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Seminar, 27 September 2017

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)

Interview assessment outcome (Call 2017-2018)

Interview assessment outcome:

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

New Call (2017/2018)

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 …

6th July 2017, 14.30, Biochemistry Room (Bld. 21040), Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science Utilizing Flavor Research to Advance Food Devin Peterson (Department of Food Science and Technology, Ohio State University, USA)(host: Alessandra Marti) Devin Peterson is a Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University. He earned …

Foods 2017 Travel Awards

The Editorial Office of Foods is pleased to announce the Foods 2017 Travel Awards for junior investigators and PhD students. These awards will help support travel for the chosen junior investigator and PhD student to present their data, in poster or oral presentations, at a scientific conference to be held between November 2017 and October 2018. The …

6th June 2017 (14.30, Room C23, bld. 21500, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: Advanced Liposomal drug delivery nanosystems Costas Demetzos (Department of Pharmacy, Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)

PhD student profile, Sarah Zecchin

PhD Student: Sarah Zecchin (PhD degree achieved on 4th April 2017) Tutor: Lucia Cavalca, DeFENS Dean: Francesco Bonomi Research area: Agri-Environment PhD title achieved on: 4th April 2017 Research topic Root-associated microbiota involved in element cycles in rice: implications in contaminant translocation to grain Project Synopsis Arsenic contamination in rice is a matter …

12-13 June 2017 Sala Pancrazi, Centro Convegni S. Agostino, Via Guelfa 40, Cortona (AR) La Genetica del Gusto This Course will be delivered in italian language

Workshop, 20-22 September 2017

20th-22nd September 2017 (Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie della Libera Università di Bolzano) XXII Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD Research on Food Science Technology and Biotechnology The Award “What For?” will be presented again also this edition.

Science Communication Competition, 11 July 2017

FEMS Education Group invites you to participate to the science communication competition: Engage your Audience! It may be of interest to those who are i) young scientists (PhD student or postDoc) and love talking about their research, ii) passionate about engaging your peers but you also crave to engage a broader audience, iii) enjoying talking about your Science in …

30th March 2017 (14.00, C01 room, bld. 21500, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Dietary vitamin D and the gut-bone axis Prof. Elena Comelli (Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada)

The final exams for the 29th cycle of Food Systems PhD School will take place on April 4 in “Aula Magna” (room C03; 21500 building), in via Celoria 2 (13.30)

Please note the date change of the february advanced course lessons as follows: Cultural heritage microbiology (Prof. Francesca Cappitelli) 21st February 2017 (Room C05; 14.00-17.00) Biofilm (Federica Villa) 23rd February 2017 (Room C05; 14.00-17.00)

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 …

17th February 2017 (14.30, Room 1, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Debaryomyces hansenii as cell factory for the production of value added molecules Claudia Capusoni (PhD Student, Food Systems) Overall assessment of a model probiotic bacterium: from gut colonization to clinical efficacy Walter Fiore (PhD Student, Food Sistems) Physicochemical characterization of model membranes …

10th February 2017 (14.30, Room 1, Via Celoria 2 – Milan; Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science) Rationale for the protective effects of polyphenol-rich dietary patterns in the elderly Stefano Bernardi (PhD Student, Food Systems) New insights into the obesity phenomenon: perceptive, behavioural and microbiological determinants of weight gain Camilla Cattaneo (PhD Student, Food Systems) Effective replacement in food …

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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: 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 …

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: 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 …

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: 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: 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 …

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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) …