Director: Prof. Sheref Samir Mansy
Deputy-Director: Prof. Michela Alessandra Denti

Curricula:

  1. Biomolecular Sciences
  2. Bio - Industry
  3. Quantitative Biology

Educational goals

The Doctoral Programme in Biomolecular Sciences aims to:

  • form experts on Biology and Biotechnology able to practice their skills in an interdisciplinary way, helping the development in innovative fields which often require multidisciplinary knowledge;
  • provide the skills to perform independently, with originality, creativity and scientific rigor, research of high quality at Universities as well as public or private institutions such as industry oriented to basic research, biomedical research, biotechnology and to molecular-based clinical diagnosis.

The Doctoral Programme is activated by the Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology

A protocol of cooperation, which includes support for teaching and research as well as specific scholarships, has been established with the following research institutes:

  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cancer Genomics
  • Computational Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Genetics
  • Gene Therapy
  • Lipidomics and Biomembranes
  • Metabolomics and Metabolic Imaging
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Molecular Vaccinology
  • Molecular Virology
  • Nanobiotecnology
  • Neurobiology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Structural Biology
  • Systems Biology
  • Synthetic Biology

Research Areas 

BIO/01 GENERAL BOTANICS
BIO/06 COMPARATIVE ANATOMY AND CYTOLOGY
BIO/09 PHYSIOLOGY
BIO/10 BIOCHEMISTRY
BIO/11 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIO/13 APPLIED BIOLOGY
BIO/14 PHARMACOLOGY
BIO/17 HISTOLOGY
BIO/18 GENETICS
BIO/19 MICROBIOLOGY
CHIM/01 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHIM/06 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHIM/10 FOOD CHEMISTRY
FIS/07 APPLIED PHYSICS (CULTURAL HERITAGE, ENVIRONMENT, BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE)
INF/01 INFORMATICS
​ING-INF/06 ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER BIOENGINEERING
MAT/05 MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
MED/04 GENERAL PATHOLOGY
MED/07 MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
SECS-P/08 ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Official language: English.

Duration: 3 years

Students have to undergo a public selection to be admitted to the programme.
The Doctoral Programme in Biomolecular Sciences includes research and study activities, attendance to courses and seminar cycles, research and study period abroad.

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