Training and Research

PhD Programme Courses/classes

This page shows the PhD course's training activities for the academic year 2024/2025. Further activities will be added during the year. Please check regularly for updates!

Instructions for teachers: lesson management

Metabolic engineering to increase biomass/biomolecules productivity: from fundamental science to industrial applications

Credits: 3

Language: inglese

Teacher:  Federico Perozeni, Matteo Ballottari

Mid-Infrared spectroscopy and micro-spectroscopy: physical principles and applications in biotechnological research

Credits: 2

Language: English/Italian

Teacher:  Francesca Monti

Signaling peptides and their application in agriculture and pharmacology

Credits: 3

Language: English

Teacher:  Tiziana Pandolfini

Sostenibilità negli ecosistemi terrestri e negli agroecosistemi

Credits: 2

Language: English

Teacher:  Matteo Dainese, Annalisa Polverari

In vitro cell cultivation: from health to food. Part 1: Introduction to the Advanced Aspects of the Proposed Topic

Credits: 1

Language: INGLESE

Teacher:  Flavia Guzzo, Daniele Guardavaccaro

In vitro cell cultivation: from health to food. Part 2: advanced research and application of in vitro cell cultures (stem cell culture, organoids, cultivated meats)

Credits: 2

Language: english

Teacher:  Flavia Guzzo

Scienza partecipativa: dalla bioprospezione ad altro

Credits: 2

Language: English

Teacher:  Matteo Dainese, Linda Avesani

New genetics’ toolbox for sustainable agriculture and human health-part 1: Introduction to the Advanced Aspects of the Proposed Topic

Credits: 1

Language: Inglese

Teacher:  Sara Zenoni

New genetics’ toolbox for sustainable agriculture and human health-part 2: examples of applications

Credits: 2.5

Language: Inglese

Teacher:  Sara Zenoni, Andrea Vettori

New genetics’ toolbox for sustainable agriculture and human health-part 3: proteomic phenotyping

Credits: 2

Language: inglese

Teacher:  Daniela Cecconi

Credits

2

Language

english

Class attendance

Free Choice

Location

VERONA

Learning objectives

This course aims to demonstrate advanced applications of cell cultures in fields ranging from health to food.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prerequisites.

Program

1) Patient-derived tumor organoids (PDTOs) as cancer models for studying disease biology and predictive pharmacotyping: general overview on the generation and characterization of the models as well as their use to dissect genetic diversity in cancer.
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3) Development of optimized cells for cultured meat production processes, technical and economic aspects.

Learning assessment procedures

No exam required.

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

Assessment

No exam required.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

No exam required.

Scheduled Lessons

When Classroom Teacher topics
Friday 11 July 2025
14:30 - 16:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Ca' Vignal - Piramide - Verde [2 - 0] Flavia Guzzo The first lesson (1h) will be given by Vincenzo Corbo, Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, Università di Verona: organoids as cancer models used for studying disease biology and predictive pharmacotyping.
Friday 18 July 2025
10:30 - 12:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Ca' Vignal - Piramide - Verde [2 - 0] Flavia Guzzo The lectures will be given by Luciano Conti, from the Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology - CIBIO, University of Trento, and will cover the development of cell lines optimized for cultivated meat production processes, as well as the technical and economic aspects.