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.

Academic calendar

Course calendar

The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..

Definition of lesson periods
Period From To
I sem. Oct 3, 2016 Jan 31, 2017
II sem. Mar 1, 2017 Jun 9, 2017
Exam sessions
Session From To
Sessione invernale Appelli d'esame Feb 1, 2017 Feb 28, 2017
Sessione estiva Appelli d'esame Jun 12, 2017 Jul 31, 2017
Sessione autunnale Appelli d'esame Sep 1, 2017 Sep 29, 2017
Degree sessions
Session From To
Sessione estiva Appelli di Laurea Jul 14, 2017 Jul 14, 2017
Sessione autunnale Appelli di laurea Oct 20, 2017 Oct 20, 2017
Sessione invernale Appelli di laurea Mar 15, 2018 Mar 15, 2018
Holidays
Period From To
Festa di Ognissanti Nov 1, 2016 Nov 1, 2016
Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione Dec 8, 2016 Dec 8, 2016
Vacanze di Natale Dec 23, 2016 Jan 8, 2017
Vacanze di Pasqua Apr 14, 2017 Apr 18, 2017
Anniversario della Liberazione Apr 25, 2017 Apr 25, 2017
Festa del Lavoro May 1, 2017 May 1, 2017
Festa della Repubblica Jun 2, 2017 Jun 2, 2017
Vacanze estive Aug 8, 2017 Aug 20, 2017

Exam calendar

Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
If you forgot your login details or have problems logging in, please contact the relevant IT HelpDesk, or check the login details recovery web page.

Exam calendar

Should you have any doubts or questions, please check the Enrollment FAQs

Academic staff

A B C D G H K L M S T V

Assfalg Michael

symbol email michael.assfalg@univr.it symbol phone-number +39 045 802 7949

Avesani Linda

symbol email linda.avesani@univr.it symbol phone-number +39 045 802 7839

Benini Anna

symbol email anna.benini@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 8027603

Bentivoglio Marina

symbol email marina.bentivoglio@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 8027158

Berton Giorgio

symbol email giorgio.berton@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 8027126

Boaretti Marzia

symbol email marzia.boaretti@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 8027661

Bossi Alessandra Maria

symbol email alessandramaria.bossi@univr.it symbol phone-number 0458027946

Cecconi Daniela

symbol email daniela.cecconi@univr.it symbol phone-number +39 045 802 7056; Lab: +39 045 802 7087

Constantin Gabriela

symbol email gabriela.constantin@univr.it symbol phone-number 045-8027102

Corbo Vincenzo

symbol email vincenzo.corbo@univr.it symbol phone-number + 39 0458126029

Decimo Ilaria

symbol email Ilaria.decimo@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 8027509

Delledonne Massimo

symbol email massimo.delledonne@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 802 7962; Lab: 045 802 7058

Dominici Paola

symbol email paola.dominici@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 802 7966; Lab: 045 802 7956-7086

Giorgetti Alejandro

symbol email alejandro.giorgetti@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 802 7982

Krampera Mauro

symbol email mauro.krampera@univr.it symbol phone-number 0458124034

Laudanna Carlo

symbol email carlo.laudanna@univr.it symbol phone-number 045-8027689

Liptak Zsuzsanna

symbol email zsuzsanna.liptak@univr.it symbol phone-number +39 045 802 7032

Lleo'Fernandez Maria Del Mar

symbol email maria.lleo@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 8027194

Malerba Giovanni

symbol email giovanni.malerba@univr.it symbol phone-number 045/8027685

Mazzariol Annarita

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Foto,  April 9, 2014

Monaco Ugo Luigi

symbol email hugo.monaco@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 802 7903; Lab: 045 802 7907 - 045 802 7082

Montagnana Martina

symbol email martina.montagnana@univr.it symbol phone-number +39 045 812 6698

Signoretto Caterina

symbol email caterina.signoretto@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 802 7195

Tagliaro Franco

symbol email franco.tagliaro@univr.it symbol phone-number 045 8124618-045 8124246

Turco Alberto

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Vitulo Nicola

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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

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
One course to be chosen among the following

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Prova finale
40
E
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ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
One course to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Prova finale
40
E
-

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.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S003664

Coordinator

Paola Dominici

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

BIO/10 - BIOCHEMISTRY

Period

II sem. dal Mar 1, 2017 al Jun 9, 2017.

Learning outcomes

This course aims to provide information on conformational disease, protein quality control system, chaperone,inherited disorders.
In particular, students will gain familiarity with PRINCIPLES OF PROTEIN MISFOLDING;PROTEIN MISFOLDING DISEASE;MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE: DIAGNOSIS AND CURRENT THERAPIES

Program

PRINCIPLES OF PROTEIN MISFOLDING
Why Proteins Misfold
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Oxidative Stress:
Mechanisms and Link to Disease
Role of Molecular Chaperones in Protein Folding
Kinetic Models for Protein Misfolding and Association
Autophagy: An Alternative Degradation Mechanism
for Misfolded Proteins
Role of Posttranslational Modifications in Amyloid Formation
Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model System to Study the
Biology of Protein Aggregation and Toxicity
Animal Models to Study the Biology of Amyloid-b
Protein Misfolding in Alzheimer Disease

PROTEIN MISFOLDING DISEASE: GAIN-OF-FUNCTION AND LOSS-OF-FUNCTION DISEASES
Alzheimer Disease: Protein Misfolding, Model Systems,
and Experimental Therapeutics
Prion Disease Therapy
Misfolding and Aggregation in Huntington Disease
Systemic Amyloidoses
Copper–Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Folding Biology of Cystic Fibrosis: A Consortium-Based Approach to Disease
Cataract as a Protein-Aggregation Disease

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE: DIAGNOSIS AND CURRENT THERAPIES
Imaging of Misfolded Proteins
Diagnosis of Systemic Amyloid Diseases
Identification of Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Amyloid Diseases: Quantitative Free Light-Chain Assays
Current and Future Therapies for Alzheimer Disease
Current Therapies for Light-Chain Amyloidosis
Identifying Targets in a-Synuclein Metabolism to Treat
Parkinson Disease and Related Disorders

Examination Methods

Scritto. Domande aperte su argomenti del programma.

