Training and Research
PhD Programme Courses/classes
This page lists the training activities for the PhD programme for the academic year 2025/2026. Additional activities will be added during the year. Please check back regularly for updates!
Plant and Algae phenotyping
Credits: 5
Language: English
Teacher: Matteo Ballottari, Luca Mazzoni - UniVMP, Giovanni Dal Corso, Elisa Fasani
Innovative strategies in drug discovery: from enzyme structure-function to targeted protein degradation
Credits: 4
Language: inglese
Teacher: Daniele Guardavaccaro, Alejandro Giorgetti, Michael Assfalg, Alessandra Astegno
Principi di statistica per biotecnologi
Credits: 1
Language: Inglese/Italiano
Teacher: Roberto Chignola
Analisi metagenomica mediante metabarcoding: campionamento e produzione dei dati, analisi dei dati e interpretazione dei risultati
Credits: 2
Language: Inglese
Teacher: Nicola Vitulo, Silvia Lampis, Giovanna Felis
Advanced Biophysical and Proteomic Approaches to Unravel Protein Interactions
Credits: 2
Language: Italian
Teacher: Filippo Favretto, Jessica Brandi
The rhizosphere as a fundamental environment for the improvement of sustainability, crop production, and human health
Credits: 2
Language: Inglese
Teacher: Zeno Varanini, Anita Zamboni
The rhizosphere as a fundamental environment for the improvement of sustainability, crop production, and human health (2025/2026)
Academic staff
Referent
Credits
2
Language
Inglese
Class attendance
Free Choice
Location
VERONA
Learning objectives
The course initially aims to introduce students to soil and its main physical and chemical characteristics. It will then explore the concept of the rhizosphere as a fundamental element of soil-plant interaction, which influences the sustainability of agroecosystems and the quality of production, with implications for human health.
Prerequisites and basic notions
None
Program
Definition of soil and its components. Main soil properties. Definition of rhizospheric soil.
Composition of root exudates, microbial activity, and its modulation as a function of interaction with the plant, and enzymatic activity.
Influence of the rhizosphere on plant mineral nutrition and crop quality.
Didactic methods
Frontal lessons
Learning assessment procedures
None
Assessment
None
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
None
Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs
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