| Academic Year | 2021-2022 |
|---|---|
| Subject area | Biological, Geological and Agricultural Sciences |
| Cycle | 37 |
| Coordinator | Prof. Vincenzo Scarlato |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Positions | 10 positions. More information in the PhD Programme Table |
| Application deadline | May 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM (Expired) |
| Enrolment period | From Jul 16, 2021 to Jul 26, 2021 |
| Doctoral programme start date | Nov 01, 2021 |
- Operating centre
- Bologna
- Main Department
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Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology - FaBiT
- Mobility abroad
- 3 months
- Research topics
- Cancer genome instability (Prof. Capranico)
- Molecular biotechnology of phages for the development of theranostic vector platforms (Prof. Danielli)
- Computational and functional genomics (Prof. FerrË)
- Computational transcriptomics of human gene networks (Dr. Giorgi)
- Genetic factors of autism syndromes (Prof. Maestrini, Prof. Bacchelli)
- Molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases (Prof. Monti)
- Gene expression regulation in cancer (Prof. Perini)
- Molecular characterization of solid tumors (Dr. De Biase)
- Mitochondria disfunctions in neurodegenerative diseases and mitochondria gene mutations in cancer (Prof. Porcelli, Prof. Ghelli) Molecular and genetic basis of bacterial pathogenesis (Prof. Scarlato)
- Molecular mechanisms of redox signalling and energy metabolism regulations in plants (Prof. Trost, Prof. Sparla) Phylogenetic and functional characterization of human and environmental microbial communities: study of the interactions between microorganisms and their habitat (Prof. Vitali)
- Structures, functions and interactions of metallo-proteins (Dr. Zambelli)
- Job opportunities and potential areas of employment
- The PhD will be able to:
- carry out research and development in public and private research institutions, and in biotech incubators
- coordinate activities in various fields of cell biology and biochemistry,
- promote and develop scientific and technological innovation in the field of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, biomaterials and vaccines, as well as in the field of science communication,
- carry out activities in laboratories of molecular diagnostic services and technical advice,
- carry out activities in laboratories involved in the development of cellular or animal models for strategy and research,
- fulfill the role of manager in public/private scientific institutions in the biomedical field (fund raising and intellectual property),
- launch biological/biotechnology spin-off,
- teach in schools, once completed additional specific training.
- Admission Board
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Surname Name University/Institution Role email Bacchelli Elena Università di Bologna Member elena.bacchelli@unibo.it Capranico Giovanni Università di Bologna Member giovanni.capranico@unibo.it Scarlato Vincenzo Università di Bologna Member vincenzo.scarlato@unibo.it Sparla Francesca Università di Bologna Member francesca.sparla@unibo.it Danielli Alberto Università di Bologna Substitute alberto.danielli@unibo.it Maestrini Elena Università di Bologna Substitute elena.maestrini@unibo.it Monti Barbara Università di Bologna Substitute b.monti@unibo.it Porcelli Anna Maria Università di Bologna Substitute annamaria.porcelli@unibo.it
- Learning outcomes
- The aim of the PhD programme is to train a highly skilled professional capable to conduct scientific investigations, analyzing and interpreting experimental results, formulating and testing scientific hypotheses, communicating the achieved results, and organizing and planning both basic and applied research issues driving modern Biology.
The programme consists of both lecture courses and research activities, and aims to provide students with more in-depth general knowledge of Cell and Molecular Biology. At the same time, it provides training in experimental research in a specific topic.
The flexibility of the program allows the adaptation to the specific interests of each candidate, with training focusing in one of the many areas of modern biology. - Activities to be carried out by Doctoral candidates
- Topics common to all the PhDs programs of the Department:
- Scientific artwork for publication and presentations (12 hours). Organizer: Prof. Alberto Danielli.
- Basic course in Science of Laboratory Animals (12 hours) Organizer: Prof. Barbara Monti.
- Introduction to research funded by the European Union and Enhancement Protection of Intellectual Property (6 Hours). Organizer: ARIC.
- Dr. Simone Maccaferri and Dr Maria Grazia Fumo.
- The Peer Review Process and 10 Tips for Scholarly Publishing (6 ore) .
- Organizer: Prof. Maria Laura Bolognesi.
- English for science (20 Hours). Organizer: CILTA, UniBO.
- Winter School in Bioinformatics. Organizer: prof. Pier Luigi Martelli.
Specific courses for the PhD program:
- Annual PhD Workshop on the topics of Research in Molecular and Cellular Biology (16 hours). Organizer: Prof. V. Scarlato.
- Calorimetry and light- scattering: Theory and applications for the characterization of proteins in solution (14 hours). Lecturer: Dr. B. Zambelli.
- Bio-crystallography (16 hours). Organizer: dr. Luca Mazzei.
Course on a specific topic of the PhD thesis (20 hours): Each supervisor will held a course on the subject of the research thesis.
Seminars organised by the FABIT Department (30 hours/year taught by teachers/experts in the field). Organisers: Prof. Anna Maria Porcelli and Prof. Giovanni Capranico.
Interdisciplinary seminars organised by the Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Bologna (20 hours/year held by teachers/experts in the field).
Tutoring activities in the teaching laboratory courses Degree and / or Master's Degree related to the research topics addressed (maximum 60 hours/year). - Research training activities compliant with the Doctoral programme's learning outcomes
- The training programme includes activities common to all students, as well as individual and specific activities, aimed both at the acquisition of skills in planning, implementation, and critical interpretation of the obtained experiments, and at executing a specific research project decided in agreement with the faculty members of the PhD program. Candidates develop and consolidate their knowledge acquired through cycles of seminars, specific theoretical courses, participation in conferences, discussion of experimental results both within the research group (Journal clubs and date clubs) and within the Faculty with the participation of supervisors and all candidates.
- Internationalization features
- Each candidate will spend a period of time in a research institution abroad. The attractiveness of the PhD programme at the international level is very good, with more than 11% (4 of 37) of the candidates enrolled in the last four cycles, 2 of which being recipient of Marie Curie fellowships.
- Expected research results and products
- The PhD candidate must be an author of publications in scientific international journals with impact factor and/or of publications in international journals without impact factor and/or of chapters in books and/or of reports in the form of oral or poster presentation at international/national conferences and/or international/national patents.
- Doctoral programme Academic Board
Name Surname University/Institution Qualification Elena Bacchelli Università di Bologna Professore Associato Giovanni Capranico Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Alessia Ciarrocchi Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-Reggio Emilia Primo Ricercatore Dario De Biase Università di Bologna Ricercatore a tempo determinato Fabrizio Ferrè Università di Bologna Professore Associato Anna Maria Ghelli Università di Bologna Professore Associato Federico Manuel Giorgi Università di Bologna Ricercatore a tempo determinato Elena Maestrini Università di Bologna Professore Associato Confermato Barbara Monti Università di Bologna Professore Associato Giovanni Perini Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Anna Maria Porcelli Università di Bologna Professore Associato Davide Roncarati Università di Bologna Professore Associato Vincenzo Scarlato Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Francesca Sparla Università di Bologna Professore Associato Paolo Bernardo Trost Università di Bologna Professore Ordinario Beatrice Vitali Università di Bologna Professore Associato Barbara Zambelli Università di Bologna Ricercatore Confermato
See also
- AMS phD thesis (in Italian) Published