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.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
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| Semester 1 | Oct 3, 2022 | Jan 27, 2023 |
| Semester 2 | Mar 6, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Session | From | To |
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| Sessione invernale d'esame | Jan 30, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 19, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 4, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| sessione estiva di laurea | Jul 14, 2023 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Sessione autunnale di laurea | Oct 10, 2023 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Sessione invernale di laurea | Mar 7, 2024 | Mar 7, 2024 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ponte Festa di tutti i Santi | Oct 31, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Ponte dell'Immacolata Concezione | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Vacanze natalizie | Dec 23, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 7, 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Festa della Liberazione | Apr 24, 2023 | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Festa del lavoro | May 1, 2023 | May 1, 2023 |
| Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2023 | May 21, 2023 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 |
| Chiusura estiva | Aug 14, 2023 | Aug 19, 2023 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
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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.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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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.
Phytopathological biotechnology (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S00700
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
AGR/12 - PLANT PATHOLOGY
Courses Single
Authorized with reserve
The teaching is organized as follows:
teoria
laboratorio
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 cover the following topics:
1. Introduction to plant pathology and general concepts of plant diseases
2. Means of control of plant diseases
3. Phytopathogenic bacteria:
- cycles of Erwinia amylovora, Pseudomonas syringae and Agrobacterium tumefaciens
- molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity and virulence
- Role of plant-bacteria communication (signaling and regulation of virulence)
4. Phytoplasmas: basic knowledge and virulence factors
5. Phytopathogenic fungi
- mechanisms of infection (contact, penetration, colonization)
- pathogenicity and virulence factors: description, function and regulation
4. Plant resistance
- molecular basis of host specificity: non-host resistance and race-specific resistance.
- defense responses: morpho-structural mechanisms, synthesis of antimicrobial substances, hypersensitive cell death (HR), post-transcriptional gene silencing as a mechanism of resistance against viral pathogens.
- Defense signal transduction in plant resistance and regulation of gene expression
- systemic resistances: signals and molecular mechanisms governing acquired systemic resistance (SAR) and induced systemic resistance (ISR).
5. Plant-pathogen recognition.
- structure, function and evolution of plant resistance genes
- the elicitor-receptor model, the guard model, the decoy model
6. Biotechnological applications for obtaining resistant plants: transgenic expression of genes from other plants, other organisms and pathogens (pathogen-derived resistance).
Additional teaching materials.
-Course slides (provided no later than the end of each lecture)
-Scientific articles (references cited during lectures)
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Practical exercises.
-Advanced diagnostic tests applicable to plant pathology.
-Production of a hypersensitive reaction on model plant
-Bacterial virulence assessment using genetically modified microorganisms (reporter system)
-Methods of evaluation and characterization of resistance (quantification of hypersensitive death, evaluation of intracellular Ca2+ changes in model plant (expressing a specific probe)
Bibliography
Didactic methods
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Lectures will be delivered exclusively in-presence with no recourse to online emergency teaching modes.
It will not be delivered in any other way except limited to students who, due to Covid, cannot access the University, upon submission of the relevant request on the appropriate form. The modes of delivery related to this case study will be decided by the lecturer and may include sending the recording, organizing a streaming lecture, sending additional materials, or organizing an in-person or distance meeting
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Lectures will be delivered exclusively in-presence without any use of online emergent teaching modes.
It will not be delivered in any other way except limited to students who, due to Covid, cannot access the Athenaeum, upon submission of the relevant request on the appropriate form. The modes of delivery related to this casuistry will be decided by the lecturer and may include sending the recording, organizing a streaming lecture, sending additional materials, or organizing an in-person or distance meeting
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)
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
Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs
This initiative contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030. More information on sustainability
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 libretto: richiedere 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. CONTAMINATION LAB
Il Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) è un percorso esperienziale con moduli dedicati all'innovazione e alla cultura d'impresa che offre la possibilità di lavorare in team con studenti e studentesse di tutti i corsi di studio per risolvere sfide lanciate da aziende ed enti. Il percorso permette di ricevere 6 CFU in ambito D o F. Scopri le sfide: https://www.univr.it/clabverona
ATTENZIONE: Per essere ammessi a sostenere una qualsiasi attività didattica, incluse quelle a scelta, è necessario essere iscritti all'anno di corso in cui essa viene offerta. Si raccomanda, pertanto, ai laureandi delle sessioni di dicembre e aprile di NON svolgere attività extracurriculari del nuovo anno accademico, cui loro non risultano iscritti, essendo tali sessioni di laurea con validità riferita all'anno accademico precedente. Quindi, per attività svolte in un anno accademico cui non si è iscritti, non si potrà dar luogo a riconoscimento di CFU.
5. 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.
Insegnamenti e altre attività che si possono inserire autonomamente a libretto
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Python programming language | D |
Carlo Combi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | History and Didactics of Geology | D |
Guido Gonzato
(Coordinator)
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Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
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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 |
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| 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.
