TELEGRAM CHANNEL
A Telegram channel (https://t.me/+ewJfEmA_X0EwMGNk) is active through which doctoral students can receive real-time information regarding the doctoral program.
ERASMUS STUDY CALL 2026/27
The Erasmus for Study 2026/27 call was published on December 16, 2025. The call is aimed at students wishing to undertake a period of international student mobility during their academic career.
The deadlines set out in the call are as follows:
1st deadline: Thursday, February 12, 1:00 PM: Deadline for submitting applications
2nd deadline: Wednesday, May 27, 1:00 PM: Deadline for submitting applications for destinations still available
The full text of the call for applications can be found here.
To participate, please send an email to the coordinator with your request of authorization and the form to be signed before December 17th, 2025.
Beyond borders: Stories of PhD student mobility
January 14th, 2026 9:30 am
Room B “Tecce” – Fisiologia Generale (CU026)
This event aims at introducing international and intersectoral mobility for PhD students, including opportunities of fundings and of co-supervision. Current and past students will share their research experience in foreign institutions and/or in the industry and give tips on how to make the best of a secondment abroad or in a company.
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:
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Corso "Alternative Careers in Science "
Il Corso si terrà venerdì 27 giugno alle ore 14:00 presso l'aula Serra I dell'Edificio di Genetica (CU022) ed è stato organizzato in collaborazione con l'Associazione giovanile Laboratorio 11.
Interverrà il dott. Leonardo Sibilio, CEO della Biotech Academy in Rome, sul tema ‘‘Who wants to be a Scientist in the 21st century Biopharma Industry?"
BANDO MOBILITA' DOTTORANDI 39°/40° CICLO
Bando per il finanziamento di periodi di mobilità all’estero di studenti di dottorato del XXXIX e XL ciclo – a valere sul Fondo per il sostegno dei giovani e per favorire la mobilità degli studenti.
La pagina di presentazione delle candidatura sarà attiva da lunedì 16 giugno 2025.
Info alla pagina Internazionalizzazione dottorati
BANDO INCARICHI TUTORATO I SEMESTRE 2025-26
Bando n. 15/2025 (per dottorandi e dottorande) n. 27 incarichi di Tutorato disciplinare e Supporto a laboratori ed esercitazioni del I° semestre dell'aa 2025/2026, di cui:
n. 22 incarichi di tutorato disciplinare
n. 5 incarichi a supporto ai laboratori/esercitazioni
Gli incarichi banditi hanno una durata di 40 ore e possono essere svolti entro il 30 settembre 2026.
Gli incarichi di tutorato (40 ore) prevedono l'espletamento di:
attività didattico-integrative: cicli di lezione, esercitazioni, seminari e laboratori, attività di ripasso e di recupero per piccoli gruppi a integrazione degli insegnamenti curriculari
attività di supporto agli studenti durante le attività laboratoriali o esercitative
Il Tutorato può essere organizzato in modalità online, in presenza o mista. Il bando è in scadenza il 30 giugno 2025.
Per qualsiasi dubbio o richiesta di informazioni potete contattarmi o lasciare, a chi fosse interessato/a, il seguente contatto: tutorato.smfn@uniroma1.it
Link al bando: https://web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/dettaglio_bando_albo/233726
STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS
Lectures and practical Course organized by the PhD program in Cell and Developmental Biology Sapienza University of Rome
Prof. Valerio Licursi (IBPM-CNR) and Mario Fordellone (Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli)
June 4-5, 2025 9:30 - 13:30
June 16-17, 2025 9:30 - 13:30
Ed. Fisiologia generale e Antropologia CU026 E01PS1L101 Aula I multimediale
The course is open to second and third year students of the BeMM School.
Link to register: https://forms.gle/fNrtSUsg4qz1Q97Z8
Registration deadline: 28/05/2025
Info: valerio.licursi@uniroma1.it
PROJECT PROPOSALS AND PRESENTATIONS 40° CYCLE
All students of the 40° cycle must submit their project proposal in written form by March 31st, 2025, according to the instructions in the PhD program guidelines. The proposal must be sent by email to dottoratobcs.bbcd@uniroma1.it and, in cc, to the supervisor and the internal tutor, and uploaded in the personal Dropbox folder and in the shared Drive folder.
