Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Academic calendar

The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.

Academic calendar

Course calendar

The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..

Definition of lesson periods
Period From To
Primo semestre Oct 4, 2021 Jan 28, 2022
Secondo semestre Mar 7, 2022 Jun 10, 2022
Exam sessions
Session From To
Sessione invernale d'esame Jan 31, 2022 Mar 4, 2022
Sessione estiva d'esame Jun 13, 2022 Jul 29, 2022
Sessione autunnale d'esame Sep 1, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
Degree sessions
Session From To
Sessione estiva LM7 Jul 13, 2022 Jul 13, 2022
Sessione autunnale LM7 Oct 11, 2022 Oct 11, 2022
Sessione invernale LM7 Mar 9, 2023 Mar 9, 2023
Holidays
Period From To
Festa di Tutti i Santi Nov 1, 2021 Nov 1, 2021
Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione Dec 8, 2021 Dec 8, 2021
Festività natalizie Dec 24, 2021 Jan 2, 2022
Festa dell'Epifania Jan 6, 2022 Jan 7, 2022
Festività pasquali Apr 15, 2022 Apr 19, 2022
Festa della Liberazione Apr 25, 2022 Apr 25, 2022
Festività Santo Patrono di Verona May 21, 2022 May 21, 2022
Festa della Repubblica Jun 2, 2022 Jun 2, 2022
Chiusura estiva Aug 15, 2022 Aug 20, 2022

Exam calendar

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Exam calendar

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Academic staff

A B C D F G M P R S T V Z

Avesani Linda

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Bassi Roberto

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Begalli Diego

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Bellin Diana

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Bossi Alessandra Maria

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Combi Carlo

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Commisso Mauro

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Dall'Osto Luca

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Favati Fabio

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Felis Giovanna

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Furini Antonella

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Gonzato Guido

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Guzzo Flavia

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Molesini Barbara

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Pandolfini Tiziana

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Rossato Marzia

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Salvetti Elisa

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Sidali Katia Laura

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Simonato Barbara

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Tomazzoli Claudio

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Tornielli Giovanni Battista

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Torriani Sandra

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Vandelle Elodie Genevieve Germaine

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Varanini Zeno

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Zamboni Anita

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Zoccatelli Gianni

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Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S00700

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

AGR/12 - PLANT PATHOLOGY

The teaching is organized as follows:

teoria

Credits

5

Period

Semester 1

laboratorio

Credits

1

Period

Semester 1

Learning objectives

With the course of Phytopathological Biotechnologies, the student will acquire the following competences: KNOWLEDGE 1. Describe the main phytopathogenic microorganisms 2. Define the concepts of infection, disease, resistance, pathogenicity, virulence and related arguments 3. Deep knowledge regarding the plant-pathogen interaction: 3a. Molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity and virulence 3b. Physiopathological alterations associated with the infectious process, focusing on signals and mechanisms of plant resistance against phytopathogens. 4. Define the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with the description of the main methods employed in plant protection. ABILITY 5. Recognize the main symptoms of some plant diseases presented during the course and their associated microorganisms. 6. Define and apply biotechnological approaches for the improvement of plant resistance against phytopathogens.

Prerequisites and basic notions

- basic notions of microbiology, plant physiology, plant biology

Program

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The course will deal with the following themes:

1. General concepts on plant disease and introduction about the main protection methods

2. Description of the main pathogen agents with symptom analysis and description, and description of infection processes:
- phytopathogenic fungi and pseudo-fungi: detailed cycle of Plasmopara viticola, Erysiphe necator, Botrytis cinerea, Puccinia graminis.
- phytopathogenic bacteria: detailed cycle of Erwinia amylovora, Pseudomonas syringae e Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
- phytoplasms: basic knowledge and virulence factors.

3. Molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity and virulence of phytopathogenic microorganisms:
- pathogenicity factors: description, function, regulation
- virulence factors: description, function, regulation
- function of Hrp and Avr genes.

4. Plant-pathogen interaction
-molecular bases of host specificity: non-host resistance and race-specific resistance
-plant-pathogen recognition: the elicitor-receptor model, the guard model, the decoy model

5. Plant resistance against diseases
-structure, function and evolution of resistance genes in plants
-defense signal transduction in plant resistance
-mechanisms of resistance expression and regulation
-the defense responses: morpho-structural mechanisms, antimicrobial compound synthesis, the hypersensitive cell death (HR)
- post-transcriptional gene silencing as resistance mechanism against viral pathogens
- the systemic resistances: signals and molecular mechanisms governing the systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and the induced systemic resistance (ISR).

6. Biotechnological applications for resistant plant production: transgenic expression of genes from other plants, other organisms or pathogenic agents (pathogen-derived resistance).

Practical courses
Advanced diagnostic tests applied to phytopathology
Production of a hypersensitive reaction
Evaluation of bacterial virulence with the use of genetically modified microorganisms
Methods for the evaluation and characterization of plant resistance


Reference texts
-Plant Pathology, Agrios
-Fondamenti di Patologia Vegetale, edizione 2017, Pàtron Editore
-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, Buchanan
-Elementi di virologia vegetale, Piccin
-Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases, CABI
-Patologia vegetale molecolare, Piccin

Additional teaching material
-Slides of the course (provided later at the end of the lecture)
-Scientific articles (references cited during the lectures)

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UL: laboratorio
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Practical courses:

Advanced diagnostic tests applied to phytopathology
Production of a hypersensitive reaction
Evaluation of bacterial virulence with the use of genetically modified microorganisms
Methods for the evaluation and characterization of plant resistance

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

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under definition
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Learning assessment procedures

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The exam consists of a test articulated with:
1. Presentation of a scientific article in front of the other students of the course (15-20min). The article is chosen by students from a list proposed by the teacher or independently (further approved by the teacher). The topic of the articles deals with the topics of molecular plant pathology addressed during the course.
2. Written exam with four open questions (2 hours). The purpose of the test is to ascertain the achievement of the training objectives described above.
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single exam (see theory)

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation criteria for the presentation of the scientific article: general understanding of the article, in-depth analysis of the topic for a correct description of the context of the work presented (related bibliographic research), properties of the language used, ability to discuss critically.
Evaluation criteria for the written test: degree of knowledge in general of the subject developed in the course of study, language properties relating to the subject in question, reasoning skills

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final mark expressed out of thirty will be attributed considering:
- 1/3 of the mark (10/30) for the presentation of the article
- 2/3 of the mark for the written test (20/30).
Each student will receive a single final grade including the outcome of the two tests performed. The exam will be the same for attending and non-attending students.

