Accreditation valid until: 29. 11. 2028
Chairman of the Subject Area Board:
prof. MUDr. Miroslav ZAVORAL, Ph.D.
U Vojenské nemocnice 1200, 169 02 Praha 6
Contact person:
pplk. Ing. Jaroslav Kozel
U Vojenské nemocnice 1200, 169 02 Praha 6
Subject Advisory Board
Characteristics of the study programme
The doctoral study programme "Experimental and Clinical Oncology" provides full education with a complex expert knowledge of contemporary oncology, from basic and experimental ones through preclinical specialities to clinical oncology. Students acquire and master basic principles of science and research work. They are able to employ results of scientific work (including papers in journals with a recognised impact factor and presentations at international conferences and congresses).
Graduates are able to apply independently for a grant project (thus secure financial funding of further research). They are also able to take part in an international scientific cooperation. Last but not least, the successful completion of doctoral studies is an important starting point for a further academic career.
The candidate chooses the preliminary topic individually and contacts a potential supervisor; candidates can also choose one of the topics listed below - the choice is not, however, limited to the offered topics. He/she consults the chosen topic with the potential supervisor and agrees on its more precise specification.
Dissertation topics offered
MUDr. Kateřina Kopečková, Ph.D., Department of Oncology, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University and Motol University Hospital
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The Influence of Tumor Environment on the Prognosis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Prognosis
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Genetic Heterogeneity of Selected Sarcoma Types
MUDr. Michaela Jirkovská, Ph.D., Department of Oncology, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University and Motol University Hospital
- Prognostic factors in head and neck cancer therapy
- Stereotactic body radiotherapy
Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Büchler Ph.D., Department of Oncology, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University and Motol University Hospital
- The Intratumoral Microbiome
Study requirements
1st year
- Two required courses B90280 Experimental Oncology and B90281 Clinical Oncology
- English language exam (more info at the Department of Languages' website)
- A course on presentation skills or presentation of scientific outcomes
- An internship at a department of oncology in the Czech Republic (expected duration is at least one month)
- A course of methodology in clinical and/or experimental research or a course on biomedical statistics
2nd year
- Presentation of research at a conference (in the Czech Republic or abroad, cf. the scientific conference held annually by the Second Faculty of Medicine)
- An internship abroad (expected duration is at least one month, an alternative to that could be a cooperation on intrnatinal grant and other forms of international cooperation)
- At least one course on experimental and clinical oncology
3rd year
- Co-authorship of at least 1 article in-extenso published in a journal with impact factor higher than 1,5
- Presentation of research outcomes at a conference/congress abroad
- State Doctoral Exam
4th year
- Second presentation of research outcomes at a conference abroad
- Publication of research outcomes in an article published in an international research journal with an impact factor higher than 1,5. This article cannot be an abstract, case study or review article.
- Defence of the doctoral thesis
Internship requirements
- An internship at a department of oncology in the Czech Republic (expected duration is at least one month)
- An internship abroad (expected duration is at least one month)
Courses
B90280 Experimental Oncology
B90281 Clinical Oncology
Requirements for the SDE
- At least two articles connected to the dissertation thesis were published in journals with an impact factor. The candidate has to be the first author of at least one of the publications. One review article of the topic of the dissertation published in a peer-review journal; the candidate has to be the first author.
- Fulfillment of the study requirements outlined in the individual study plan.
Publication activity requirements
- One review article of the topic of the dissertation published in a peer-review journal (does not have to be international or with an impact factor)
- Publication of research outcomes in an article published in an international research journal with an impact factor higher than 1,5. This article cannot be an abstract, case study or review article.
Defence requirements
The Subject Area Board requires 3 printouts of the dissertation summary as well as 3 copies of the dissertation bound in hardback.
Profile of a graduate of the study programme
Graduates from the doctoral study programme "Experimental and Clinical Oncology" are fully educated scientists with a complex expert knowledge of contemporary oncology, from basic and experimental ones, through preclinical specialities to clinical oncology. They acquired and mastered basic principles of science and research work. They can employ results of scientific work (including papers in journals with a recognised impact factor and presentations at international conferences and congresses). Graduates are able to apply independently for a grant project (thus secure financial funding of further research). They are also able to take part in international scientific cooperation. Last but not least, the successful completion of doctoral studies is an important starting point for a further academic career.
