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Journal Club, 24 February 2017

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 …

Seminar, 30 March 2017

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)

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 …

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 …

Seminar, 6 June 2017

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)

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 …

Seminar, 6 July 2017

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 …

Seminars, 5 July 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 …

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).

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)

Awarded PhD student, Francesca Saitta

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 …

Granted PhD student, Luca De Vincenti

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 …

Awarded PhD student, Ghislain Fotie

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 …

Thesis Defense XXX Cycle (round 1), 21 December 2017

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) …

Seminar, 12 December 2017

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)

Bullettin Board (reserved access)

The Bullettin Board of the PhD Programme in Food Systems has been activated. It is placed as a sub-menu (in the top-right part) and its access is reserved to students and teachers of the PhD Programme by the unimi account. It contains updated logistic information of interest for PhD students. Bullettin Board  

PhD student profile, Nicola Mangieri

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 …

PhD student profile, Francesca Gallotti

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 profile, Martina Bertolini

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 profile, Luce Micaela Mattio

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 profile, Alessandro Dalla Via

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 profile, Lorenzo Strani

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 …

Former PhD students grow! Xiaoyulong Chen

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 …

Event on Dairy Research, 19-20 April 2018

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 …

Seminar, 17 April 2018

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) …

Workshop, 19-21 September 2018

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 …

Seminar, 23 May 2018

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)

Seminar, 23 May 2018

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)

Journal Club, 26 January 2018

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 …

Journal Club, 2 February 2018

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

Seminar, 8 March 2018

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)

PhD student profile, Claire Ashleigh Christison

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 …

Workshop, Arsenic in the Environment, 23 March 2018

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