Molecular and Cellular Biology
Doctoral programme (PhD)
A.Y. 2020/2021
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. Martin Kater
[email protected] - Degree course website
https://bioscienzebio.unimi.it/phd_stud
| Title | Professor(s) |
|---|---|
| From protein structure to novel therapeutics against rare genetic diseases | |
| Metabolic characterization of the immune response and cancer | |
| Immunoregulation in the tumor microenvironment | |
| Transposon Landscape Variation and its Influence on Phenotype Diversity in Plants |
A. Bombarely
|
| Characterisation of MIZ1-ECA1 interaction to shed light on the mechanisms underlying long-distance Ca2+ signalling in plants | |
| Integrating pathogen genomes and health big data for challenging health-associated infections | |
| Regulation of microtubules and RNA metabolism interaction in the neuron-astrocyte crosstalk during Parkinson’s disease | |
| Computational design of enhanced antigens | |
| In vivo modelling of liver cancer to resolve the chromatin dependencies of intestinal dysbiosis |
M. Cassano
|
| Genome editing of Transcription factors and cancer development | |
| Implementing stem cell derived human neurons for studies on the pathogenesis and treatment of Huntington’s Disease | |
| Unveiling the AIEC-antigens and gut-microbiota species involved in modulation of pathogenic Th1/17 cells differentiation and activation in Crohn’s disease | |
| Molecular and genetic control of plant reproduction and seed development | |
| Development and application of bioinformatics methods for large scale comparative genomics. Integration of multiple omics data for precision medicine approaches | |
| Harnessing the new emerging imaging technologies to uncover the role of Ca2+ signaling in plant nutrient homeostasis | |
| Bioinformatic Identification of key transcription factors in epithelial tumors | |
| Defining the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which tissue macrophages promote angiogenesis in neovascular diseases | |
| Molecular control of plant reproductive development in response to day length | |
| Envelope biogenesis in Gram-negative bacteria as molecular target for the development of next generation antibacterial drugs | |
| Study of the molecular mechanisms underlying the genesis and control of the cardiac rhythm in physiological and pathological conditions | |
| Functional Analysis of Genes Controlling Inflorescence Architecture in Arabidopsis and Rice | |
| Role of c-di-GMP and other nucleotide-derived signal molecules in Crohn’s disease-associated host-bacteria interaction | |
| A zebrafish model to unravel the molecular bases of SOD1-mediated ALS pathogenesis | |
| Study of the antiproliferative effect of metformin combined to transcranial stimulation in glioblastoma cellular and animal models | |
| Development of genetic and pharmacological approaches to cure Muscular Dystrophies | |
| Structure-function studies on ion channel proteins | |
| Structural architecture of the “pioneer” transcription factor NF-Y and its companions on DNA | |
| BarPLUS: improving photosynthesis in barley to increase the production of biomass that can be converted into biofuel | |
| Envelope biogenesis in Gram-negative bacteria as molecular target for the development of next generation antibacterial drugs | |
| Anthocyanin Mechanisms of cardioprotection |
C. Tonelli
|
| Dissecting the structural and biophysical bases of “cardiotoxicity” in Light Chain Amyloidosis | |
| Regulators of Notch signaling in tumor biology | |
| Development and implementationn of bioinformatic tools and workflows for cloud environments | |
| Study of the functional and molecular mechanisms of familial cardiac pathologies using human and murine pluripotent stem cells | |
| The response to DNA damage in non-proliferating cells: mechanisms and pathologies | |
| Identification and characterization of new factors involved in maintaining genome stability | |
| Identification of seed molecular regulators to develop new generation hybrids in agriculture | |
| Insights into the role of DNA break processing factors in maintaining genome stability to target cancer cells | |
| Structural characterization (X-ray, cryo EM) and functional analyses of protein-based nanotubules as antigen-presentation systems and adjuvants of the immune response | |
| Stress-response signal integration by Transcription Factors interactions |
Courses list
January 2021
| Courses or activities | Professor(s) | ECTS | Total hours | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Biostatistics for Molecular and Cellular Biology | 5 | 27 | English | |
February 2021
| Courses or activities | Professor(s) | ECTS | Total hours | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Molecular and Cellular Biology. Methods and Communication of Results | 4 | 24 | English | |
May 2021
| Courses or activities | Professor(s) | ECTS | Total hours | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Scientific Visualization of Molecular Processes in the Cellular Environment | 2 | 12 | English | |
June 2021
| Courses or activities | Professor(s) | ECTS | Total hours | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Introduction to the Analysis of Genome | 6 | 30 | English | |
September 2021
| Courses or activities | Professor(s) | ECTS | Total hours | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| How to Write a Molecular and Cellular Paper | 4 | 20 | English | |
| Modern Imaging Techniques in Biology | 2 | 14 | English | |
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