Delivered study plan 2023/2024

 
I° Year (39° cycle)      
1 CFU (8 hours) Strategies in drug discovery and drug analysis    
Teacher Dr Sara Consalvi
Course Dates Time Where
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 1 02/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 2 09/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 3 16/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 4 23/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Metabolomic analysis in food
sciences		    
Teacher Dr Cinzia Ingallina    
Course Dates Time Where
Primary and secondary metabolism 01/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Metabolomic analysis in food science 08/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Metabolomic approach in natural
product research		 15/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Common synthetic scaffolds in the synthesis of structurally diverse
natural		 22/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Green Organic Chemistry    
Teacher Dr Mattia Bizzarri
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to green chemistry 26/04/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
Use of catalytic reagents in organic
synthesis_Part 1		 03/05/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
Use of catalytic reagents in organic
synthesis_Part 2		 10/05/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
Role of green chemistry in the
synthesis of bioactive compounds		 17/05/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Biochemistry of bioactive peptides
Teacher Dr Bruno Casciaro
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to bioactive peptides 15/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Antimicrobial peptides 17/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Nanotechnologies to ameliorate the biological profile of antimicrobial
peptides		 22/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Methodologies for the characterization of bioactive
peptides		 24/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely

 
 
2° Year (38° cycle)
 		      
1 CFU (8 hours) Natural organic compounds of food and pharmaceutical interest    
Teacher Dr Marco Franceschin    
Course Dates Time Where
Techniques for the study and characterization of secondary metabolites; main biogenetic pathways
Acetate and mevalonate pathway: terpenes and cannabinoids		 04/12/2023 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
Shikimic acid pathway: flavonoids Examples of secondary metabolites
with known biological activity		 11/12/2023 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
Alkaloids: examples of natural antitumoral compounds
Natural antioxidants (polyphenols, vitamin E and vitamin C)
Nutrition facts label: food and drug additives (preservatives and colorants)		 18/12/2023 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
Module 3 “quality” of the dossier: structure and information; basis of
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)		 15/01/2014 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Multidimensional mass spectrometry for applications in the (bio) chemical, pharmaceutical and food fields    
Teacher Dr Davide Corinti    
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to Mass Spectrometry
for life sciences applications		 16/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019

 
Selectivity and applications of mass
spectrometry ionization sources		 18/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Ion activation methods for structural recognition of ions of biological
interest		 23/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Applications of mass spectrometry to
metabolomics		 25/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
       
1 CFU (8 hours) Development of NMR protocols for food analysis    
Teacher Dr Mattia Spano    
Course Dates Time Where
Novel foods: definition 06/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
The case study of Canapa 13/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
The case study of Insect 20/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
Advanced methodologies to study
novel foods		 27/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Advanced methodologies for studying complex matrices    
Teacher Prof Andrea Calcaterra    
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to natural products, extraction, isolation, and structure elucidation. Classifications in synthetic methodology, retrosynthetic analysis, synthons and
reagents, group disconnections		 05/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Regio- and chemoselectivity. Asimmetric synthesis, chiral auxiliary, racemic resolution. Useful reactions
in total synthesis		 12/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Useful reactions in total synthesis.
Control of stereochemistry. Catalytic asymmetric reactions		 19/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Total synthesis of thyroxine,
longifolene, reserpine, strychnine		 26/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B
1 CFU (8 hours) Cycle of advanced lessons    
Teacher Prof Stefano Stranges    
Course Dates Time Where
Chiral photon/chiral molecule interaction as a spectroscopic tool
for chiral recognition		 16/01/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Maria Elisa Crestoni    
Course Dates Time Where
Exploring the intrinsic properties of bioinorganic complexes by ion-
molecule reactions		 16/01/2024 16.00 – 17.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Alessia Ciogli    
Course Dates Time Where
A dynamic approach to investigate
the stereochemical (in)stability of chiral compounds		 17/01/2024 15:00 – 17:00 Aula B, CU019
Teacher Prof. Luisa Mannina    
Course Dates Time Where
NMR methodologies in the study of
complex matrices		 13/02/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Barbara Chiavarino    
Course Dates Time Where
Advanced ion spectroscopy techniques: identification and structural characterization of
bioactive molecules		 16/04/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Teacher Prof. Giancarlo Fabrizi    
Course Dates Time Where
Click chemistry, a powerful molecular assembly tool for the
widest range of applications		 05/06/2024 10.00 – 11.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019

 

 
3° Year (37° cycle)
 		      
