Seminars The seminars are common to the two curricula and will take place from 01/11/2025 to 31/10/2026.Venue, times, date - if not specified - and delivery method will be communicated directly to doctoral students via institutional e-mail. 2026 Treatment and management of Hepatic Encephalopathy 30/09/2026 Prof. L. Ridola Autoimmune Liver and Biliary Diseases 23/09/2026 Prof. V. Cardinale Pathology of Liver cirrhosis 17/09/2026 Prof. V. Petrozza Senescence, Ferroptosis and autophagy in liver diseases 09/09/2026 Prof. R. Mancinelli Liver transplantation and patient's candidacy 03/09/2026 Prof. S. Ginanni Corradini Elastometry in Liver Diseases 23/07/2026 Prof. A. De Santis Novel Insights on Pathogenesis and Treatment of Cholangiopathies 15/07/2026 Prof. D. Alvaro Experimental Models for Liver Cirrhosis 08/07/2026 Prof. A. Franchitto Cholangiocarcinoma: cell of origin and cancer stem cells 01/07/2026 Prof. G. Carpino Polycystic Liver Disease 25/06/2026 Prof. P. Onori Liver and Biliary Stem Cells 17/06/2026 Prof. E. Gaudio 2025 Webinar COST-EIT webinar on EIT opportunities addressed to COST Action participants 08/10/2025 This event aims to inform about the courses, workshops, business creation programmes, innovation projects, calls and outreach by the EIT and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) as they open for applications! Nutrition and Pharmacology in MASLD/MASH 25/09/2025 Prof. Maria Del Ben Gut-Liver-Brain axis in liver cirrhosis: role and modulation 18/09/2025 Prof. Lorenzo Ridola Translational and precision medicine in cholangiopathies 16/09/2025 Prof. Vincenzo Cardinale ICRN/Precision-BTC Webinar: Digital and Biological Twins in Cholangiocarcinoma From Translational Research to Precision Medicine 15/09/2025 SSO & ESSO: Perioperative Therapy for Cholangiocarcinoma 12/09/2025 Liver Masses 11/09/2025 Prof. Vincenzo Petrozza Hemodynamic alterations in cirrhosis 04/09/2025 Prof. Manuela Merli Liver and Atherosclerosis 24/07/2025 Prof. Eugenio Gaudio Novel insights in Metabolic associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) 17/07/2025 Prof. Stefano Ginanni Corradini Hepatocarcinoma: epidemiology, clinical aspects and therapy 10/07/2025 Prof. Adriano De Santis Cholangiocarcinoma: from basic science to the clinics 03/07/2025 Prof. Domenico Alvaro Recent advances in the study of the gut-liver- brain axis 01/07/2025 Prof. Romina Mancinelli The Biliary Tree 26/06/2025 Prof. Antonio Franchitto Hepatic microcirculation: role of the peribiliary plexus 18/06/2025 Prof. Paolo Onori Liver fibrosis: morpho-molecular features 12/06/2025 Prof. Guido Carpino 2024 Investigating the pathophysiology and therapeutics of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare genetic arterial disease 18/12/2024 Xavier Jeunemaitre Platelet Activation, Cardiovascular Diseases and Tumours 11/12/2024 Francesca Santilli, Paola Patrignani, Valerio De Stefano Systemic Amyloidosis: an open challenge. From mechanisms to treatments 04/12/2024 Reprogrammed mitochondria as a central hub in cancer cell metabolism: not always the same side of the coin 27/11/2024 Maria Rosa Ciriolo The inflammation as a meta-narration 20/11/2024 Silvano Sozzani, Claudio Franceschi, Alberto Mantovani, Douglas Golenbock Spontaneous brain activity in health and disease 13/11/2024 Maurizio Corbetta 2023 Role of melatonin in the progression of primary sclerosing cholangitis Prof.ssa Mancinelli Non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis and cardiovascular risk. Prof. Del Ben HCC prevention Elastomer evaluation of liver disease. Prof. De Santis Hemodynamic changes in the cirrhotic patient. Prof. Merli Role of lactoferrin in biliary epithelial proliferation Prof. Mancinelli Nutritional, nutraceutical and pharmacological approach in NAFLD/NASH Prof.ssa Del Ben Hepatic encephalopathy. Prof. Riggio Stem cells in pathophysiology and regenerative medicine of the liver and biliary tree. Prof. Cardinale Micro and macro-nodular cirrhosis Prof. Petrozza Update on the functional anatomy units of the liver. Prof. Gaudio Hepatocarcinoma: epidemiology, clinical and therapy. Prof. De Santis Direct and indirect portal pressure measure. Prof. Riggio Liver biopsy: value and prognostic factor in the developmental and proliferative pathologies of the liver. Prof. Petrozza Portal hypertension therapy: AASLD guidelines Prof. Riggio Hepatic masses Prof. Petrozza Mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of liver lipid metabolism. Prof. Ginanni Corradini Pathophysiology, clinical and therapeutic features of NAFLD/NASH. Prof. Angelico Hemodynamic changes in the course of cirrhosis of the liver and following shunt procedures for the treatment of portal hypertension. Prof. Merli Pharmacological and nutraceutical approach in NAFLD/NASH therapy. Prof. Angelico Diagnostic and clinical therapeutic aspects of NASH Prof. Del Ben Preoperative prognostic factors in liver transplant. Prof. Ginanni Corradini Modern acquisitions on the structure and histo-physiology of the liver. Prof. Gaudio Cholangiocarcinoma: from basic science to bedside. Prof. Alvaro Role of sarcopenia in liver disease and liver-muscle interaction Prof. ssa Merli Liver stem cells: from physiopathology to clinical applications Prof. Alvaro Pathophysiology and diagnostics of portal circulation. Prof. De Santis New acquisitions in regenerative medicine of the liver, biliary tree and pancreas. Prof. Cardinale Polycystic liver Prof. Onori Cellular cross-talk in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. Prof. Carpino Pathogenetic mechanisms of steatosis and hepatic fibrosis evolutionary in HCV infection. Prof. Ginanni Corradini Hepatic role of IGF-I Prof. Franchitto Role of growth factors on the proliferation of cholangiocytes in primary cultures. Prof. Mancinelli Cholangiocyte proliferation in cholestatic and neoplastic pathology Prof. Alvaro Biliary tract. Prof. Franchitto Hepatic circulatory territories: the hepatic segments Prof. Onori Experimental models of cirrhosis Prof. Franchitto Liver and Atherosclerosis Prof. Gaudio