A short oral presentation of the project (12 min + 2-3 min discussion, preferably in English) will follow on April 8th and 15th (2.00-4.00 pm AULA FRANCO TATO', Via dei Sardi 70 II floor). Details on the order of presentations will be communicated soon.
2D and 3D Image post production and video animation
Course " organized by the Doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology and open to the doctoral students of the BeMM School, mainly aimed at second year students
March 14, 2025 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Reading room of the Genetics Building (CU022)
Teacher: Dr. La Torre
Registration to the following google form is required by March 13.
Google form link
https://forms.gle/PbudBwFD7sYVjWHn6
MICROSCOPY APPLICATIONS FOR IMMUNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Lecture and practical Course for students of the PhD program in “Innovation in Immuno-mediated and Hematological Disorders” Sapienza University of Rome
Prof. Marcus Thelen and Diego Morone, IRB Bellinzona (CH)
Date: 26.03.2025 – 27.03.2025
Room: 301 Building D Viale Regina Margherita 295b, Roma
Lectures, delivered in dedicated conference rooms, are open to a maximum of 40 students of all current PhD cycles (March 26 th morning, March 27 th , all day).
Introduction to the wide-field fluorescence microscope will be limited to 15 students divided into small groups (March 26th, afternoon).
The course will be held in English.
For registration: write to giovanni.bernardini@uniroma1.it before 23.59 of March 15 th 2025, specifying name, surname, PhD course, PhD cycle and if interested in the practical part.
Program details can be found here.
RISULTATI DELLE ELZIONI DEI RAPPRESENTANTI STUDENTI
Si comunica che i rappranti elettesenti in seno al collegio del dottorato per il biennio 2025-2027 sono risultati i seguenti:
1. SALVADORI FRANCESCO
2. TACCHETTI TOMMASO
SPORTELLO DI ASCOLTO
E' ora attivo uno sportello di ascolto online, aperto tutti i venerdì dalle 9.30 alle 10.30, con cui tutti gli studenti e le studentesse possono discutere con il coordinatore di questioni riguardanti il proprio percorso di dottorato:
https://meet.google.com/emk-aqan-hrz
E' consigliabile inviare sempre in anticipo una mail per avere conferma della disponibilità di colloquio.
Per questioni che riguardano più studenti, contattare i rappresentanti degli studenti in Collegio, che potranno farsi portavoce delle richieste dei dottorandi.
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UPCOMING SEMINARS
30/09/2025 h. 5.00 pm
"Applying mass spectrometry to solve industrial problems"
Prof. Carlos Labate
Max Feffer Laboratory of Plant Genetics
Department of Genetics
College of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz”
"Applying mass spectrometry to solve industrial problems"
Link: https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/87238761157?pwd=eba7g7XWJxMQ51vn0A1w2n8813riUV.1 (webinar)
ID riunione: 872 3876 1157
Codice d’accesso: 450450
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9/10/2025 9:30 am
"Use of organoids to understand rare diseases"
Paola Bovolenta
Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
Link: meet.google.com/pmi-uidd-fvb (webinar)
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14/10/2025 5.00 pm
" Evolution and Function of plant pattern recognition receptors"
Prof. Thorsten Nuernberger
University of Tuebingen
ZMBP - Plant Biochemistry
Webinar: the link will be available soon
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15/10/2025 h. 10.00 am
"Symmetry establishment during gynoecium development: the geometry of plant reproduction"
Prof. Laila Moubayidin
Università di Parma
Aula Tullio Levi Civita del Dipartimento di Matematica -CU006
Attendance is encouraged.
If necessary, remote access will be available (https://meet.google.com/swf-rydh-nri)
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29/10/2025 h 9.30 am
"Synaptic changes related to Alzheimer disease"
Paola Bovolenta
Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
Link: meet.google.com/utj-jhwr-sen (webinar)
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"Alternative Careers in Science" course
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?
Call for the financing of mobility abroad of phd students of the XXXIX and XL cycle
The call for applications for funding periods of mobility abroad for PhD students of the XXXIX and XL cycles has been published – under the Fund for the support of young people and to promote student mobility.
