| Academic Year | 2019-2020 |
|---|---|
| Subject area | Biological, Geological and Agricultural Sciences |
| Cycle | 35 |
| Coordinator | Prof. Giovanni Capranico |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Positions | 7 positions. More information in the PhD Programme Table |
| Application deadline | May 15, 2019 at 01:00 PM (Expired) |
| Enrolment period | From Aug 01, 2019 to Aug 26, 2019 |
| Doctoral programme start date | Nov 01, 2019 |
- Operating centre
- Bologna
- Main Department
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Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology - FaBiT
- Mobility abroad
- Yes (3 months)
- Research topics
- Cancer genome instability (Prof. Capranico)
- Structures and functions of metallo-proteins (Prof. Ciurli)
- Molecular biotechnology of phages for the development of theranostic vector platforms (Prof. Danielli)
- Computational and functional genomics (Prof. Ferrè)
- Genetic factors of autism syndromes (Prof. Maestrini, Dr.ssa Bacchelli)
- Molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases (Prof. Monti)
- Gene expression regulation in cancer (Prof. Perini)
- Cancer modeling in Drosophila (Prof. Pession)
- 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)- 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 Institution Role e-mail Ghelli Anna Maria Università di Bologna member annamaria.ghelli@unibo.it Scarlato Vincenzo Università di Bologna member vincenzo.scarlato@unibo.it Sparla Francesca Università di Bologna member francesca.sparla@unibo.it Maestrini Elena Università di Bologna substitute elena.maestrini@unibo.it Vitali Beatrice Università di Bologna substitute b.vitali@unibo.it
- Learning outcomes
- The aim of the PhD program is to train a highly skilled professional capable to conduct scientific investigations, analyzing and interpreting experimental results, formulating and testing scientific hypotheses, communicating the results achieved, and in organizing and planning both basic and applied research issues driving modern Biology. The program 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:
- Handling of Radioisotopes in Biology (12 hours). Lecturer: Prof. A. Danielli
- Basic course in Science of Laboratory Animals (12 hours) Organizer: Dr. Valentina Vasina
- English for academic purposes (20 Hours). Organizer: Prof. Monica Turci
- 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
Specific courses for the PhD program:
- No. 2 annual workshops 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
- Course on a specific topic of the PhD thesis (20 hours): Each supervisor will held a course on the subject of the research thesis
- Bioinformatics in the genomic era (6 hours). Lecturer: Prof. Fabrizio Ferrè
- Practical Bioinformatic course (6 hours). Lecturer: Dr. Jessica Marinello
Seminars organised by the FABIT Department (30 hours/year taught by teachers/experts in the field). Organisers: Prof. Anna Maria Porcelli and 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 program 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 program at the international level is very good, with more than 10% (4 of 38) of the candidates enrolled in the last four cycles, 2 of which being recipient of Marie Curie fellowships and 1 of Ciência sem fronteiras fellowship. - 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
Surname
Name
University/Institution
Qualification
BACCHELLI
ELENA
Università di Bologna
Ricercatore
CAPRANICO
GIOVANNI
Università di Bologna
Professore Ordinario
CIARROCCHI
ALESSIA
Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-Reggio Emilia
Primo ricercatore
CIURLI
STEFANO LUCIANO
Università di Bologna
Professore Ordinario
DANIELLI
ALBERTO
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
FERRE'
FABRIZIO
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
GHELLI
ANNA MARIA
Università di Bologna
Ricercatore
MAESTRINI
ELENA
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
MONTI
BARBARA
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
PERINI
GIOVANNI
Università di Bologna
Professore Ordinario
PESSION
ANNALISA
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
PORCELLI
ANNA MARIA
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
SCARLATO
VINCENZO
Università di Bologna
Professore Ordinario
SPARLA
FRANCESCA
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
TROST
PAOLO BERNARDO
Università di Bologna
Professore Ordinario
VITALI
BEATRICE
Università di Bologna
Professore Associato
Notices
Evaluation sub criteria
Final ranking list
See also
- AMS phD thesis (in Italian) Published
Alumni