1 CFU (8 hours) Advanced techniques in separation science for unravelling the complexity of natural products and (bio)pharmaceuticals: from small chiral molecules to peptides    
Teacher Dr Giulia Mazzoccanti
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to Advanced Separation
Science		 16/01/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
Chiral separations 23/01/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
Peptides and protein: focus on
biopharmaceuticals		 30/01/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
Multidimensional liquid
chromatographic techniques		 06/02/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Biochemical aspects of nutrition    
Teacher Prof Anna Maria Giusti    
Course Dates Time Where
Total Food Quality: markers of
food processing		 18/04/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Total food Quality: effects of thermal treatment on phytochemical
contents in plant foods		 16/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Photoacustic techniques applied to non desctructive analysis of
phytochemicals in plant foods, Part I		 29/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Photoacustic techniques applied to non desctructive analysis of
phytochemicals in plant foods, Part II		 12/06/2024 15:00- 17:00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Cycle of advanced lessons
Teacher Dr Luana Izzo    
Course Dates Time Where
Bioaccessibility of food waste bioactive compounds under in vitro
gastrointestinal digestion		 16/02/2024 14.30 – 16.30 remotely
Case study - Dairy by-products 23/02/2024 14.30 – 16.30 remotely
Teacher Dr Valeria Antonietta Pietropaolo    
Course Dates Time Where
Natural antivirals to fight viral
diseases		 27/02/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Antonella Goggiamani    
Course Dates Time Where
Recent advances in metal-assisted
cross-coupling processes		 5/07/2024 15.30 – 16.30 remotely
Teacher Prof Dante Rotili    
Course Dates Time Where
Radiotracers for tumor radioguided
surgery		 16/07/2024 11.00 – 12.00 Aula C, CU018
 
Teacher Prof Patrizia Paolicelli    
Course Dates Time Where
Micro and nanoencapsulation of biologically active molecules: new
trends and challenges		 26/07/2024 12.00 – 13.00 remotely
  Cycle of lesson Closure    
Teacher Prof Caterina Scuderi    
Course Dates Time Where
Journal club 18/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Chiara Di Meo    
Course Dates Time Where
Journal club 07/05/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Giuseppe La Regina    
Course Dates Time Where
How to write the PhD thesis 27/06/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Giovanna Poce    
Course Dates Time Where
Journal club 19/07/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
 
I° Year (39° cycle)      
1 CFU (8 hours) Strategies in drug discovery and drug analysis    
Teacher Dr Sara Consalvi
Course Dates Time Where
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 1 02/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 2 09/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 3 16/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
Strategies in drug discovery_Part 4 23/02/2024 15.30 – 17.30 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Metabolomic analysis in food
sciences		    
Teacher Dr Cinzia Ingallina    
Course Dates Time Where
Primary and secondary metabolism 01/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Metabolomic analysis in food science 08/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Metabolomic approach in natural
product research		 15/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Common synthetic scaffolds in the synthesis of structurally diverse
natural		 22/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Green Organic Chemistry    
Teacher Dr Mattia Bizzarri
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to green chemistry 26/04/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
Use of catalytic reagents in organic
synthesis_Part 1		 03/05/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
Use of catalytic reagents in organic
synthesis_Part 2		 10/05/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
Role of green chemistry in the
synthesis of bioactive compounds		 17/05/2024 09.00 – 11.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Biochemistry of bioactive peptides
Teacher Dr Bruno Casciaro
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to bioactive peptides 15/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Antimicrobial peptides 17/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Nanotechnologies to ameliorate the biological profile of antimicrobial
peptides		 22/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Methodologies for the characterization of bioactive
peptides		 24/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely

 
 
2° Year (38° cycle)
 		      
1 CFU (8 hours) Natural organic compounds of food and pharmaceutical interest    
Teacher Dr Marco Franceschin    
Course Dates Time Where
Techniques for the study and characterization of secondary metabolites; main biogenetic pathways
Acetate and mevalonate pathway: terpenes and cannabinoids		 04/12/2023 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
Shikimic acid pathway: flavonoids Examples of secondary metabolites
with known biological activity		 11/12/2023 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
Alkaloids: examples of natural antitumoral compounds
Natural antioxidants (polyphenols, vitamin E and vitamin C)
Nutrition facts label: food and drug additives (preservatives and colorants)		 18/12/2023 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
Module 3 “quality” of the dossier: structure and information; basis of
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)		 15/01/2014 9.00 – 11.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Multidimensional mass spectrometry for applications in the (bio) chemical, pharmaceutical and food fields    
Teacher Dr Davide Corinti    
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to Mass Spectrometry
for life sciences applications		 16/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019

 
Selectivity and applications of mass
spectrometry ionization sources		 18/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Ion activation methods for structural recognition of ions of biological
interest		 23/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Applications of mass spectrometry to
metabolomics		 25/01/2024 16.00 – 18.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
       
