Phd in MOLECULAR MEDICINE

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information The laboratory activity will be focused on experiences useful for the development of the project entrusted to the single PhD student and will be carried out directly in the host laboratory. The seminar activity will include specific seminars held by the professors of the PhD Board and will also include various seminars of multidisciplinary interest, held by Italian and foreign professors. The members of the PhD Board will hold a cycle of seminars distributed in the ratio of two-three per month starting from the month of March and until the end of October, with an interruption in the month of August. The dates and venues of the seminars will be communicated from time to time and displayed on the PhD website. Furthermore, a program of joint seminars was launched with the Doctorates in Experimental Medicine, Network Oncology and Precision Medicine, Innovation in Immuno-Mediated and Hematological Disorders, held by professors belonging to the aforementioned doctorates or by internationally renowned guests. The independently chosen research activity will be focused on projects of specific interest to the PhD student and will be agreed with the tutor. The independently chosen training activities will be represented by scientific/technological refresher courses held nationally and/or internationally outside the PhD course. Method of choosing the subject of the thesis The choice of the topic of the thesis will take place at the end of the training activity, generally lasting six months, after discussion between the student and the teaching staff. At the same time, the reference tutor will also be identified within the PhD Board. Additional tutors/supervisors maybe part of the hosting lab Admission to the second year Admission to the following year requires a positive evaluation of the annual report of the activity carried out by the PhD student after examination by the PhD board.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information The laboratory activity will be focused on experiences useful for the development of the project entrusted to the single PhD student and will be carried out directly in the host laboratory. The seminar activity will include specific seminars held by the professors of the PhD Board and will also include various seminars of multidisciplinary interest, held by Italian and foreign professors. The members of the PhD Board will hold a cycle of seminars distributed in the ratio of two-three per month starting from the month of March and until the end of October, with an interruption in the month of August. The dates and venues of the seminars will be communicated from time to time and displayed on the PhD website. Furthermore, a program of joint seminars was launched with the Doctorates in Experimental Medicine, Network Oncology and Precision Medicine, Innovation in Immuno-Mediated and Hematological Disorders, held by professors belonging to the aforementioned doctorates or by internationally renowned guests. The independently chosen research activity will be focused on projects of specific interest to the PhD student and will be agreed with the tutor. The independently chosen training activities will be represented by scientific/technological refresher courses held nationally and/or internationally outside the PhD course. Method of preparation of the thesis The preparation of the PhD thesis will take place on the basis of the study and experimental work carried out individually by the PhD student, under the continuous supervision of the reference tutor/s. The individual study will be accompanied by sharing the topics of the research project with the other PhD students and with members of the PhD Board Admission to the third year Admission to the following year requires a positive evaluation of the annual report of the activity carried out by the PhD student by the PhD Board. The report will be publicly presented at the presence of a commission composed by members of the PhD Board.

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information The laboratory activity will be focused on experiences useful for the development of the project entrusted to the single PhD student and will be carried out directly in the host laboratory. The seminar activity will include specific seminars held by the professors of the PhD Board and will also include various seminars of multidisciplinary interest, held by Italian and foreign professors. The members of the PhD Board will hold a cycle of seminars distributed in the ratio of two-three per month starting from the month of March and until the end of October, with an interruption in the month of August. The dates and venues of the seminars will be communicated from time to time and displayed on the PhD website. Furthermore, a program of joint seminars was launched with the Doctorates in Experimental Medicine, Network Oncology and Precision Medicine, Innovation in Immuno-Mediated and Hematological Disorders, held by professors belonging to the aforementioned doctorates or by internationally renowned guests. The independently chosen research activity will be focused on projects of specific interest to the PhD student and will be agreed with the tutor. The independently chosen training activities will be represented by scientific/technological refresher courses held nationally and/or internationally outside the PhD course. Method of admission to the final examination Admission to the final exam requires the positive evaluation by the board of the PhD student's activity report carried out during the three-year period and of the thesis prepared on the basis of the results obtained in the individual development of the research project conducted by the PhD student. Admission to the final exam will also take into account the opinion of external evaluators, specially identified for each thesis. Final examination Public discussion of the experimental thesis (subject of at least one publication or manuscript) written by the PhD student, in front of a judging commission of at least three national and/or international experts.