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Thesis Defense XXXI Cycle (round 1), 18 December 2018

PhD Food Systems

Thesis Defense XXXI Cycle (round 1) of the Food Systems PhD Programme December 18th, 2018 (Room 6, Via Celoria 10, Milano – area ex “Facoltà di veterinaria”)     Day Program:   10.30     Welcome notes   11.00    DELLA SCALA GIULIA Streptococcus thermophilus urease activity: physiological role and technological relevance in dairy and …

Journal Club, 19 July 2018

Thursday, July 19, Classroom “Aula di Biochimica” (DeFENS, Building 21040, Via Celoria 2) 13.30 Claire Ashleigh Christison Valorization of olive oil wastes for sustainable production of biocide-free antibiofilm compounds

PhD student profile, Claire Ashleigh Christison

Claire Ashleigh Christison (cycle 33)

PhD Student: Claire Ashleigh Christison Tutor: Francesca Cappitelli, DeFENS Co-tutor: Fabio Forlani Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment   Research topic Study of the effects of plant extracts and agri-food nanoparticles on biofilms   Project Synopsis Valorization of olive oil wastes for sustainable production of biocide-free antibiofilm compounds. The cultivation of olives and the …

Granted PhD student, Luca De Vincenti

Luca De Vincenti (cycle 31)

Luca De Vincenti, PhD student of the Food Systems PhD programme (Università degli Studi di Milano), was selected for a grant supporting a Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) of the COST Action EuroXanth: “Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe”. COST is an EU-funded programme that enables researchers to set up …

Advanced Course, February 2017

PhD Food Systems

In the frame of the teaching activities of the Food Systems PhD Programme an advanced course is planned as follows:   Environmental microbiomes: from microbial ecology to ecosystem services (18 hrs) Microbial ecology and systems microbiology: theories and methodologies (Prof. Sara Borin) 2nd February 2017 (Room C05; 14.00-17.00)   Plant microbiome and plant growth promotion (Dr. Francesca …

PhD student profile, Elisa Garuglieri

Elisa Garuglieri (cycle 29)

PhD Student:  Elisa Garuglieri Tutor: Prof. Francesca Cappitelli, DeFens Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017   Research topic antibiofilm agents   Project Synopsis My PhD project explores the response of the gut interactive ecosystem to sub-lethal concentrations of food-related silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The main aim is to …

PhD student profile, Luca De Vincenti

Luca De Vincenti (cycle 31)

PhD Student: Luca De Vincenti Tutors: Prof. Francesca Cappitelli, Dr. Fabio Forlani – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 18th December 2018   Research topic Plant-derived compounds as antibiofilm agents   Project Synopsis The principal aim of this PhD project is to unravel the effects of bioactive-enriched fractions obtained from …

Journal Club, 16 June 2016

16th June 2016 (14.15, Room 2, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Delivery new biocide‐free antibiofilm strategies based on compounds extracted from marine halophytes Luca De Vincenti (PhD Student) 16th June 2016 (15.15, Room 2, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Ketogenic diet and metabolic effects of ketone bodies Erika Meroni (PhD Student)