The application submission page will be active from Monday 16 June 2025.
Info on the page PhD Internationalization
CALL FOR TUTORING I SEMESTER 2025-26
Announcement no. 15/2025 (for PhD students) no. 27 assignments for disciplinary tutoring and support for laboratories and exercises in the first semester of the academic year 2025/2026, of which:
no. 22 assignments for disciplinary tutoring
no. 5 assignments to support laboratories/exercises
The assignments announced have a duration of 40 hours and can be carried out by September 30, 2026.
The tutoring assignments (40 hours) include the performance of:
didactic-integrative activities: lesson cycles, exercises, seminars and laboratories, review and recovery activities for small groups to integrate curricular teachings
support activities for students during laboratory or exercise activities
Tutoring can be organized in online, in-person or mixed mode. The call expires on June 30, 2025.
For any doubts or requests for information, you can contact me or leave the following contact to anyone interested: tutorato.smfn@uniroma1.it
Link: https://web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/dettaglio_bando_albo/233726
STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS
Lectures and practical Course organized by the PhD program in Cell and Developmental Biology Sapienza University of Rome
Prof. Valerio Licursi (IBPM-CNR) and Mario Fordellone (Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli)
June 4-5, 2025 9:30 - 13:30
June 16-17, 2025 9:30 - 13:30
Ed. Fisiologia generale e Antropologia CU026 E01PS1L101 Aula I multimediale
The course is open to second and third year students of the BeMM School.
Link to register: https://forms.gle/fNrtSUsg4qz1Q97Z8
Registration deadline: 28/05/2025
Info: valerio.licursi@uniroma1.it
PROJECT PROPOSALS AND PRESENTATIONS 40° CYCLE
All students of the 40° cycle must submit their project proposal in written form by March 31st, 2025, according to the instructions in the PhD program guidelines. The proposal must be sent by email to dottoratobcs.bbcd@uniroma1.it and, in cc, to the supervisor and the internal tutor, and uploaded in the personal Dropbox folder and in the shared Drive folder.
A short oral presentation of the project (12 min + 2-3 min discussion, preferably in English) will follow on April 8th and 15th (2.00-4.00 pm AULA FRANCO TATO', Via dei Sardi 70 II floor). Details on the order of presentations will be communicated soon.
2D and 3D Image post production and video animation
Course " organized by the Doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology and open to the doctoral students of the BeMM School, mainly aimed at second year students
March 14, 2025 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Reading room of the Genetics Building (CU022)
Teacher: Dr. La Torre
MICROSCOPY APPLICATIONS FOR IMMUNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Lecture and practical Course for students of the PhD program in “Innovation in Immuno-mediated and Hematological Disorders” Sapienza University of Rome
Prof. Marcus Thelen and Diego Morone, IRB Bellinzona (CH)
Date: 26.03.2025 – 27.03.2025
Room: 301 Building D Viale Regina Margherita 295b, Roma
Lectures, delivered in dedicated conference rooms, are open to a maximum of 40 students of all current PhD cycles (March 26 th morning, March 27 th , all day).
Introduction to the wide-field fluorescence microscope will be limited to 15 students divided into small groups (March 26th, afternoon).
The course will be held in English.
For registration: write to giovanni.bernardini@uniroma1.it before 23.59 of March 15 th 2025, specifying name, surname, PhD course, PhD cycle and if interested in the practical part.
Program details can be found here.
RESULTS OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS
It is hereby announced that the following representatives were elected to the doctoral board for 2025-2027:
1. SALVADORI FRANCESCO
2. TACCHETTI TOMMASO
LISTENING DESK
An online listening desk is now active, open every Friday from 9.30 to 10.30, where all students can discuss issues regarding their doctoral path with the coordinator:
https://meet.google.com/emk-aqan-hrz
It is advisable to always send an email in advance to confirm availability for an interview.
For issues that concern more than one student, contact the student representatives in the College, who can act as spokespersons for the requests of the doctoral students.
Link: https://uniroma1.zoom.us/j/87238761157?pwd=eba7g7XWJxMQ51vn0A1w2n8813riUV.1 (webinar)
ID riunione: 872 3876 1157
Codice d’accesso: 450450