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PhD student profile, Paolo D’Incecco

Paolo D’Incecco (cycle 29)

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 profile, Erika Meroni

Erika Meroni (cycle 31)

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 profile, Masoud Ghaani

Masoud Ghaani (cycle 30)

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 profile, Stefano De Benedetti

Stefano De Benedetti (cycle 29)

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 profile, Chiara Mapelli

Chiara Mapelli (cycle 31)

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 student profile, Francesca Saitta

Francesca Saitta (cycle 32)

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 profile, Parisa Abbasi Parizad

Parisa Abbasi Parizard (cycle 30)

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 …

PhD student profile, Maria Eletta Moriano

Maria Eletta Moriano (cycle 31)

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 …

Awarded PhD student, Parisa Abbasi Parizard

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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).  

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

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, 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

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) …

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)

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

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, 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