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Biomedical Studies at the Open University

Courses in the Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences

Courses in Biomedical Imaging

How to handle, analyze and understand your biomedical images? Four online courses in biomedical image analysis are available in open university studies at the University of Turku. Courses are targeted to master or doctoral level students in biomedicine and other relevant disciplines, but also professionals from working life are welcome to these interesting and topical courses! Courses are fully online and implemented in DigiCampus Moodle platform. 

  • Basic Bioimage Informatics 5 ECTS credits, online course tentatively for spring semester 2026
    Basics of image processing and analysis in the point of view of life scientist. 
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    Enrolment: Quota 10 students. Students are selected in order of enrolment.
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  • Automated Bioimage Analysis 4 ECTS credits, online course tentatively for spring semester 2026
    The course focuses on how to handle multi-dimensional images and how automation enables analysis of big datasets. 
    > Study Guide
    Enrolment: Prerequisites: Passed the course Bioimage Informatics 1 or Basic Bioimage Informatics or similar knowledge. 
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  • Quantitative Histopathology 4 ECTS credits, online course tentatively for spring semester 2026
    The course concentrates on how to quantitate histopathological images using different image processing and analysis tools. 
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    Enrolment: Quota 10 students. Students are selected in order of enrolment.
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Courses in Drug Discovery and Development

  • Antibody Therapeutics 3 ECTS credits, online course 1.2. - 24.3.2025
    The course focuses on the possibilities of antibodies as therapeutic agents providing the student with knowledge on the origin and structure of antibodies, on their molecular and pharmacological properties as well as on the key biotechnological methods used to develop and produce of them.
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    Enrolment: See the prerequisites in the study guide. Quota 7 students. Students are selected in order of enrolment.
    > Enrolment 9.12.2024 - 27.1.2025
     
  • Disease Model Pathology 5 ECTS credits, online course 17.2. - 28.3.2025
    The course covers basic pathology such as inflammation, cell injury and neoplasia, as well as ow human diseases can be understood with the help of mouse models. 
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    Enrolment: See the prerequisites in the study guide. Quota 10 students. Students are selected in order of enrolment.
    > Enrolment 9.12.2024 - 13.2.2025

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Katja Kivistö