The challenges that medicine faces today, related to the spread of incurable age-related diseases, the emergence of new viruses, increased resistance of infectious agents to treatment, etc., require the preparation of a new class of specialists who are both researchers in the fields of molecular and cellular biology, bioinformatics, and also have a strong grasp of physiology, pathology, and clinical medicine. Combining traditionally distant disciplines into a single educational program provides a qualitatively new level of understanding of medical problems and the ability to find innovative solutions. This is what makes the specialty program in Biomedicine unique.

Students enrolled in this program study not only classical biological disciplines such as zoology, evolutionary biology, and cell biology but also subjects focused on medicine and clinical practice, including general pathology, surgery, medical genetics, etc. Within the program, they master contemporary methods for studying human pathological states using different levels of biological models. They engage in constructing new variants of genes and introducing them into cells, working with model animals commonly used in biomedical research, analyzing results of whole-genome sequencing, among other activities.

The foundation of the new program lies in the experience gained during the implementation of the bachelor's degree program in biology. At the same time, the curriculum has undergone substantial revisions, adding new disciplines such as cell pathology, fundamentals of neurobiology, immunocytochemistry, machine learning, etc. More hours have been allotted to mathematics, statistical data analysis, chemistry, and new practical sessions involving work with cell cultures have been introduced.

The trajectory of teaching at later stages has been completely restructured. The second half of the academic period involves specializing in a specific professional field pre-selected by the student. These fields include “Bioinformatics”, “Molecular Immunology”, “Neurotechnology” and “Cellular Engineering”. Additionally, more time is dedicated to working on an individual scientific project within the scope of preparing a thesis. A well-balanced and up-to-date six-year educational program enables graduates to become fully prepared specialists capable of continuous professional self-development and growth.

Within the educational program, instruction takes place across several areas: Humanities (Foreign Language, Philosophy, Innovative Economics, Law, Bioethics), Biological Sciences (Zoology, Botany, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics), Natural Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Advanced Mathematics, Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics), Basic Biomedical Disciplines (Physiology, Microbiology and Virology, General Pathology, Molecular Pharmacology, etc.). In senior years, students encounter subjects such as Algorithms in Bioinformatics, Cell Biology and Foundations of Pathology, Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Systems Biology, and Neurobiology.