Curricula
C  Chemical methodologies for new molecules and nanomaterials
D  Drug discovery and development
E  Energy, environmental and food sciences

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XXXVI CYCLE PhD STUDENTS

TUTOR
Mauro Patrone
CO-TUTOR
Elia Ranzato
BIO/10-BIO/06
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DOCTORAL PROJECT
ANNUAL REPORTS

TUTOR
Enrico Boccaleri
CO-TUTOR
Chiara Bisio
CHIM/03
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DOCTORAL PROJECT
ANNUAL REPORTS

TUTOR
Valentina Gianotti
CO-TUTOR
Michele Perego
CHIM/01
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DOCTORAL PROJECT
ANNUAL REPORTS

XXXV CYCLE PhD STUDENTS

THESIS TITLE Medical applications for Boron containing compounds

TUTOR Luigi PanzaCurriculum
ECTS CHIM/06
ANNUAL REPORTS
THESIS TITLE Genetic characterization of Italian animal populations and related endoparasites

TUTOR Marco CuccoCurriculum
ECTS BIO/05
ANNUAL REPORTS
THESIS TITLE Pharmacological assessment of novel chemotherapeutics

TUTOR Armando GenazzaniCurriculum
ECTS BIO/14
ANNUAL REPORTS
THESIS TITLE Antimicrobial and bioactive biological scaffolds in tissue regeneration

TUTOR Michela BosettiCurriculum
ECTS BIO/16
ANNUAL REPORTS
THESIS TITLE Release of a marketed drug: development and validation of potency bioassays

TUTOR Simona MartinottiCurriculum
ECTS BIO/09
ANNUAL REPORTS
THESIS TITLE Optimization of porous materials for environmental purposes

TUTOR Chiara BisioCurriculum
ECTS CHIM/02
ANNUAL REPORTS
TITOLO TESI Iron(III)-Complexes as MRI Contrast Agents

TUTOR Mauro BottaCurriculum
SSD CHIM/03
ANNUAL REPORTS
THESIS TITLE Microbiota of Vitis vinifera cv. Barbera grapes: a look at the whole community and a focus on culturable indigenous Saccharomyces spp. strains

TUTOR Elisa GamaleroCurriculum
ECTS BIO/19
ANNUAL REPORTS

XXXIV CYCLE PhD STUDENTS

Valentina Bonetto

THESIS TITLE From cell to organism: an overview of responses to simulated hypergravity and microgravity
TUTOR Maria Angela MasiniCurriculum
ECTS BIO/06

Celia Cordero Sanchez

Candida Lorusso

THESIS TITLE A safe by design approach for carbon nanomaterial biotechnological applications
TUTOR Francesco DonderoCurriculum
ECTS BIO/07

Davide Marchi

THESIS TITLE Multiscale modelling of organic molecules interacting with solids
TUTOR Maurizio CossiCurriculum C
ECTS CHIM/02

Irene Masante

THESIS TITLE Human neural stem cells as a relevant model for brain disorders
TUTOR Pier Luigi CanonicoCurriculum
ECTS BIO/14

Sara Timo

THESIS TITLE Exploring biological mechanisms and biomarkers through lipidomics
TUTOR Emilio MarengoCurriculum D
ECTS CHIM/01

XXXIII CYCLE PhD STUDENTS

Federico Begni

THESIS TITLE Development of Hyper Cross-linked Polymers for environmental applications

TUTOR Giorgio GattiCurriculum C
ECTS CHIM/02

Masho Hilawie Belay

THESIS TITLE Evaluation of contaminants of emerging concern and their transformation products in water

TUTOR Elisa RobottiCurriculum E
ECTS CHIM/01

Riccardo Chiarcos

THESIS TITLE Polymeric Deterministic Doping

TUTOR Valentina GianottiCurriculum C
ECTS CHIM/01

Giorgia Colombo

Chiara Ivaldi

THESIS TITLE Hybrid catalysts based on N-heterocyclic carbene anchored on hierarchical zeolites

TUTOR Enrica GianottiCurriculum C
ECTS CHIM/02

Daiana Mattoteia

THESIS TITLE Phytocannabinoids: Novel chemistry of Biological relevance

TUTOR Giovanni Battista AppendinoCurriculum D
ECTS CHIM/06

Marta Serafini

THESIS TITLE Discovery and development of small molecules targeting IDO1 and SOCE
TUTOR Tracey PiraliCurriculum D
ECTS CHIM/08

