The postgraduate course in diabetology is arranged every other year by the Diabetes Programme at Lund University (DPLU), a network of young researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC). 

The course is aimed at PhD students and postdoctoral fellows with an interest in diabetes research and covers experimental research and molecular mechanisms of diabetes as well as clinical diagnostics and treatment. Priority is given to PhD students and postdoctoral fellows at Lund University. 

This course is approved by the Faculty of Medicine and awards 1,5 credits (hp). The credits can be used to fulfil the course requirement for obtaining the PhD.

Course aims

• To broaden the knowledge of molecular mechanisms underlying the development of diabetes and its complications, and to understand how these are studied.  
• To give insight into how diabetes is diagnosed and treated in the clinic.
• To help PhD students in the diabetes field expand their research network.

Course content

State of the art lectures covering many aspects of both clinical and experimental diabetes research, including (but not limited to):

• Genetics of diabetes
• Hormone secretion
• Insulin resistance
• Incretins
• Bariatric surgery
• Nutrition and exercise
• Diabetes complications
• Strategies for diabetes treatment
• Visit a diabetes clinic

The course has been arranged since 2003 and the next course will be held in spring 2025. The course that was going to be held in April 22-26 2024 has been cancelled.

You can find more information about the course and how to apply on Intramed, the internal website of the Faculty of Medicine.

Link to webpage with information about the course on Intramed