1 CFU (8 hours) Development of NMR protocols for food analysis    
Teacher Dr Mattia Spano    
Course Dates Time Where
Novel foods: definition 06/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
The case study of Canapa 13/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
The case study of Insect 20/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
Advanced methodologies to study
novel foods		 27/02/2024 16.00 – 18.00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Advanced methodologies for studying complex matrices    
Teacher Prof Andrea Calcaterra    
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to natural products, extraction, isolation, and structure elucidation. Classifications in synthetic methodology, retrosynthetic analysis, synthons and
reagents, group disconnections		 05/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Regio- and chemoselectivity. Asimmetric synthesis, chiral auxiliary, racemic resolution. Useful reactions
in total synthesis		 12/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Useful reactions in total synthesis.
Control of stereochemistry. Catalytic asymmetric reactions		 19/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B, CU019
Total synthesis of thyroxine,
longifolene, reserpine, strychnine		 26/03/2024 14.30 – 16.30 Blended/ Aula B
1 CFU (8 hours) Cycle of advanced lessons    
Teacher Prof Stefano Stranges    
Course Dates Time Where
Chiral photon/chiral molecule interaction as a spectroscopic tool
for chiral recognition		 16/01/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Maria Elisa Crestoni    
Course Dates Time Where
Exploring the intrinsic properties of bioinorganic complexes by ion-
molecule reactions		 16/01/2024 16.00 – 17.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Alessia Ciogli    
Course Dates Time Where
A dynamic approach to investigate
the stereochemical (in)stability of chiral compounds		 17/01/2024 15:00 – 17:00 Aula B, CU019
Teacher Prof. Luisa Mannina    
Course Dates Time Where
NMR methodologies in the study of
complex matrices		 13/02/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Barbara Chiavarino    
Course Dates Time Where
Advanced ion spectroscopy techniques: identification and structural characterization of
bioactive molecules		 16/04/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Teacher Prof. Giancarlo Fabrizi    
Course Dates Time Where
Click chemistry, a powerful molecular assembly tool for the
widest range of applications		 05/06/2024 10.00 – 11.00 Blended/ Aula B, CU019

 

 
3° Year (37° cycle)
 		      
1 CFU (8 hours) Advanced techniques in separation science for unravelling the complexity of natural products and (bio)pharmaceuticals: from small chiral molecules to peptides    
Teacher Dr Giulia Mazzoccanti
Course Dates Time Where
Introduction to Advanced Separation
Science		 16/01/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
Chiral separations 23/01/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
Peptides and protein: focus on
biopharmaceuticals		 30/01/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
Multidimensional liquid
chromatographic techniques		 06/02/2024 10.00 – 12:00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Biochemical aspects of nutrition    
Teacher Prof Anna Maria Giusti    
Course Dates Time Where
Total Food Quality: markers of
food processing		 18/04/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Total food Quality: effects of thermal treatment on phytochemical
contents in plant foods		 16/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Photoacustic techniques applied to non desctructive analysis of
phytochemicals in plant foods, Part I		 29/05/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Photoacustic techniques applied to non desctructive analysis of
phytochemicals in plant foods, Part II		 12/06/2024 15:00- 17:00 remotely
1 CFU (8 hours) Cycle of advanced lessons
Teacher Dr Luana Izzo    
Course Dates Time Where
Bioaccessibility of food waste bioactive compounds under in vitro
gastrointestinal digestion		 16/02/2024 14.30 – 16.30 remotely
Case study - Dairy by-products 23/02/2024 14.30 – 16.30 remotely
Teacher Dr Valeria Antonietta Pietropaolo    
Course Dates Time Where
Natural antivirals to fight viral
diseases		 27/02/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Antonella Goggiamani    
Course Dates Time Where
Recent advances in metal-assisted
cross-coupling processes		 5/07/2024 15.30 – 16.30 remotely
Teacher Prof Dante Rotili    
Course Dates Time Where
Radiotracers for tumor radioguided
surgery		 16/07/2024 11.00 – 12.00 Aula C, CU018
 
Teacher Prof Patrizia Paolicelli    
Course Dates Time Where
Micro and nanoencapsulation of biologically active molecules: new
trends and challenges		 26/07/2024 12.00 – 13.00 remotely
  Cycle of lesson Closure    
Teacher Prof Caterina Scuderi    
Course Dates Time Where
Journal club 18/03/2024 15.00 – 17.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Chiara Di Meo    
Course Dates Time Where
Journal club 07/05/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Giuseppe La Regina    
Course Dates Time Where
How to write the PhD thesis 27/06/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
Teacher Prof Giovanna Poce    
Course Dates Time Where
Journal club 19/07/2024 15.00 – 16.00 remotely
 

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