11th September 2018 (10.30, Room “Aula di Biochimica”, Building 21040, Via Celoria 2 – Milan) Enhancement of antifungal activity of essential oils for food contact materials made from plants Narumol Matan (School of Agricultural Technology, University of Walailak, Thailand)
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
We are all pleased and proud to announce that Camilla Cattaneo, PhD student in Food Systems University of Milan, has been selected as the Awardee of the Sensory Sciences Scholarship (15000 $) for the academic year of 2018/2019. The most prestigiuos scholarship in the Sensory Science field, is awarded annually worldwilde in honor of the memory of Prof. Rose Marie …
29th June 2018 (11.30, Room “Aula di Biochimica”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan) Recent research trends and funding sources in food and human nutrition in the US Dorothy Klimis-Zacas (Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Cooperating Graduate Faculty, School of Biomedical Sciences – Fulbright Fellow, School of Food and Agriculture – University of Maine, USA)
Elena Maria Colombo, PhD student of the Food Systems PhD course (Università degli Studi di Milano), received a travel award for her work “In vitro study of endophytic streptomycetes and their influence on wheat-Fusarium spp. pathosystem”, supporting the participation as young researcher to the “First International Congress of Biological Control” held in Beijing (14-16 May). …
CV and research project assessment outcome, and calendar with dates, times and places of interviews and the title of the candidate’s project: All interviews (video conference included) will be on 22/06/2018 Assessment criteria:
26th June 2018 (9.30, Room “C05”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan) Novel sulfate reducers within microbial dark matter Michael Pester (Head of the Dept. of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ & W2; Professor at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany)
Check carefully the web pages of the PhD Office of the University (Italian language link) for the info regarding the call (2018/2019). There is also an English language link but check carefully the date of the published documents. Deadline is changed to 14th June 2018 !
23rd May 2018 (14.30, Room “M01”, Via Mangiagalli 31 – Milan) Multifaceted approaches in sensing of targeted analytes Gabriele Giancane (Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali, Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy)
17th May 2018 (9.30-11.30, Room “M01”, Via Mangiagalli 31, Milan) BY-CATCH VALORIZATION IN NORTHWEST SPAIN. HELPFUL IN AFRICA? Helena Moreno (Universidad Compluetense de Madrid, Spain)
23rd May 2018 (15.30, Room “M01”, Via Mangiagalli 31, Milan) Design and development of tailored nanoparticles and their involvement in biotechnology and agrifood Simona Bettini (Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Innovazione, Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy)
23rd May 2018 (13.30, Room “M01”, Via Mangiagalli 31 – Milan) Overlap of the physical chemistry approach in Unisalento and (bio)applications Ludovico Valli (Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Innovazione, Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy)
19th-21st September 2018 (Oristano, Sardinia, Italy; Agriculture Department of the University of Sassari) XXIII Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD Research on Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology The Food Systems PhD students should notice to Prof. E. Casiraghi the intention to take part to the Workshop before 18th May 2018. Registration to the …
Thesis Defense XXX Cycle (round 2) May 11st, 2018 (9.00; Room C24, Via Celoria 2, Milano) Candidates: Parisa Abbasi Parizard Masoud Ghaani
17th April 2018 (16.30, Room “Aula di Biochimica”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Towards integration of computational, sensory and cell-based approaches for studying taste Masha Niv (Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) …
15th May 2018 (9.30-15.15, Room “Aula Maggiore”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Calorimetry4Food: Calorimetry applied to food research Flyer and program:
An event dedicated to young scientists involved in research in the dairy sector. The third edition of the conference “Universo Latte: Giovani Ricercatori e Imprese a confronto” will be held in PIacenza. 19-20 April 2018, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Residenza Gasparini – Sala Convegni, Via Dell’Anselma, 9 – Piacenza, Italy The deadline for abstract submission …
The partners of the “BATA – Bacterial-Assisted Adsorption Technology for Arsenic removal from water” Project (funded by CARIPLO Foundation) are organizing the Conference: Arsenico nell’ambiente: azioni di mitigazione per la protezione della salute umana 23rd March 2018, Aula Maggiore, Agriculture and Food Faculty, Via Celoria 2 Milano, Italy
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 …
8nd March 2018 (14.30, Room C11, bldg. 21500, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) The Use of Traditional Crop Materials for Health Benefits Prof. Perry K. W. Ng (Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, USA)
Friday, Feb 2, Classroom # 304 (Settore Didattico, Via Celoria 20) 14.30 Luce Mattio Polyphenols: chemistry, metabolites and structure-activity relationships 15.15 Francesca Gallotti Application of Pleurotus ostreatus in the design of sustainable functional foods 16.00 Lorenzo Strani Sensing techniques in dairy industry: a PAT approach
