Monthly archives: November, 2020

English course!

An English course held by Prof. Adrian Wallwork will be offered to our PhD students (35th and 36th cycles) according to the following agenda: November 13th, 20th and 27th December 4th and 11th All classes will be given both in the morning (from 9 am to 11 am) and in the afternoon (from 2.00 pm …

Advanced courses 2020-2021, first announcement!

In the frame of the teaching activities of the Food Systems PhD Programme, the advanced courses will be drafted for the a.y. 2020-2021, as follows: Life Cycle Assessment Riccardo Guidetti 20 hours = 4 ECTS Oct-Dec 2020 The intestinal microbiota: interactions with host and diet Valentina Taverniti 10 hours = 2 ECTS June 2021 Sustainability …

New Call (2020/2021)!!

Check carefully the web pages of the PhD Office of the University (Italian language link) for the info regarding the call 2020/2021 now open. Upcoming will be also an English language link, please check carefully these web pages Deadline is 14th September 2020!

PhD student profile, Noemi Sofia Rabitti

Noemi Sofia Rabitti (cycle 36)

PhD Student: Noemi Sofia Rabitti (ORCID n. 0000-0002-8710-099X)   Supervisor: Prof. Monica Laureati – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 26th March 2024   Research topic Sensory and consumer science for the development of new, healthy and sustainable foods Project Synopsis Food preferences are the result of the combined effect …

PhD student profile, Valeria Tava

Valeria Tava (cycle 36)

PhD Student: Valeria Tava (ORCID n. 0000-0003-4068-7559)   Supervisor: Matias Pasquali, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Agri-Environment Research topic: Mitigate the impact of threats on the production, quality, and safety of food products Project Synopsis The aim of my PhD project is to characterise fungal species which usually are pathogen in agriculture but that showed …

PhD student profile, Giacomo Mantegazza

Giacomo Mantegazza (cycle 36)

PhD Student: Giacomo Mantegazza (ORCID n. 0000-0002-0936-1211)   Supervisor: Simone Guglielmetti, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 11st January 2024 Research topic Foods as reservoir of novel starter, probiotic and human commensal microorganisms: ecology, molecular and functional characterization, and impact on host health   Project Synopsis The scope of …

PhD student profile, Elisa Ghitti

Elisa Ghitti (cycle 36)

PhD Student: Elisa Ghitti (ORCID n. 0000-0002-3924-8869)   Supervisor: Prof. Sara Borin, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 26th March 2024 Research topic: “Environmental probiotics”: exploitation of the beneficial interaction among microorganisms and the environment or the plant   Project Synopsis: My PhD project aims to investigate beneficial interactions between plants and …

PhD student profile, Lorenzo Estivi

Lorenzo Estivi (cycle 36)

PhD Student: Lorenzo Estivi (ORCID n.  0000-0002-0956-2769)   Supervisor: Prof. Alyssa Hidalgo, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 26th March 2024 Research topic Role of macromolecules in designing and optimizing processes for biofunctional-enriched foods   Project Synopsis Cereals and pulses supply most of our daily energy requirement and also …

PhD student profile, Silvia Donzella

Silvia Donzella (cycle 36)

PhD Student:  Silvia Donzella (ORCID n. 0000-0003-4134-2560)   Supervisor: Prof. Concetta Compagno (DeFENS) Co-tutor: Prof. Francesco Molinari (DeFENS) Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD title achieved on: 11st January 2024 Research topic Green chemical and biotechnological processes for the development of added-value products from agrifood biomasses and by-products.   Project Synopsis In the contest …