During the “Seventh European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research” held in Dijon (France) from 11th to 14th September 2016 three European PhD students were recognized for the high scientific quality of their abstracts among the 550 presented. Cristina Proserpio, PhD student of the Food Systems PhD programme (Università degli Studi di Milano), along with …
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 …
PhD Student: Cristina Proserpio Tutor: Prof. Ella Pagliarini, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Sensory perception, food preference and obesity: perceptive, psychological and behavioural determinants of obesity strategy to prevent overweight Project Synopsis Fairly poor data have been reported …
PhD Student: Marco Zuccolo Tutor: Prof. Sabrina Dallavalle – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD title achieved on: 18th December 2018 Research topic Design and synthesis of target-oriented new generation pesticides Project Synopsis My PhD research project is focused on the design and synthesis of hybrid fungicides with …
PhD Student: Nasim Amiresmaeili Tutor: Prof. Daniela Lupi. Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS) Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Sustainable tools to control emerging pests in frutticulture and horticulture, and postharvest technologies Project Synopsis The invasive Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) …
PhD Student: Paolo D’Incecco Tutor: Luisa Pellegrino (DeFENS), Franco Faoro (DiSAA) Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Chemical, biochemical, microbiological, and technological aspects of emerging cheese defects Project Synopsis The PhD project focuses on the late blowing defect in Grana …
PhD Student: Erika Meroni Tutor: Daniela Erba (DeFENS, Food Science and Nutrition) Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 18th December 2018 Research topic Bioavailability, biological activity, mechanisms of action and role on health of bioactive components (endogenous, from food or from food industry by-products) through cell …
PhD Student: Masoud Ghaani Tutor: Stefano Farris, DeFENS, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences—Packaging Laboratory (PackLAB) Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 11st May 2018 Research topic Electrochemical nanosensors as analytical tools in the food chain Project Synopsis This PhD thesis research project aims …
PhD: Stefano De Benedetti Tutor: Prof. Francesco Bonomi – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Multidisciplinary studies of complex human diseases: from nutrition to molecular biology Project Synopsis Multidisciplinary study of a geographic cluster of Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis …
PhD Student: Chiara Mapelli Tutor: Manuela Rollini – DeFENS Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science Research topic Cellulose nanoparticles (nanocrystals and nanofibrils) in food systems: novel food packaging materials; bioactive functionalized components; releasing systems; bioprocesses for by-products valorization; biorefinery high value added products. Project Synopsis Project title: Nanocellulose – sakacin A …
PhD Student: Francesca Saitta Tutor: Prof. Dimitrios Fessas – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry Research topic Inter-disciplinary approaches for defining the relationships between food composition, structure and processing with metabolic function/dysfunction Project Synopsis The pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a subject of continuous investigation …
PhD Student: Parisa Abbasi Parizad Tutor: Prof. Stefania Iametti, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 11st May 2018 Research topic Multidisciplinary approaches for the characterization of pigmented cereals: from macromolecular organization to bioactive compounds Project Synopsis Project title: Enriching food with bioactives: functional …
PhD Student: Maria Eletta Moriano Tutor: Prof. Cristina Alamprese – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 18th December 2018 Research topic Multidisciplinary approaches to the study of multi-phase food products. Project Synopsis My PhD project aims at investigating how different production technologies can …
The poster of the Food Systems PhD student, Parisa Abbasi Parizard (in the photo), entitled “Phenolics from pigmented grains have remarkable immunomodulating properties”, was awarded during the Miami 2016 Winter Symposium (January 24-27, 2016; Miami, USA).