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
Innovative strategies in drug discovery: from enzyme structure-function to targeted protein degradation (2025/2026)
Academic staff
Alessandra Astegno, Michael Assfalg, Alejandro Giorgetti, Daniele Guardavaccaro
Referent
Credits
4
Language
inglese
Class attendance
Free Choice
Location
VERONA
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, PhD students will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of protein–ligand and protein–protein interactions, and assess the use of computational techniques in drug discovery approaches.
- Acquire knowledge of advanced principles and applications of targeted protein degradation (TPD), with a specific focus on PROTACs and related molecules.
- Integrate multidisciplinary approaches (chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics) for the development of innovative drug discovery strategies.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Basic knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and bioinformatics.
Didactic methods
Topics are covered by in-class lectures .
Scheduled Lessons
| When | Classroom | Teacher | topics |
|---|---|---|---|
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Friday 23 January 2026 09:00 - 11:00 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 3 - T.02 [02 - T] | Daniele Guardavaccaro | Innovative strategies in drug discovery: from enzyme structure–function to targeted protein degradation. Part 1: Ubiquitin Proteasome System and Degraders. |
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Friday 23 January 2026 11:00 - 13:00 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 3 - T.02 [02 - T] | Michael Assfalg | Innovative strategies in drug discovery: from enzyme structure–function to targeted protein degradation: part 2. Structures and mechanisms of degrader molecules |
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Friday 30 January 2026 09:00 - 11:00 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 3 - T.02 [02 - T] | Alejandro Giorgetti | PROTAC design: Computational tools |
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Friday 30 January 2026 11:00 - 13:00 Duration: 2:00 AM |
Ca' Vignal 3 - T.02 [02 - T] | Alessandra Astegno | Innovative strategies in drug discovery: from enzyme structure–function to targeted protein degradation: part 4. Application of targeted protein degradation in infectious diseases |