Friday, Jan 26, classroom # 303 (Settore Didattico, Via Celoria 20) 14.00 Introduction 14.30 Alessandro Dalla Via Interaction between diet, gut microbial enzymatic activities and host health. Possible role of intestinal bacteria as biomarker of atherosclerosis predisposition 15.15 Nicola Mangieri Bacteriophage application to control non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli 16.00 Martina Bertolini Evaluation of …
Dr. Xiaoyulong Chen attended the PhD programme (2012-2015; 28th cycle; tutor: Prof. Cortesi, DeFENS) of “Chemistry, Biochemistry and Ecology of Pesticides”, one of the PhD programmes that took part to the 2013 foundation of the PhD programme of Food Systems (see “Short story of the PhD Programme of Food Systems” under “General Info“). He is …
PhD Student: Lorenzo Strani Tutor: Ernestina Casiraghi, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Sensing technologies for characterization and authentication of food products Project Synopsis The project wants to answer the dairy industry needs for an improvement of processes and methods. Thus, the main purpose is to …
PhD Student: Alessandro Dalla Via Tutor: Prof. Simone Guglielmetti Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Investigation of food and probiotic impact on oral, intestinal and vaginal microbiota, and study of the molecular mechanisms underlying host-probiotic interaction. Project Synopsis My PhD project aims to investigate the …
PhD Student: Luce Micaela Mattio Tutor: Prof. Sabrina Dallavalle – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry Research topic: Sustainable chemistry for the preparation of molecules of agri-food interest Project Synopsis My PhD project is focused on the preparation of polyphenolic compounds, in particular stilbenoids (resveratrol analogues and dimers) and flavonoids …
PhD Student: Martina Bertolini Tutor: Lucia Cavalca, DeFens Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment Research topic Agrotechnological applications to shape microbial diversity for soil fertility and bioremediation Project Synopsis Chlorinated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons are important contaminants all over the world because they are very common in different industrial activities. These compounds are …
PhD Student: Francesca Gallotti Tutor: Prof. Vera Lavelli, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Circular reuse of agri-food resources for the development of novel foods and of low environmental impact cosmetic and nutraceutical products Project Synopsis The Pleurotus genus can use by-products of food industry as substrates to …
PhD Student: Nicola Mangieri Tutor: Claudia Picozzi – Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS) Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Foodborne emerging pathogens: in depth analysis on non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli Project Synopsis My PhD project is based on the study of virulence factor …
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12nd December 2017 (15.30, Aula Biochimica, bldg. 21040, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) FOOD INDUSTRY BY-PRODUCTS: ASSESSING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR UTILIZATION Prof. Vesna Tumbas Saponjac (Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia)
Thesis Defense XXX Cycle (round 1) December 21st, 2017 (Aula Levi, Via Valvassori Peroni 21, Milano) PROGRAM OUTLINE 10.00 Welcome notes 10.15-11.00 Opening lecture: Giovanna Felis (Department of Biotechnology, Università di Verona) Evolution of lactobacilli taxonomy: implications for food labeling 11.00-12.30 Presentations by candidates: Lorenzo Vergani Bioremediation of a polychlorinated biphenyl (pcb) …
Ghislain Fotie, PhD student of the Food Systems PhD programme (Università degli Studi di Milano), was awarded with a certificate of merit for the poster presented in the session “Emerging Food Technology for Shelf-life Extension” of the “8th Shelf Life International Meeting” (SLIM 2017; 1-3 November 2017, Bangkok, Thailand), entitled: Effectiveness of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Application …
16th November 2017 (15.00, “Aula Biochimica”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Welcome and formal opening of the 2017-2018 academic year of the “Food Systems” PhD program
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 …
Francesca Saitta, PhD student of the Food Systems PhD programme (Università degli Studi di Milano), was honoured with the “Poster Award” in the section of Life Science during her participation at the “13th Mediterranean Conference on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis – Medicta 2017” in Loano (Italy), 24-27 September 2017. The awarded poster was: Application of …
27th September 2017 (15.00, Room Aula Maggiore, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Microscopic view of dairy products Lydia Ong (ARC Dairy Innovation Hub, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia)
CV and research project assessment outcome, and calendar with dates, times and places of interviews and the title of the candidate’s project: Assessment criteria: All interviews (video conference included) will be on 14/09/2017
Check carefully the web pages of the PhD Office of the University (Italian language link; English language link) for the news regarding the call for the new PhD cycle starting on October 2017 (deadline 4th September 2017).
5th July 2017, 15.00, Room C11, Via Celoria 2 – Milano, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science Communicating for food waste reduction: investigation of different messages and strategies Valérie Lengard Almli, Nofima (Norway) Food preferences and taste genetics Mari Sandell, University of Turku (Finland) Interventions to increase vegetable intake in early childhood; results …