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

Type D and Type F activities

Modules not yet included

Career prospects


Module/Programme news

News for students

There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and soon also via the Univr app.

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

Students earn the Master’s degree in Molecular and Medical Biotechnology after successfully completing the final examination, for which students are required to write a dissertation in English, to be presented in front of a Graduation Committee. By writing the dissertation, students will have the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired. The dissertation shall be an experimental research work on a specific topic, to be carried out in university research laboratories, or in public or private institutes recognised in the biotechnology sector.

The dissertation shall be written by the student under the guidance of a Supervisor. In order to be admitted to the final examination, the student must have acquired all CFU credits in the training activities included in the Study Plan, except those specifically awarded upon completion of the dissertation.

The Graduation Committee shall evaluate each candidate, based on their achievements throughout the entire degree programme, carefully assessing the degree of consistency between educational and professional objectives, as well as their ability for independent intellectual elaboration, critical thinking, communication skills and general cultural maturity, in relation to the objectives of the programme.

40 CFU are awarded upon completion of the Master’s degree dissertation, which can be presented either in English or in Italian. Master’s degree dissertations can be either internal (written at the University or Verona) or in collaboration with an external institution/body.

For each dissertation, a Dissertation Committee shall be established: this will include one Supervisor, one or more co-supervisors (optional), and two examiners. Any professors belonging to a department of the School of Science and Engineering or the School of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Verona may act as Supervisor. Researchers working in external research institutes, research grant holders, post-doctoral fellowship holders and PhD students may act as co-supervisors. The examiners, who must be professors of either the School of Natural Sciences and Engineering or the School of Medicine and Surgery, shall be appointed by the Graduation Committee at least 25 days before the final examination, once the student's eligibility to take the final examination has been verified.

The activities of the Dissertation Committee are not subject to official invitations and will take place by agreement between the persons concerned no later than 15 days before the graduation ceremony, at which time only the awarding of the Master’s degree will take place.

At the end of the examination, the Dissertation Committee will draw up a brief evaluation note giving a summary mark (from 0 to 8 points). This note shall be sent to the relevant Teaching and Student Services Unit, no later than the day before the graduation ceremony, for the subsequent formulation of the final grade by the Graduation Committee, which shall then award the degree.

Evaluation of the dissertation
Students will be given about 30 minutes to present their dissertation. The Dissertation Committee will evaluate the work based on the following criteria:

  1. level of in-depth analysis in relation to the most recent developments in the Molecular and Medical Biotechnologies areas;
  2. scientific and/or technological outcomes of the dissertation;
  3. student’s critical thinking;
  4. student’s experimental development;
  5. student’s ability to carry out independent work (this point will not be assessed by the examiners);
  6. value of the methodologies used;
  7. accuracy in planning and writing the dissertation;
  8. communication skills in presenting the dissertation.

Graduation mark
The graduation mark (based on a 110-point scale) is a whole value between 66/110 and 110/110 and is calculated by adding together the following elements (then rounding the result to the nearest whole number, e.g. 93.50 => 94; 86.49 => 86):

  • 1) the average of the marks gained in the modules, weighted according to CFU, converted to a 110-point scale;
  • 2) evaluation of the dissertation and the oral presentation during the final examination, based on the following methods:
    • a) a maximum of 11 points will be awarded for the presentation and the dissertation. These will count as follows: 8 points awarded by the Dissertation Committee, which will evaluate the dissertation and presentation by assigning each of the points 1-8 listed above a coefficient between 0 and 1 (fractional coefficient with one decimal place);
    • b) 3 points will be awarded by the Dissertation Committee by unanimous decision, based on the student’s curriculum vitae. Specifically, in order to award the final mark, the Committee will take into account the following: any cum laude honours obtained in the exams taken during the degree programme; participation in internships officially recognised by the University; elective modules; and the achievement of the degree in a time that is shorter than the normal duration of the degree programme. Students who are awarded less than 11 points for their dissertation may be awarded 2 extra points, if: - they have earned at least 12 CFU credits by taking part in international mobility programmes; - they graduate within the normal duration of the degree programme.
    • c) the sum of the points resulting from (a) and (b).

If the resulting score is 110/110 or above, the Graduation Committee may decide to award cum laude honours, in which case the student must have:

  • a minimum weighted average mark of 104/110 (without rounding up) or
  • a minimum weighted average mark of 102/110 (without rounding up) and must have been awarded cum laude honours in at least 3 modules during the degree programme. Under the current legislation, cum laude honours are conferred by unanimous decision of the committee.

External dissertations
An external dissertation is a work carried out in collaboration with an institution/body other than the University of Verona. In this case, the topic of the dissertation must be agreed in advance with a Supervisor from the LM-9 degree programme. In addition, the student must indicate at least one co-supervisor belonging to the external institution/body, who will support the student during the work on the dissertation. The Supervisor and the co-supervisors must be indicated in the online graduation application. The scientific outcomes of the dissertation will be available to all parties involved. In particular, the contents and results of the dissertation are to be considered public.

List of theses and work experience proposals

theses proposals Research area
Studio delle proprietà di luminescenza di lantanidi in matrici proteiche Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - Colloid chemistry
Stampa 3D di nanocompositi polimerici luminescenti per applicazioni in Nanomedicina Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, nanoparticles
Master thesis 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. 
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