PhD programme table

TRAINING PATH

The PhD student education will follow two paths: one is specific for each
student and is based on research activities and personal studies under the
direction of a faculty advisor, the other path, common to all students, includes
courses and seminars.
PhD research activity is carried out within a research group belonging to the
participating Institution (University Departments and CNR Institute). The
research project will be approved by the Faculty members. Students may work
for a period in other laboratories in Italy or in a foreign country, performing a
work related to their research project, with the approval of the Faculty
members.
To stimulate and facilitate collaboration and discussion among students, the
organization of student meetings is encouraged, during which they may
exchange practical and theoretical knowledge. Thanks to the many
collaborations with Italian and foreign Universities, students can participate in
informal meetings on the design of the research project and the results
obtained.
Finally, at the end of each academic year, students critically present and
discuss the results of their research activity with all the other students and
Faculty members.

 
COURSE ORGANIZATION

Teaching is organized in basic courses and specialized courses of about 20
hours each. All courses are taught in English. Students must take an exam for
the specialized courses they follow, consistinf in a presentation on a topic
covered in the course.
Eight courses are offered during the three-year period. Students must follow
seven of them. Alternatively, they can replace one of the courses, with a
course external to the PhD offer (provided by UniPV or other institutions).
Such courses must be previously approved by the teaching commission and
be comparable in terms of workload and topics to those proposed by the PhD
program.

Core courses

Core courses are held yearly or every other year.

• Biostatistics (annual).
• Presentation Skills (every other year)
• Innovative technologies and bioinformatics tools for the analysis of living organisms (every other year)
• Techniques of immunocytochemistry, optical and electronic microscopy (every year)

Advanced courses

Advanced courses are repeated every three years. They cover the main topics
of the PhD program (Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Medical
Pathology and Genetics, Microbiology and Virology).

RNA and DNA metabolism: from basics to disease (organized by the
researchers of the institute of molecular genetics of the CNR)
Human health and disease
Genomics and evolution
One health and sustainability

ARTURO FALASCHI LECTURE

Every year, the CNR Institute of Molecular Genetics Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
organizes the "Arturo Falaschi Lecture", which covers emerging topics in the
field of Genetics and Molecular Biology. This lecture is dedicated to the
memory of Prof. Arturo Falaschi, who was the IGM Director between 1970 to
1987.
 

FURTHER TEACHING AND THESIS

PhD students are invited to follow the seminars organized by the participatin
Institutionsg. In addition, PhD students can perform teaching experiences
taking a few lessons within university courses
The PhD thesis is in English. This makes easier the interactions between the
students and the foreign Universities/Laboratories they might contact for a post-doctoral position.

Academic Year 2020 - 2021
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
Academic Year 2018 - 2019
Academic Year 2017 - 2018
Academic Year 2016 - 2017
Academic Year 2015 - 2016
Academic Year 2014 - 2015
Academic Year 2013 - 2014
Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Academic Year 2011 - 2012
Academic Year 2010 - 2011
Academic Year 2009 - 2010
Academic Year 2008 - 2009