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Seminar, 30 June 2015

30th June 2015 (10.30, Hall V9; Via Vanvitelli – Milan) Micro and macro structure as a tool for defining the physical and sensory properties of food Dr. Stefano Renzetti Research Scientist; Functional Ingredients TNO, Zeist, The Netherlands

Seminar, 20 April 2016

20th April 2016 (14.30, Room B8, Via Celoria 26 – Milan) Better understanding of bitter taste using computer simulations and sensory studies Dr. Masha Niv Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment & Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics The Hebrew University, Jerusalem (ISRAEL)

Seminar, 22 April 2016

22th April 2016 (10.00, Room C21, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Scientific writing and publishing from the point of view of the publisher Dr. Hanna Hensler‐Fritton Editorial Director SPRINGER Heidelberg, Germany

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)

Journal Club, 17 June 2016

17th June 2016 (14.15, Room C04, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Cereal‐based products from quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) Diego Patricio Suarez Estrella (PhD Student) 17th June 2016 (15.15, Room C04, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Multiple emulsions: a new approach for fat reduction in food Maria Eletta Moriano (PhD Student) …

Seminar, 20 June 2016

20th June 2016 (10.30, Room C11, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) South African Viticulture: Past, Present and Future Dr. Erna Blancquaert University of Stellenbosch, Dept. of Viticulture and Oenology

Seminar, 4 July 2016

4th July 2016 (14.00, Room C11, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Food preference formation Prof. Per Møller Associate Professor, Department of Food Science University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Seminar, 5 July 2016

5th July 2016 (14.00, Room C11, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Food choice, behavioral economics/neuroeconomics and nudging Prof. Per Møller Associate Professor, Department of Food Science University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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 …

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 …

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).

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: Valeria Deon Tutor: Prof. Patrizia Riso, Prof. Marisa Porrini – DeFENS (Division of Human Nutrition) Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi, DeFENS Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Project Synopsis Project title: Role of bioactive-rich diet on the modulation of risk factors for chronic-degenerative diseases: …

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: 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: 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: 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: Ghislain Fotie Tutor: Prof. Luciano Piergiovanni Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi, DeFENS Research area: Food Science and Nutrition & Chemistry and Biochemistry 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 …

PhD Student: Diego Patricio Suárez Estrella Tutor: Prof. M. Ambrogina Pagani – Defens Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Biotechnological processes suitable for producing foods with high functional properties from cereals and pseudocereals Project Synopsis This PhD project is aimed at the exploitation of Andean grains in …

PhD Student: Mattia Quattrini Tutor: Prof. Maria Grazia Fortina Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 18th December 2018 Research topic Development of new systems of bio-preservation for the safety and shelf-life of food Project Synopsis The aim of the PhD project is the creation of …

PhD Student: Stefano Bernardi Tutor: Prof. Patrizia Riso, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Protective role of polyphenol-rich diet in subjects with dysfunctional intestinal barrier and evaluation of dietary bioactives main mechanisms of action Project Synopsis My PhD project will focus on a dietary intervention study …

PhD Student: Giorgio Gargari Tutor: Prof. Simone Guglielmetti – Defens Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 21st December 2017 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 This …

PhD Student: Claudia Capusoni Tutor: Prof. Concetta Compagno Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry & Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Biotechnological processes for the transformation of agri-food residues into value-added molecules Project Synopsis The aim of my PhD project is to characterize a group of “non conventional yeasts” with food-industrial …

PhD Student: Valerio De Vitis Tutor: Prof. Francesco Molinari Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD title achieved on: 21st December 2017 Research topic Biotechnological processes for the transformation of agri-food residues into value-added molecules Project Synopsis In this PhD project we will try to improve the native biotechnological features …

PhD Student: Camilla Cattaneo Tutor: Prof. Ella Pagliarini – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Food Science and Nutrition Research topic Sensory perception, food preference and obesity: perceptive, psychological and behavioural determinants of obesity strategy to prevent overweight Project Synopsis The aim of this PhD project is to evaluate taste perception in relation …

PhD Student: Federica Valdetara Tutor: Prof. Roberto Carmine Foschino Co-tutor: Dr. Ileana Vigentini – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 21st December 2017 Research topic Wine spoilage by Brettanomyces bruxellensis: molecular and physiological investigation on enzymatic activities involved in ethyl phenols production Project Synopsis …