Fabio Travagin

THESIS TITLE Synthesis of new contrast agents for biomedical applications

TUTOR Giovanni Battista GiovenzanaCurriculum C
ECTS CHIM/03

Federico Villa

THESIS TITLE The determinants of market access for medicines: theoretical issues and empirical evidence

TUTOR Armando GenazzaniCurriculum D
ECTS SECS-P/07

XXXII CYCLE PhD STUDENTS

Elettra Barberis

THESIS TITLE New non-invasive approaches for proteomics and metabolomics analyses

TUTOR Emilio MarengoCurriculum C
ECTS CHIM/01

Mauro Barbero

THESIS TITLE Chemistry of APIs: Synthesis and Solid-State Properties

TUTOR Giovanni Battista Giovenzana
Curriculum C
ECTS CHIM/03

Augusto Bleve

Michele Castaldi

THESIS TITLE Development of innovative synthetic processes for the industrial production of APIs
TUTOR Giovanni Battista Giovenzana
Curriculum C
ECTS CHIM/03

Martina Guarneri

THESIS TITLE Biochemical, inhibitory and structural investigation of plasmodium falciparum nad(p) biosynthesis: a key pathway for parasite survival and a potential source of novel anti-malarial drugs target

TUTOR Silvia GaravagliaCurriculum
ECTS BIO/10

Beatrice Rangone

THESIS TITLE Anticancer activity of multifunctional Pt(IV) prodrugs

TUTOR Domenico Osella
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/03

Maria Elisa Salvalai

THESIS TITLE Trisomic neural progenitor cells as novel pharmacological targets in Down Syndrome

TUTOR Mariagrazia Grilli
Curriculum D
ECTS BIO/14

Anna Volta

XXXI CYCLE PhD STUDENTS

Michele Bianchi

THESIS TITLE LC-MS applications in Pharmaceutical Analysis, Bioanalysis and Proteomics

TUTOR Erika Del Grosso
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/08

Elisa Calà

THESIS TITLE Authentication and traceability of valuable food of regional excellence production from Piemonte and Liguria

TUTOR Maurizio Aceto
Curriculum E
ECTS CHIM/01

 Romina Cannata

THESIS TITLE The role of different photoprotection mechanisms in preventing photoinhibition of Photosystem II

TUTOR Roberto Barbato
Curriculum E
ECTS BIO/04

 Alessia Griglio

THESIS TITLE Toward the development of small molecules for unconventional targets and diseases

TUTOR Tracey Pirali
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/08

 Diana Francia Olivas Olivera

THESIS TITLE Silica Based Materials for Groundwater Depollution

TUTOR Chiara Bisio
Curriculum E
ECTS CHIM/02

 Federica Rogati

THESIS TITLE Synthesis of biotinilated betulinic acid hydroxamate & Synthesis of new terpene strigolactone derivatives. deoxygenation of ursolic, oleanolic and betulinic acid to their corresponding c-28 methyl derivatives (α-amyrin, β-amiryn, lupeol). Synthesis of a library of triterpenic acids with epoxyketones pharmacophore

TUTOR Giovanni Battista Appendino
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/06

 Er Xia

THESIS TITLE Human ISPC-derived neural stem cells: an innovative source to study brain pathologies and for drug discovery

TUTOR Mariagrazia Grilli
Curriculum D
ECTS BIO/14

XXX CYCLE PhD STUDENTS

 Bianca Bolfi

THESIS TITLE Target and non-target LC-MS/MS analysis of cosmetic, food and environmental samples

TUTOR Emilio Marengo
Curriculum E
ECTS CHIM/01

 Alvaro Brittoli

THESIS TITLE “In vitro” and “in vivo” studies on innate immune cells

TUTOR Grazia Lombardi
Curriculum D
ECTS BIO/14

Gabriele Daglio

THESIS TITLE Use of biotic elicitors of resistance against Flacescence dorée on Vitis vinifera cv. Dolcetto and application of a commercial optical sensor for disease symptom detection

TUTOR Graziella Berta
Curriculum E
ECTS BIO/01

Tommaso Jacopo Giammaria

THESIS TITLE Self-Assembly of Cylinder-Forming Block Copolymers by means of High-Temperature thermal treatments

