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: Elisa Ghitti (ORCID n. 0000-0002-3924-8869) Supervisor: Prof. Sara Borin, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Agri-Environment 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 microbes in the perspective of a …
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 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 health-enhancing compounds: thus, small variations in …
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 …
Dr. Camilla Cattaneo, who obtained her PhD degree in Food Systems under the supervision of prof. Ella Pagliarini, has been nominated as the Laureate of Giract’s European Best PhD Thesis Flavor Research Award (a.y. 2019-2020) for her research entitled ‘New perspective on taste: exploring association among oral perception, tongue physiology and oral microbiota composition’. The selection was performed by …
PhD Student: Valeria Frigerio (ORCID n. 0000-0002-9256-7439) Tutor: Prof. Sara Limbo, Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 17th March 2023 Research topic Sustainability in food chain: integrated approaches to reduce food loss and food waste (SaveFoodPack) Project Synopsis In …
PhD Student: Andrea Bresciani (ORCID n. 0000-0002-9227-6084) Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Marti- DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 20th October 2022 Research topic Role of macromolecules in defining the nutritional and technological properties of cereals, pseudocereals, and pulses Project Synopsis My Ph.D. project is aimed at understanding …
PhD Student: Davide Emide (ORCID n. 0000-0003-0784-572X) Tutor: Prof. Alberto Barbiroli Co-tutor: Prof. Stefania Iametti Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD title achieved on: 20th October 2022 Research topic Molecular determinants of the structural behavior of food-related macromolecules. Project Synopsis The project aims at developing methodologies for investigating changes in protein-protein …
PhD Student: Serena Malabusini (ORCID n. 0000-0001-5354-8860) Tutor: Prof. Daniela Lupi, DeFENS Co-tutor: Costanza Jucker, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 17th March 2023 Research topic: Insect management in agroecosystem: from pests to pollinators. Project Synopsis The goal of the research project is to deepen the knowledge on the behavioural traits of …
PhD Student: Massimiliano Tucci (ORCID n. 0000-0001-8693-9577) Tutor: Prof.ssa Patrizia Riso, DeFENS – Division of Human Nutrition Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 20th October 2022 Research topic Bioavailability and biological activity of dietary compounds/patterns and their role on human health Project Synopsis The aim of my project …
PhD Student: Rossella Filardi (ORCID n. 0000-0002-0016-4799) Tutor: Prof. Stefania Arioli DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 17th March 2023 Research topic: Probiotics and Food associated microorganisms: ecology, molecular and functional characterization, impact on host health. Project Synopsis The bacterial genera most used in probiotic products are Lactobacillus …
Stefano Bernardi, PhD student in the Food Systems PhD programme (Università degli Studi di Milano), has been awarded the Best Oral Communication at the XL Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Nutrizione Umana (SINU), 27-29th November 2019, in Genoa – Italy. At the conference Stefano has been presenting the JPI-HDHL European project MaPLE, with the speech entitled: “Effetto di una dieta …
PhD Student: Anđela Martinović (ORCID n. 0000-0001-5972-6701) Tutor: Prof. Diego Mora, DeFENS, University of Milano Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 17th March 2023 Research topic Probiotics and Food associated microorganisms: ecology, molecular and functional characterization, impact on host health Project Synopsis The general benefit of probiotics …
In the frame of the teaching activities of the Food Systems PhD Programme, the advanced courses will be planned as follows: Sustainability concepts in food technology – methodological approaches and case studies (Prof. Vera Lavelli). The food industry is of primary importance to several national economies around the world, thus being urged to address the …
The XXIV annual Workshop of the Food Science Technology and Biotechnology PhD Students coming from 28 Italian universities has been concluded. All the 14 students of the Food Systems PhD Programme that have attended the workshop have been evaluated positively. The three-day workshop has been a great opportunity for our students to meet their peers and get …
In the frame of the teaching activities of the Food Systems PhD Programme, the following advanced course is planned as follows: Videocommunication of science: filming methods to learn the method Prof. Matias Pasquali The course illustrates the potentialities of scientific method communication using video as preferential format. The course will guide the student towards the …
In the frame of the teaching activities of the Food Systems PhD Programme, the following advanced course is planned as follows: Food Bioactives Dr. Cristian Del Bo’, Prof. Patrizia Riso, Prof. Andrea Pinto, Prof. Stefania Iametti, Prof. Alessio Scarafoni and Dr. Jessica Capraro The course wants to provide knowledge on the multidisciplinary approach used for …
Francesca Saitta, PhD student in the Food Systems PhD programme (Università degli Studi di Milano), has been awarded with the Travel Grant for students from Central & Eastern Europe and from Mediterranean area supporting her participation at the joint 5th Central and Eastern European Conference on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (CEEC-TAC5) and 14th Mediterranean Conference on Calorimetry and …
Check carefully the web pages of the PhD Office of the University (Italian language link) for the info regarding the call (2019/2020). There is also an English language link but check carefully the date of the published documents. Deadline is 24th June 2019 (14.00)!