PhD Student: Miriam Zanoletti Tutor: M. Ambrogina Pagani, DeFENS Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Biotechnological processes suitable for producing foods with high functional properties from cereals and pseudocereals Project Synopsis My PhD thesis dealt with the application of different physical …

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: Stefano Colombo Tutor: Prof. Diego Mora – Defens Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Role of viruses in the spreading of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in food related environment Project Synopsis My PhD project aims to evaluate the presence and the role …

PhD Student: Eros Neri Tutor: Prof. Diego Mora, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Technology PhD title achieved on: 21st December 2017 Research topic Genetic improvement of technological properties in food-related microorganisms through the controlled manipulation of complex microbial/viral ecosystems Project Synopsis My project is based on the study …

PhD Student: Lorenzo Vergani Tutor: Prof. Sara Borin, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 21st December 2017 Research topic Plant, insect and soil microbiome: characterization and biotechnological exploitation Project Synopsis The objective of my PhD project is the study of prokaryotic communities associated to spontaneous plants growing …

PhD Student: Elisa Rocchi Tutor: Laura Piazza – DeFENS Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Food Science and Nutrition PhD title achieved on: 18th December 2018 Research topic Recovery of agri-food byproducts for the development of novel foods. Project Synopsis This project aims to promote vegetal materials, recovered from agro/food wastes, as new solutions in …

5th December 2016 (14.30, “Aula Maggiore”, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Formal opening of the 2016-2017 academic year of the “Food Systems” PhD program

PhD Student: Valentina Riva Tutor: Prof. Sara Borin, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Agri-Environment Research topic Selection and characterisation of plant growth promoting bacteria able to improve water use efficiency in agriculture Project Synopsis My PhD project is based on the set up and characterization of large bacteria collections from the …

PhD Student: Igor Chiarelli Perdomo Tutor: Prof. Francesco Molinari, DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Chemistry and Biochemistry Research topic Biotechnological processes for the transformation of agri-food residues into value-added molecules Project Synopsis The PhD research project deals with the development of new methods for preparing vanillin using continuous bioprocesses. The main …

PhD Student: Giulia Della Scala Tutor: Prof. Diego Mora – DeFENS Dean: Prof. Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 18th December 2018 Research topic Genetic improvement of technological properties in food-related microorganisms through the controlled manipulation of complex microbial/viral ecosystems Project Synopsis My PhD research project is aimed to better …

PhD Student: Matteo Callegari Tutor: Elena Sara Crotti – Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS) Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 21st December 2017 Research topic Plant, insect and soil microbiome: characterization and biotechnological exploitation (Prof. Borin, Dr. Crotti, Prof. Daffonchio; added on 2015) Project Synopsis The …

The Institute of Metals in Biology of Grenoble (IMBG) organizes in September 2017 its 7th biannual International Meeting that will be dedicated to “Metallic nanoparticles: health, environment, applications and safer-by-design”. The 7th IMBG International Meeting will be held in Villard-de-Lans, a village located close to Grenoble. The meeting will take place from the 13th to …

Advanced Course (Spetses, Greece, May 15-19, 2017) organized by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). A molecular view of the food-health relationship The advanced school is primarily aimed at young scientists (PhD students, post-docs, junior faculty) active in the fields of biochemistry, nutrition, food science, and related disciplines.

PhD Student: Elena Maria Colombo Tutor: Prof. Matias Pasquali-DeFENS Dean: Prof. Ella Pagliarini Research area: Agri-Environment Research topic Pathogen informed strategies for sustainable disease management of toxigenic fungi. Project Synopsis The goal of the research project is to study a historical collection of Streptomyces spp. strains in order to identify activities or molecules able to …

Tutorial “paperwork”, 14 February 2017

A tutorial “paperwork” is planned on 14th February 2017 (9.30) at the “yellow room” (21040 building) of DeFENS. It is reserved to Food Systems PhD students (mainly 32nd cycle) and it is dedicated to the knowledge of the bureaucratic procedures related to the PhD activities.

26th January 2017 (14.30, Aula Maggiore, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Taste physiology and food choice Prof. Iole Tomassini Barbarossa Associate Professor of Physiology Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Cagliari, Italy

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 …

24th February 2017 (14.30, Room 1, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Biotechnological production of vanillin Igor Chiarelli (PhD Student, Food Systems) Exploring streptomycetes-Fusaria interactions to limit toxin production Elena Colombo (PhD Student, Food Systems) Bacterial mediated plant growth promotion under water stress: a strategy to enhance water use efficiency in agriculture Valentina Riva …