TUTOR Michele Laus
Curriculum C
ECTS CHIM/04

Rahma Goussi

THESIS TITLE Analysis of mechanisms of resistance to extreme environmental conditions using Thellungiella as a model system

TUTOR Roberto BarbatoCurriculum
ECTS BIO/04

Sara Icardi

THESIS TITLE Lignocellulose degradation: a proteomic and metagenomic study

TUTOR Maria Cavaletto
Curriculum E
ECTS BIO/10

Valentina Azzurra Papillo

THESIS TITLE Formulation and characterization of spray-dried polyphenol-rich ingredients for functional foods

TUTOR Marco Arlorio
Curriculum E
ECTS CHIM/10

Arianna Russo

THESIS TITLE Increasing Eukaryotic Initiation Factor (eIF6) gene dosage stimulates global translation and induces a transcriptional and metabolic rewiring that blocks Programmed Cell Death

TUTOR Mauro Patrone
Curriculum D
ECTS BIO/10

Simone Torretta

THESIS TITLE Extracellular Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (eNAMPT): a cytokine with a still unknown receptor

TUTOR Armando Genazzani
Curriculum D
ECTS BIO/14

Valentina Toson

THESIS TITLE Preparation of functional nanostructured materials by facile and green methods

TUTOR Enrico BoccaleriCO-TUTOR Marco Milanesio
Curriculum C
ECTS CHIM/03-CHIM/02 CHIMICA FISICA

Chiara Vittoni

THESIS TITLE Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials for CO2 Capture and Utilization

TUTOR Leonardo Marchese
Curriculum E
ECTS CHIM/02

DOTTORANDI XXIX CICLO

Giulia Aprile

THESIS TITLE Direct self-assembly of di-block copolymers for a new idea of length standards at the nanoscale

TUTOR Michele Laus
Curriculum C
ECTS CHIM/04

Francesca Maria Consonni

THESIS TITLE Inflammation and cancer: relevance of myeloid cells recruitment and plasticity in tumor biology

TUTOR Antonio Sica
Curriculum D
ECTS MED/04

Danilo Del Prete

THESIS TITLE Chemistry and bioactivity of isoprenoids from agro-industrial biomasses: toward a 3rd-generation biorefinery

TUTOR Giovanni Appendino
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/06

Attila Forgacs

THESIS TITLE Thermodynamic, kinetic and nmr relaxometric studies of Mn(II) complexes as MRI probes

TUTOR Mauro Botta
Curriculum C
ECTS CHIM/03

Valentina Mercalli

THESIS TITLE Nitrile N-oxides and nitrile imines as electrophilic partners for the discovery of novel isocyanide multicomponent reactions: an innovative strategy for the synthesis of molecular scaffolds useful in medicinal chemistry

TUTOR Gian Cesare Tron
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/08

Cristina Merla

THESIS TITLE PCR-based methods for the detection of toxigenic bacteria and filamentous fungi and alternative methods for toxins detection in foods

TUTOR Marco Arlorio
Curriculum E
ECTS CHIM/10

Giorgia Novello

THESIS TITLE Exploring the microbiome of Vitis vinifera cv. Pinot noir in two vineyards with differents soil management: metagenomic and metaproteomic analysis

TUTOR Elisa Gamalero
Curriculum E
ECTS BIO/19

Elena Perin

THESIS TITLE Passive drug targeting and delivery of antitumour Pt(IV) prodrugs

TUTOR Mauro Ravera
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/03

Fabio Quasso

THESIS TITLE Elemental profiling as a chemical investigation approach: application to health studies and food authentication

TUTOR Emilio Marengo
Curriculum E
ECTS CHIM/01

Igor Saggese

THESIS TITLE NSG data analysis approaches for clinical applications

TUTOR Flavio Mignone
Curriculum E
ECTS BIO/11

Rita Salem

THESIS TITLE Adult hippocampal neural progenitor cells: an important in vitro tool for studying complex mechanisms regulating adult neurogenesis

TUTOR Maria Grazia Grilli
Curriculum D
ECTS BIO/14

Stefano Tinello

THESIS TITLE Synthesis, characterization, reactivity and biological evaluation of octahedral Pt(IV) prodrugs with active axial ligands

TUTOR Elisabetta Gabano
Curriculum D
ECTS CHIM/03

Sara Zonca

THESIS TITLE Mechanisms driving response to hypoxia in MPM derived cell lines

TUTOR Laura Moro
Curriculum D
ECTS BIO/13