Molecular and Cellular Biology
Doctoral programme (PhD)
A.Y. 2026/2027
Study area
Science and Technology
PhD Coordinator
The doctoral programme aims to:
- train scientific experts with excellent skills in the field of biomolecular sciences and biotechnology;
- promote a molecular approach to the study of complex biological problems in model organisms (prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, animals and plants);
- encourage collaboration between research institutes, advanced training schools and companies in the fields of biomolecular sciences and biotechnology;
- encourage internationalisation by promoting international scientific collaborations, involving foreign lecturers, recruiting postgraduate students from abroad, and organising co-tutored dissertations involving study periods abroad.
Training activities will be characterised by:
- a multidisciplinary approach;
- interactivity;
- links to the business world;
- internationalisation.
A key element of the programme is the direct involvement of doctoral students in experimental research activities. Students will work full-time on a research project, providing critical insight and suggestions, and thereby acquiring scientific and organisational independence.
- train scientific experts with excellent skills in the field of biomolecular sciences and biotechnology;
- promote a molecular approach to the study of complex biological problems in model organisms (prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, animals and plants);
- encourage collaboration between research institutes, advanced training schools and companies in the fields of biomolecular sciences and biotechnology;
- encourage internationalisation by promoting international scientific collaborations, involving foreign lecturers, recruiting postgraduate students from abroad, and organising co-tutored dissertations involving study periods abroad.
Training activities will be characterised by:
- a multidisciplinary approach;
- interactivity;
- links to the business world;
- internationalisation.
A key element of the programme is the direct involvement of doctoral students in experimental research activities. Students will work full-time on a research project, providing critical insight and suggestions, and thereby acquiring scientific and organisational independence.
Classi di laurea - Classes of master's degrees:
LM-6 Biologia,
LM-7 Biotecnologie agrarie,
LM-8 Biotecnologie industriali,
LM-9 Biotecnologie mediche, veterinarie e farmaceutiche,
LM-11 Conservazione e restauro dei beni culturali,
LM-13 Farmacia e farmacia industriale,
LM-17 Fisica,
LM-18 Informatica,
LM-21 Ingegneria biomedica,
LM-22 Ingegneria chimica,
LM-25 Ingegneria dell'automazione,
LM-31 Ingegneria gestionale,
LM-32 Ingegneria informatica,
LM-35 Ingegneria per l'ambiente e il territorio,
LM-40 Matematica,
LM-41 Medicina e chirurgia,
LM-42 Medicina veterinaria,
LM-44 Modellistica matematico-fisica per l'ingegneria,
LM-46 Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria,
LM-47 Organizzazione e gestione dei servizi per lo sport e le attività motorie,
LM-48 Pianificazione territoriale urbanistica e ambientale,
LM-51 Psicologia,
LM-52 Relazioni internazionali,
LM-53 Scienza e ingegneria dei materiali,
LM-54 Scienze chimiche,
LM-56 Scienze dell'economia,
LM-58 Scienze dell'universo,
LM-59 Scienze della comunicazione pubblica, d'impresa e pubblicità,
LM-60 Scienze della natura,
LM-61 Scienze della nutrizione umana,
LM-67 Scienze e tecniche delle attività motorie preventive e adattate,
LM-68 Scienze e tecniche dello sport,
LM-69 Scienze e tecnologie agrarie,
LM-70 Scienze e tecnologie alimentari,
LM-71 Scienze e tecnologie della chimica industriale,
LM-73 Scienze e tecnologie forestali ed ambientali,
LM-74 Scienze e tecnologie geologiche,
LM-75 Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e il territorio,
LM-76 Scienze economiche per l'ambiente e la cultura,
LM-78 Scienze filosofiche,
LM-79 Scienze geofisiche,
LM-82 Scienze statistiche,
LM-86 Scienze zootecniche e tecnologie animali,
LM-91 Tecniche e metodi per la società dell'informazione,
LM-92 Teorie della comunicazione,
LM/SNT1 Scienze infermieristiche e ostetriche,
LM/SNT2 Scienze riabilitative delle professioni sanitarie,
LM/SNT3 Scienze delle professioni sanitarie tecniche,
LM/SNT4 Scienze delle professioni sanitarie della prevenzione
LM-6 Biologia,
LM-7 Biotecnologie agrarie,
LM-8 Biotecnologie industriali,
LM-9 Biotecnologie mediche, veterinarie e farmaceutiche,
LM-11 Conservazione e restauro dei beni culturali,
LM-13 Farmacia e farmacia industriale,
LM-17 Fisica,
LM-18 Informatica,
LM-21 Ingegneria biomedica,
LM-22 Ingegneria chimica,
LM-25 Ingegneria dell'automazione,
LM-31 Ingegneria gestionale,
LM-32 Ingegneria informatica,
LM-35 Ingegneria per l'ambiente e il territorio,
LM-40 Matematica,
LM-41 Medicina e chirurgia,
LM-42 Medicina veterinaria,
LM-44 Modellistica matematico-fisica per l'ingegneria,
LM-46 Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria,
