Study plan for the academic year 2023/2024


List of courses / activities for the first year

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Lecture - The Cytoskeleton in Neurons and Glia 1
Lecture - Tau, PHFs and Tauopathies 1
Theoretical-practical course on hereditary Cancer 3
Public speaking - How to prepare a successfull poster or presentation 1
Public writing: How to write a paper 1
Theoretical-practical course on biostatistics 2
Theoretical-practical course: Integrated research “from bedside to bench and back” applied to applied to the study of immune-metabolic heterogeneity of diabetes mellitus and its association with cancer 3
Seminars 10
Data/Project presentation 15
Research activities freely chosen by the PhD student 5
Teaching in Lab methods 20
Lab work finalised to the Thesis research project 30
One-to-one meeting with the supervisor finalised to the Thesis research project 15
Optional course - Space biomedicine 3
Optional course - mouse preclinical models in Hematologic Cancer 1
Optional course - Integration of proteomic, computational and therapeutic approaches in Drug Discovery 3

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The laboratory activity will be focused on experiences suitable for the development of the research project of each PhD student and will be carried out directly in the hosting laboratory, under the constant guidance of supervisors and tutors.
The seminar activity will include seminars of multidisciplinary interest held by professors of the PhD board and other Italian and foreign professors of international profile. The dates and locations of the seminars will be displayed on the PhD website. Furthermore, a program of joint seminars has been launched with the PhD in Experimental Medicine, Network Oncology and Precision Medicine, Innovation in Immuno-Mediated and Hematological Disorders, held by professors of these PhD boards or by internationally renowned guests.
The training activities independently chosen by the PhD students will take place on topics proposed by the PhD course, represented by scientific/technological courses of national and/or international level, advertised on the website.


Method of choosing the subject of the thesis

The choice of the subject 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 in the teaching board.


Admission to the second year

Admission to the following year requires a positive evaluation by the teaching staff of the annual report on the activity carried out by the PhD student. IN addition to a written form, the report will be presented publicly in the presence of a commission - members of the PhD Teaching Board and the other PhD students.


List of courses / activities for the second year

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Theroretical-pratctical course: Animal use in biomedical research 3
Public writing: how to write a research project 1
Theroretical-pratctical course: Generation of 2D and 3D cell cultures, experimental approaches and their application in biomedical research 3
Theroretical-pratctical course: Cancer molecular diagnostics in precision medicine era 3
Seminars 10
Data/Project presentation 15
Research activities freely chosen by the PhD student 5
Teaching in Lab methods 20
Lab work finalised to the Thesis research project 30
One-to-one meeting with the supervisor finalised to the Thesis research project 15
Optional course - Space biomedicine 3
Optional course - mouse preclinical models in Hematologic Cancer 1
Optional course - Integration of proteomic, computational and therapeutic approaches in Drug Discovery 3

More information

The laboratory activity will be focused on experiences suitable for the development of the research project of each PhD student and will be carried out directly in the hosting laboratory, under the constant guidance of supervisors and tutors.
The seminar activity will include seminars of multidisciplinary interest held by professors of the PhD board and other Italian and foreign professors of international profile. The dates and locations of the seminars will be displayed on the PhD website. Furthermore, a program of joint seminars has been launched with the PhD in Experimental Medicine, Network Oncology and Precision Medicine, Innovation in Immuno-Mediated and Hematological Disorders, held by professors of these PhD boards or by internationally renowned guests.
The training activities independently chosen by the PhD students will take place on topics proposed by the PhD course, represented by scientific/technological courses of national and/or international level, advertised on the website.


Method of preparation of the thesis

The preparation of the PhD thesis will take advantage of the study and experimental work individually carried on by each PhD student, under the continuous supervision of the tutor.
The Phd Student’s efforts will be shared and discussed with other PhD students and with members of the teaching staff.


Admission to the third year

Admission to the following year requires a positive evaluation by the teaching staff of the annual report on the activity carried out by the PhD student. IN addition to a written form, the report will be presented publicly in the presence of a commission - members of the PhD Teaching Board and the other PhD students.


List of courses / activities for the third year

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Theorethical-practical course in Flowcytometry 3
Research Integrity. Intellectual property 3
Theorethical-practical course on Metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming in cancer 3
Theorethical-practical course on Microscopy and imaging 3
Seminars 10
Data/Project presentation 15
Theorethical-practical course: Metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming in cancer 3
Research activities freely chosen by the PhD student 5
Teaching in Lab methods 20
Lab work finalised to the Thesis research project 30
One-to-one meeting with the supervisor finalised to the Thesis research project 15
Optional course in Space biomedicine 3
Optional course - mouse preclinical models in Hematologic Cancer 1
Optional course - Integration of proteomic, computational and therapeutic approaches in Drug Discovery 3

More information

The laboratory activity will be focused on experiences suitable for the development of the research project of each PhD student and will be carried out directly in the hosting laboratory, under the constant guidance of supervisors and tutors.
The seminar activity will include seminars of multidisciplinary interest held by professors of the PhD board and other Italian and foreign professors of international profile. The dates and locations of the seminars will be displayed on the PhD website. Furthermore, a program of joint seminars has been launched with the PhD in Experimental Medicine, Network Oncology and Precision Medicine, Innovation in Immuno-Mediated and Hematological Disorders, held by professors of these PhD boards or by internationally renowned guests.
The training activities independently chosen by the PhD students will take place on topics proposed by the PhD course, represented by scientific/technological courses of national and/or international level, advertised on the website.


Method of admission to the final examination

Admission to the final exam requires a positive evaluation of the PhD student's activity carried out during the three-years and of the written work (thesis) describing the results obtained by the PhD student. Admission to the final exam will also take into account the opinion of external evaluators, specifically identified for each thesis.

Final examination

Public discussion of the experimental thesis (possibly giving rise to 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.

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