Training and Research

PhD Programme Courses/classes - 2024/2025

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

2.5

Language

Inglese

Class attendance

Free Choice

Location

VERONA

Learning objectives

Students will gain practical experience in identifying and designing sgRNA sequences using bioinformatics tools. They will understand how to evaluate sgRNA for on-target efficiency and minimize off-target effects, with the final aim of enabling students to apply these techniques to their own genome editing projects."

Prerequisites and basic notions

None

Program

Overview of sgRNA's role in CRISPR-Cas9.
Key factors for designing effective sgRNAs: targeting specificity, efficiency, and minimizing off-target effects.
Importance of the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) in targeting.
Introduction to popular sgRNA design software
Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 :
In basic research: Functional genomics, gene regulation studies.
In medicine: Gene therapy, treating genetic disorders (e.g., sickle cell disease, muscular dystrophy).
In agriculture: Development of disease-resistant crops, improving crop yield.
In biotechnology: Industrial applications, bioengineering.

Didactic methods

Frontal lessons

Learning assessment procedures

Not applicable

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

Assessment

Not applicable

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Not applicable

Scheduled Lessons

When Classroom Teacher topics
Friday 19 September 2025
09:30 - 11:30
Duration: 12:20 AM
Ca' Vignal - Piramide - Verde [2 - 0] Sara Zenoni Examples of editing application in plants
Friday 19 September 2025
14:30 - 16:30
Duration: 2:00 AM
Ca' Vignal - Piramide - Verde [2 - 0] Andrea Vettori Crispr/Cas9 technology: a pratical approach

PhD school courses/classes - 2024/2025

Please note: Additional information will be added during the year. Currently missing information is labelled as “TBD” (i.e. To Be Determined).

1. PhD students must obtain a specified number of CFUs each year by attending teaching activities offered by the PhD School.
First and second year students must obtain 8 CFUs. Teaching activities ex DM 226/2021 provide 5 CFUs; free choice activities provide 3 CFUs.
Third year students must obtain 4 CFUs. Teaching activities ex DM 226/2021 provide 2 CFUs; free choice activities provide 2 CFUs.
More information regarding CFUs is found in the Handbook for PhD Students: https://www.univr.it/phd-vademecum

2. Registering for the courses is not required unless explicitly indicated; please consult the course information to verify whether registration is required or not. When registration is actually required, instructions will be sent well in advance. No confirmation e-mail will be sent after signing up. Please do not enquiry: if you entered the requested information, then registration was silently successful.

3. When Zoom links are not explicitly indicated, courses are delivered in presence only.

4. All information we have is published here. Please do not enquiry for missing information or Zoom links: if the information you need is not there, then it means that we don't have it yet. As soon as we get new information, we will promptly publish it on this page.

Summary of training activities

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Linguistic Activities

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Research management and Enhancement

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Statistics and Computer Sciences

Teaching Activities: Free choice

PhD students

PhD students present in the:

Angheben Luca

symbol email luca.angheben@univr.it

Citterio Giulia

symbol email giulia.citterio@univr.it

Fuso Giovanni

symbol email giovanni.fuso@univr.it

Gatto Gloria

symbol email gloria.gatto@univr.it

Peli Marika

symbol email marika.peli@univr.it

Piccoli Emma

symbol email emma.piccoli@univr.it

Thomas Elgueda Mario Humberto Joaquín

symbol email mariohumbertojoaquin.thomaselgueda@univr.it

Timis Aurelia Iuliana

symbol email aureliaiuliana.timis@univr.it

Villa Davide

symbol email davide.villa@univr.it

Zhang Huiying

symbol email huiying.zhang@univr.it
Course lessons
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Guidelines for PhD students

Below you will find the files that contain the Guidelines for PhD students and rules for the acquisition of ECTS credits (in Italian: "CFU") for the Academic Year 2024/2025.

Documents

Title Info File
File octet-stream Dottorandi: linee guida generali octet-stream, it, 15 KB, 03/10/24
File octet-stream PhD students: general guidelines octet-stream, en, 57 KB, 03/10/24