Exam language

italiano

Type D and Type F activities

Le attività formative di tipologia D sono a scelta dello studente, quelle di tipologia F sono ulteriori conoscenze utili all’inserimento nel mondo del lavoro (tirocini, competenze trasversali, project works, ecc.). In base al Regolamento Didattico del Corso, alcune attività possono essere scelte e inserite autonomamente a libretto, altre devono essere approvate da apposita commissione per verificarne la coerenza con il piano di studio. Le attività formative di tipologia D o F possono essere ricoperte dalle seguenti attività.

1. Insegnamenti impartiti presso l'Università di Verona

Comprendono gli insegnamenti sotto riportati e/o nel Catalogo degli insegnamenti (che può essere filtrato anche per lingua di erogazione tramite la Ricerca avanzata).

Modalità di inserimento a libretto: se l'insegnamento è compreso tra quelli sottoelencati, lo studente può inserirlo autonomamente durante il periodo in cui il piano di studi è aperto; in caso contrario, lo studente deve fare richiesta alla Segreteria, inviando a carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it il modulo nel periodo indicato.

2. Attestato o equipollenza linguistica CLA

Oltre a quelle richieste dal piano di studi, per gli immatricolati dall'A.A. 2021/2022 vengono riconosciute:

  • Lingua inglese: vengono riconosciuti 3 CFU per ogni livello di competenza superiore a quello richiesto dal corso di studio (se non già riconosciuto nel ciclo di studi precedente).
  • Altre lingue e italiano per stranieri: vengono riconosciuti 3 CFU per ogni livello di competenza a partire da A2 (se non già riconosciuto nel ciclo di studi precedente).

Tali cfu saranno riconosciuti, fino ad un massimo di 6 cfu complessivi, di tipologia F se il piano didattico lo consente, oppure di tipologia D. Ulteriori crediti a scelta per conoscenze linguistiche potranno essere riconosciuti solo se coerenti con il progetto formativo dello studente e se adeguatamente motivati.

Gli immatricolati fino all'A.A. 2020/2021 devono consultare le informazioni che si trovano qui.

Modalità di inserimento a librettorichiedere l’attestato o l'equipollenza al CLA e inviarlo alla Segreteria Studenti - Carriere per l’inserimento dell’esame in carriera, tramite mail: carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it

Attenzione: agli studenti, che hanno conseguito il livello B2 d’inglese nelle loro carriere triennali, si sottolinea la necessità di sostituire il livello B2 d’inglese completo, previsto dal piano didattico, con il livello C1 informatizzato d’inglese oppure di acquisire altra competenza linguistica in una lingua comunitaria almeno di livello B1 completo.

3. Competenze trasversali

Scopri i percorsi formativi promossi dal TALC - Teaching and learning center dell'Ateneo, destinati agli studenti regolarmente iscritti all'anno accademico di erogazione del corso https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali

Modalità di inserimento a libretto: non è previsto l'inserimento dell'insegnamento nel piano di studi. Solo in seguito all'ottenimento dell'Open Badge verranno automaticamente convalidati i CFU a libretto. La registrazione dei CFU in carriera non è istantanea, ma ci saranno da attendere dei tempi tecnici.  

4. Periodo di stage/tirocinio

Oltre ai CFU previsti dal piano di studi (verificare attentamente quanto indicato sul Regolamento Didattico): qui informazioni su come attivare lo stage. 

Verificare nel regolamento quali attività possono essere di tipologia D e quali di tipologia F.

Insegnamenti e altre attività che si possono inserire autonomamente a libretto

Secondo semestre From 3/7/22 To 6/10/22
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° History and Didactics of Geology D Guido Gonzato (Coordinator)
List of courses with unassigned period
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Python programming language D Giulio Mazzi (Coordinator)

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Graduation

Deadlines and administrative fulfilments

For deadlines, administrative fulfilments and notices on graduation sessions, please refer to the Graduation Sessions - Science and Engineering service.

Need to activate a thesis internship

For thesis-related internships, it is not always necessary to activate an internship through the Internship Office. For further information, please consult the dedicated document, which can be found in the 'Documents' section of the Internships and work orientation - Science e Engineering service.

Final examination regulations

List of theses and work experience proposals

theses proposals Research area
Dinamiche della metilazione del DNA e loro contributo durante il processo di maturazione della bacca di vite. Various topics
Miglioramento del profilo nutrizionale e funzionale di sfarinati di cereali mediante fermentazione con batteri lattici Various topics
Risposte trascrittomiche a sollecitazioni ambientali in vite Various topics
Studio delle basi genomico-funzionali del processo di embriogenesi somatica in vite Various topics

Attendance

As stated in the Teaching Regulations for the A.Y. 2022/2023, attendance is not mandatory. However, professors may require students to attend lectures for a minimum of hours in order to be able to take the module exam, in which case the methods that will be used to check attendance will be explained at the beginning of the module. 
 


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