Tag «gut microbiome»

PhD student profile, Ylenia Zanchetta

PhD Student: Ylenia Zanchetta (ORCID n. 0000-0002-0551-0101)   Supervisor: Prof. Diego Mora, DEFENS Co-tutor: Prof. Stefania Arioli Tutor aziendale: Dott. Stefano Colombo Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition   Research topic Probiotics and Food associated microorganisms: ecology, molecular and functional characterization, impact on host health   Project Synopsis The role of …

PhD student profile, Laura Brunelli

PhD Student: Laura Brunelli (ORCID n. 0000-0002-8973-3643) Supervisor: Prof. Simone Domenico Guglielmetti, DeFENS Co-tutor: Dr. Walter Fiore, SOFAR S.p.A. Dean: Prof. Diego Mora Research area: Food Science and Nutrition   Research topic Molecular biology, genetics and (meta)genomics for the optimized use of probiotic microorganisms of industrial interest.   Project Synopsis It is recently emerged the central …

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) …

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 …