Camilla Cattaneo, PhD student in the Food Systems PhD course (Università degli Studi di Milano), has been awarded with The Rick Bell Memorial Travel Scholarship to attend the 2019 Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium in Edinburg, Scotland this coming July. Camilla was selected among a very large number of excellent young sensory and consumer scientists for …
On the occasion of the 18th European Young Cereal Scientists and Technologists Workshop (EYCSTW) that has been held in San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy) from 15th to 17th April, Gaetano Cardone – 1st-year PhD student in Food Systems (XXXIV cycle) – has received the first prize for the best oral presentation. Gaetano presented his work about …
In the frame of the teaching activities of the Food Systems PhD Programme the second groups of advanced courses 2018/2019 are planned as follows: The intestinal microbiota: interactions with host and diet Prof. Simone Guglielmetti, Dr. Valentina Taverniti, Prof. Patrizia Riso Period: 24-28 June 2019 (9.30-11.30 or 9.30-13.30, C01 or C11, Faculty of Agriculture and …
Camilla Cattaneo, 3rd-year PhD student of the Food Systems programme at the University of Milan, has recently published in Nature-Scientific Reports some preliminary results regarding her PhD project, carrying out a innovative study in the field of sensory sciences aimed at investigating a possible relationship among taste perception, oral microbiota composition and nutritional intake. Cattaneo, …
22nd March 2019 (9.30, Room “2”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan) Analysis of early events in barley in response to Fusarium culmorum infection Ayşe Feyza TUFAN (Haliç University, Instanbul, Turkey)
4th March 2019 (14.30, Room “C12”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan) Packaging systems for horticultural produce Maria Dulce Antunes (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Algarve, Algarve, Portugal)
Advanced Course (Spetses, Greece, May 13-17, 2019) organized by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). Protein structure solution, prediction and validation This advanced school aims at introducing young and senior scientists to the fundamentals of solving/predicting protein structure, including relevant bioinformatics techniques – and to selected applications in the fields of pathophysiology, …
Have a look to the new submenu “Missions” inserted under the “General Info” menu, containing the guidelines for the PhD students on research trips (conferences, workshops, external lab stays, etc.) and the related documents and forms.
PhD Student: Giorgia Catinella Tutor: Prof. Sabrina Dallavalle Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD title achieved on: 3rd December 2021 Research topic Design and synthesis of bio-inspired new generation pesticides Project Synopsis My PhD project is focused on the design and synthesis of natural products’ analogues. The new molecules …
PhD Student: Alessio Tugnolo Tutor: Riccardo Guidetti Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 1st March 2022 Research topic Development of non-destructive techniques for the analysis of agri-food products: feasibility studies of simplified devices Project Synopsis Nowadays, a high level of automation in the agri-food industry …
PhD Student: Francesco Riva Tutor: Elena Sara Crotti – Defens Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 2nd March 2022 Research topic Tracking of bacteria and genes of relevance for the agri-food system Project Synopsis The aim of my PhD project is to describe the dimension of antibiotic resistance …
PhD Student: Pietro Cannazza Tutor: Prof. Francesco Molinari Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD title achieved on: 2nd March 2022 Research topic Biotechnological processes for the transformation of agri-food residues into added-value molecules Project Synopsis From food wastes to added value products: the aim of my PhD project is the …
PhD Student: Dea Korcari Tutor: Prof. Diego Mora, DEFENS Co-tutor: Prof. Maria Grazia Fortina, DEFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 2nd March 2022 Research topic Development of new systems of biopreservation for the safety and shelf life of food. Project Synopsis The aim of …
PhD Student: Gaetano Cardone Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Marti – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 3rd December 2021 Research topic Product and process optimization for the production of functional foods from cereals, pseudocereals and legumes Project Synopsis My PhD project is aimed at understanding the …
In the frame of the teaching activities of the Food Systems PhD Programme the first lesson of advanced courses 2018/2019 are planned as follows: Advanced spectroscopic methods in food systems Prof. Francesco Bonomi Period (first lesson): 11th February 2019 (10.00, “Aula Biochimica”, Building 21040) The methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the …
PhD Student: Begum Akgun Tutor: Prof. Sara Limbo, Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 1st March 2022 Research topic Cellulose nanoparticles (nanocrystals and nanofibrils) in food systems: novel food packaging materials; safety of nanomaterial used in food …
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 …
Ella Pagliarini has been elected as the new Dean for the PhD School of Food Systems, succeeding Prof. Franco Bonomi. As of October 1st, she will coordinate the PhD School over the next three years.
