Biomedical Imaging Åbo Akademi University

Overview

In the Biomedical Imaging programme of  Åbo Akademi University  covers a range of subjects from microscopic applications to cell biology, anatomy and physiology, nanomedicine or biophysics. In addition, students are given the opportunity to specialize in targeted areas of biomedical imaging through their choice of selectable major subject studies. 

Courses cover techniques like light microscopy, advanced fluorescence techniques, super-resolution imaging techniques, PET, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and digital image analysis. 

Students will also gain practical experience in working in a research group while doing an internship and writing their master’s thesis. All of these components will provide students with a strong basis for further studies in an academic and professional context.

Career opportunities

• Upon successful completion of this programme, students have gone on to work in a number of diverse roles within the biomedical and scientific sectors. 

• Many of students have continued to study at PhD level with success in a wide variety of fields ranging from biosciences to dentistry. Additionally, students have obtained roles as imaging core facility personnel and lab technicians. 

• A small sample of the titles obtained by students include Multimedia Producer at the Institute of Biomedicine, Euro-BioImaging Node Technician, and Coordinator at Turku BioImaging.