The PhD programme involves a multidisciplinary team of professors with expertise across the fields of biology and chemistry. Their research covers several key areas: biochemistry, genetics, and microbiology for research in biomedical sciences; zoology, biological anthropology, and ecology for environmental biology (including marine, animal, and human systems) and organic chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmaceutical technologies for research focused on drug development.

The PhD course is organized into three curricula:

• Biomedical, in which students focus on research activities in the fields of biochemistry, genetics and microbiology;
• Human and Animal Biology and Ecology, in which students focus on research activities in the fields of anthropology, ecology and zoology;
• Drug Sciences, in which students focus on research activities in the fields of medicinal chemistry, nutraceuticals, pharmacology, organic chemistry and pharmaceutical technology.