Catherine Goffin +32 (0)81 72 57 27 catherine.goffin@unamur.be Pedagogical coordinator Caroline Canon +32 (0)72 42 31 caroline.canon@unamur.be Image Les études en Faculté de médecine See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Two researchers from the Department of Pharmacy initiated the project: Romain Siriez and Constant Gillot. Under the supervision of Professor Jean-Michel Dogné, they imagined creating a real pharmacy, which would be the ideal place to practice innovative pedagogy, essential for the training of master's students during specialized pharmacotherapy.

As the largest and heaviest organ in the human body, the skin is the focus of Professor Yves Poumay's research. For nearly 30 years, within the Cells and Tissues laboratory (LabCeTi), he has been developing in vitro epidermal models that reproduce skin pathologies to better understand and treat them. A pioneering approach that offers alternatives to animal experimentation! On the eve of an international congress devoted to dermatology research organised at UNamur (see below), he talks about the importance of melanoma screening and details the latest advances in dermatology made in his laboratory.

The Elongator complex is involved in the addition of 5'-carboxylmethyluridine (cm5U)-derived modifications to transfer RNAs (tRNAs), thereby influencing the translation of certain messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and helping to maintain the integrity of the proteome. This complex is involved in a variety of biological processes, and is of particular importance in oncology. The identification of chemical inhibitors of Elongator is of significant interest in both basic and pharmaceutical research.Through a yeast screen, this work reveals a potential new role for Elongator and identifies a chemical inhibitor of the complex. This compound presents itself as an interesting candidate as a pharmacological inhibitor, opening up new perspectives for the search for anti-cancer therapies.

Organised for the first time in the academic year 2012-2013, this master's programme was created to respond to a shortage of biomedical experts in the fields of preclinical and clinical research. Today, students enrolling in these UNamur programmes benefit from a comprehensive, degree-granting and highly sought-after bachelor's and master's degree.

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 was quickly declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.At the start of the pandemic, healthcare professionals were faced with the marketing of numerous kits designed to measure binding antibodies. The role of neutralizing antibodies as the best correlate of protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection was quickly highlighted. A neutralization assay with the use of pseudovirus was therefore developed by our team and compared with several binding assays.There have been considerable efforts to produce and clinically validate new vaccines against COVID-19. The CRO-VAX HCP study was designed to assess the humoral response in a population of healthcare professionals who had received two doses of COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccine.Given the decline in vaccine efficacy over time and the emergence of variants likely to evade immunity, a third dose was quickly recommended by the authorities to boost immunity. This was administered to 155 volunteers in the CRO-VAX HCP study.Still facing a decline in vaccine efficacy over time and the emergence of new variants, a second adapted booster was proposed. In September 2022, 54 participants in the CRO-VAX HCP study received this second booster. The humoral response was assessed and neutralizing antibodies against several variants were measured. In addition, we also measured the cellular response using an interferon-gamma release assay. Compared with the humoral response, which declines considerably over time, the cellular response remained fairly stable. This could therefore explain why individuals with low antibody titers can still be protected against a severe form of the disease .

The Department of Biomedical Sciences is offering its students the chance to go abroad during the first semester of their final year of their bachelor's degree. An enriching experience not to be missed!

On October 25, 2024, the University of Namur is organizing the 2nd edition of its Job Fair in the field of health sciences. The event will bring together companies in the BioPharma sector in Belgium and Wallonia with our bachelor, master and PhD students in biomedical sciences and pharmacy.

The Master in Biomedical Sciences at UNamur celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022. Following the positive feedback from students and Alumni at this event, we decided to officially create the Alumni Association: 'BioMed Connect'.