Courses offered by the PhD Course in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Model Systems in Biology
(course organized by the PhD Course in Cell and Developmental Biology)
The course illustrates some important eukaryotic model systems and presents their characteristics, methodological aspects, and applications in biology. The course is divided into single-topic modules; each module comprises 4 hours of theory and 4 hours of practice as follows:
Module 1: Arabidopsis thaliana (Prof. Riccardo Lorrai/Simone Ferrari)
-February 2nd and 4th, 2026 9-11 am Room B Tecce - Physiology bldg. (CU026)
-February 3rd and 5th, 2026 9-11 am Laboratory B - Botanica bldg (CU022)
Module 2: Caenorhabditis elegans (Prof. Emily Schifano)
-February 9th and 11th, 2026 9-11 am- Room B Tecce Physiology bldg. (CU026)
-February 10th and 12th, 2026 9-11 am - Laboratory 101 Physiology bldg. (CU026)
Module 3: yeast (Prof. Arianna Montanari)
-February 16th and 18th, 2026 2-4 pm - Room B Tecce Physiology bldg. (CU026)
-February 17th and 19th, 2026 2-4 pm - Laboratory 101 Physiology bldg. (CU026)
For registration, fill in this form by January 15th, 2026:
(course organized by the PhD Course in Human Biology and Medical Genetics)
December 10-11, 2025, 2:30-5:30 PM
Computerized Room - Biochemical Sciences (CU10), 2nd Floor
The course is open to students of the BeMM doctoral school. Registration requests should be sent to viviana.caputo@uniroma1.it, indicating "PhD course BUGM2025" in the subject line and including the student's last name, first name, and doctoral program in the body of the email.
The sequencing techniques that enabled the assembly of the latest version of the human genome, T2T-CHM13, will be presented, with practical examples of gene structures and genomic regions completed and resolved in this new version. Participants will acquire the fundamental knowledge to compare different versions of the human genome using the UCSC Genome Browser. Basic bioinformatics skills for indexing, mapping, and visualizing a genome will also be provided.
Time-lapse microscopy to visualize biological processes in live cells
27-28 October 2025 - Theoretical-practical course
Giulia Guarguaglini, Patrizia Lavia, Lia Asteriti
CNR-IBPM laboratories - c/o BBCD Department, via degli Apuli site
Theoretical session
27/10/2025, 9:30-13:00
Aula Franco Tatò (Via dei Sardi 70, II floor)
9:30 Giulia Guarguaglini, CNR-IBPM
Introduction to the course
9:40 Pietro Cirigliano, Nikon Europe BV
Tailoring microscopy options to biological investigations: live imaging applications
10:20 Federica Polverino/Ludovica Altieri, CNR-IBPM
Visualization of dynamic processes in mammalian cells
• Cell division in space and time
• Time-resolved analysis of neurodifferentiation
11:00 Break
11:20 Emanuele Roscioli, Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences
High-content and live bacterial imaging for antibody-drug discovery
12:00 Raffaele Dello Ioio, Dept of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome
Imaging Plants: Tips and Tricks for Tracking Organ Growth
Practical session. Via degli Apuli 4, microscopy lab - II floor
Imaging live cells on the microscope
For space and safety reasons hands-on participation will be limited to 4 groups of 3 students
27/10/2025, 15:00-17:00 - Group 1
28/10/2025, 9:30-11:30 - Group 2
28/10/2025, 11:30-13:30 - Group 3
28/10/2025, 15:00-17:00 - Group 4
"Alternative Careers in Science" course offered by the Doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology and open to the doctoral students of the BeMM School.
The course will be held on Friday 27 June at 2:00 pm in the Serra I classroom of the Genetics Building (CU022) and has been organized in collaboration with the youth association Laboratorio 11.
Dr. Leonardo Sibilio, CEO of the Biotech Academy in Rome, will speak on the topic ‘‘Who wants to be a Scientist in the 21st century Biopharma Industry?"
Courses of the second semester organised within the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology PhD Programme.
These courses are open to all Sapienza PhD students, regardless of programme affiliation.
The available courses are:
● Genomics & Transcriptomics
● (Bio)Statistics
● Python Programming
● Machine Learning
● Structural Bioinformatics 2
The first two courses – Genomics & Transcriptomics and Structural Bioinformatics 2 – are also recognised as part of the course "
Bioinformatics: Theory and Applications from Genomes to Drugs", which is included in the educational offer of the PhD programmes in Biochemistry and Life Sciences.
Each course has a
maximum of 20 seats, and registration will be handled on a first come, first served basis.
Please find below the links to the registration forms for each course:
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Genomics & Transcriptomics - Registration form
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(Bio)Statistics - Registration form
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Python Programming - Registration form
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Machine Learning - Registration form
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Structural Bioinformatics 2 - Registration form
Biotechnology and Safety in the Laboratory
Course organized by Life Sciences and Biochemistry in collaboration with INAIL.