LM-47 Organizzazione e gestione dei servizi per lo sport e le attività motorie,
LM-48 Pianificazione territoriale urbanistica e ambientale,
LM-51 Psicologia,
LM-52 Relazioni internazionali,
LM-53 Scienza e ingegneria dei materiali,
LM-54 Scienze chimiche,
LM-56 Scienze dell'economia,
LM-58 Scienze dell'universo,
LM-59 Scienze della comunicazione pubblica, d'impresa e pubblicità,
LM-60 Scienze della natura,
LM-61 Scienze della nutrizione umana,
LM-67 Scienze e tecniche delle attività motorie preventive e adattate,
LM-68 Scienze e tecniche dello sport,
LM-69 Scienze e tecnologie agrarie,
LM-70 Scienze e tecnologie alimentari,
LM-71 Scienze e tecnologie della chimica industriale,
LM-73 Scienze e tecnologie forestali ed ambientali,
LM-74 Scienze e tecnologie geologiche,
LM-75 Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e il territorio,
LM-76 Scienze economiche per l'ambiente e la cultura,
LM-78 Scienze filosofiche,
LM-79 Scienze geofisiche,
LM-82 Scienze statistiche,
LM-86 Scienze zootecniche e tecnologie animali,
LM-91 Tecniche e metodi per la società dell'informazione,
LM-92 Teorie della comunicazione,
LM/SNT1 Scienze infermieristiche e ostetriche,
LM/SNT2 Scienze riabilitative delle professioni sanitarie,
LM/SNT3 Scienze delle professioni sanitarie tecniche,
LM/SNT4 Scienze delle professioni sanitarie della prevenzione
Dipartimento di Bioscienze - Via Celoria, 26 - Milano
- Main offices
Dipartimento di Bioscienze - Via Celoria, 26 - Milano - Degree course coordinator: prof. Ricagno Stefano
[email protected] - Degree course website
https://bioscienzebio.unimi.it/phd_stud
| Title | Professor(s) |
|---|---|
| Genetic variability in barley within the WHEALBI collection: foundations for photosynthetic adaptation to dynamic environmental conditions | |
| From Drought to Development: Florigen–bZIP Complexes Integrating Water and Hormonal Signals at the Shoot Meristem | |
| Translational control of gene expression: The role of ribosome recycling in metabolism and senescence in organoids
Requirements: General know-how on ribosomal biology; Bioinformatics skills |
|
| Uncovering Molecular Memory and signalling pathways from Parents to Offspring in plants: Epigenetic and Transcriptomic Switches in Seeds | |
| Development and implementation of cloud-oriented bioinformatic methods, tools and workflows. | |
| Targeting cardiotoxicity by soluble and aggregated amyloidogenic light chains in AL amyloidosis | |
| Molecular mechanisms and evolutionary trade-offs driving phage therapy in combination with antibiotics | |
| Discovering coding and non-coding vulnerabilities for RNA therapy in MYCL-driven neuroendocrine cancers | |
| Investigating the Mechanisms of Alternative Splicing Deregulation in Aggressive Epithelial Tumors | |
| Proximity interaction-based dissection of NF-YA trans-activation domain | |
| Studio dell’instabilità delle ripetizioni CAG nella malattia di Huntington utilizzando neuroni e organoidi derivati dalla piattaforma cellulare CAGinSTEM | |
| Defining novel molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate vascular morphogenesis in health and disease | |
| Decoding heat stress response in rice flowering via PL and IP-MS proteomics: the role of HSFA.1 transcription factorin plant development | |
| Unveiling the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms related to environmental changes | |
| Molecular mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias | |
| Structural analysis of enzymes involved in D-Aspartate metabolism and their role in neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders | |
| Transcriptional Regulation and Cell Cycle Integration During Reproductive Meristem Development in Rice and Arabidopsis: Links to Inflorescence Architecture and Yield | |
| Forward genetics and chromosome engineering approaches to study seed development and reproductive environmental adaptation in plants. | |
| Tapping into Wild Rice Biodiversity to Identify Key Players Controlling Inflorescence Development | |
| Manipulating the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria as a strategy to develop next generation antibacterial drugs | |
| Development of bioinformatics methods for genome annotation using long reads and single-molecule sequencing | |
| Molecular dissection of intracellular signaling pathways involved in chloroplast repair and degradation | |
| Molecular characterization of virulence factors in pathogenic Escherichia coli and identification of novel inhibitors | |
| Role of flavonoids in the prevention of inflammation and related molecular mechanisms | |
| Structure-function studies on ion channel proteins | |
| Linking developmental vulnerability to neurodegeneration: analysis of shared pathways |
Enrolment
Places available: 9
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Application for admission: from 15/06/2026 to 15/07/2026
Application for enrolment: from 24/09/2026 to 30/09/2026
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