PhD course description and objectives (cycle XXXIX)
(cycle XXXIX) Technologies and Science for Human Health (PhD course) - (ciclo XXXIX) Dottorato in Tecnologie e Scienze per la Salute dell'Uomo
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Department |
Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF) |
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Language |
Italian/English |
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Research period abroad |
6 months |
This PhD program in Technologies and Sciences for Human Health is designed to provide students with the necessary skills for employment opportunities at research institutions, universities and specialized companies operating in the field of Nanoscience and Biotechnology for human health, of Theranostics and Translational Medicine. PhD students will be able to take advantage of the tools and skills available, as well as in the University Departments involved (STEBICEF, DIFC, PROMISE, DICHIRONS), also at the ATeN Center (a research and development infrastructure in Europe in the field of Biotechnologies applied to human health that offers the availability of a research chain that goes from the synthesis of materials to in vivo tests). The unifying theme of this course concerns the integration of skills and methodologies for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, tools and devices, as well as for the development of protocols, through the application of advanced biotechnologies and nanotechnologies, for the study of human pathologies and problems connected to human safety and health. The peculiarity of this frontier approach requires sharing competences in different scientific areas, complementary to each other (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Engineering). The Doctorate is characterized by a high degree of interdisciplinarity and by internationally recognized experience of the board and state-of-the-art equipment.
Main research topics are:
- Molecular Biophysics;
- Medical Physics;
- Bio Imaging;
- Theranostics and translational Medicine;
- Biosensors;
- Materials and Nanotechnologies for human health;
- Nanomedicine;
- Applied Biotechnologies to diagnostic and pharmaceutical;
- Omic applications for diagnosis and prognosis of pathologies;
- Stem Cells and their applications on regenerative medicine;
- Identification of oncogenesis mechanisms from cancer primary cell cultures;
- Production of vectors for both experimental and gene therapy use;
- Tissue engineering for diagnostic and therapeutic use;
- In vivo models of toxicology and diseases;
- Regenerative Surgery by 3D scaffold: experimental porcine model;
- Optimization and customization of pharmacological therapies;
- Preclinical assay of active molecules;
- Development and validation of systems and technologies in the prosthetic field;
- Origins and mechanisms of genomic instability and the impact on human health;
- Development and validations of biomedical engineering devices;
- Cellular and Tissue mechanobiology;
- Biomechanics of the physiopathology response of biological system
Administration
- A 6 months’ research period abroad is required during the PhD program. In order to receive the expected 50% fellowship increase, the PhD board approval should be required in advance.
- Missions and refunds: the rules of STEBICEF department have to be strictly followed ( https://www.unipa.it/dipartimenti/stebicef )
- contact: missioni.stebicef@unipa.it
- Rules and regulations
Doctor Europaeus
University may grant the certification of "Doctor Europaeus," in addition to the title and the national value of its Doctoral Programme on a proposal of the Academic Board in respect to individual requests from one or more graduate students, provided the following four conditions:
(a) positive assessment of the thesis given by at least two professors from two European universities different from each other and from the university where the thesis is discussed;
(b) at least one member of the final examination commission must belong to a different university in a European country respect to that where the thesis is discussed and of those of the professors referred to in point (a);
(c) discussion of a part of the thesis in one of the official languages of the European Union different from that of the country where the thesis is discussed;
(d) performance of the research presented in the thesis during a stay of at least 3 months even not continuous in a European country different from the one where the candidate is registered.
Verified the compliance with all the requirements, the certification issue of Doctor Europaeus occurs simultaneously with that of Doctor of Research.
https://www.unipa.it/didattica/dottorati/dottorato-internazionale/doctor-europaeus/
PhD course description and objectives (cycle XXXVIII)
(cycle XXXVIII) Technologies and Science for Human Health (PhD course) - (ciclo XXXVIII) Dottorato in Tecnologie e Scienze per la Salute dell'Uomo
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Department |
Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF) |
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Language |
Italian/English |
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Research period abroad |
6 months |
This PhD program in Technologies and Sciences for Human Health is designed to provide students with the necessary skills for employment opportunities at research institutions, universities and specialized companies operating in the field of Nanoscience and Biotechnology for human health, of Theranostics and Translational Medicine. PhD students will be able to take advantage of the tools and skills available, as well as in the University Departments involved (STEBICEF, DIFC, PROMISE, DICHIRONS), also at the ATeN Center (a research and development infrastructure in Europe in the field of Biotechnologies applied to human health that offers the availability of a research chain that goes from the synthesis of materials to in vivo tests). The unifying theme of this course concerns the integration of skills and methodologies for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, tools and devices, as well as for the development of protocols, through the application of advanced biotechnologies and nanotechnologies, for the study of human pathologies and problems connected to human safety and health. The peculiarity of this frontier approach requires sharing competences in different scientific areas, complementary to each other (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Engineering). The Doctorate is characterized by a high degree of interdisciplinarity and by internationally recognized experience of the board and state-of-the-art equipment.
Main research topics are:
- Molecular Biophysics;
- Medical Physics;
- Bio Imaging;
- Theranostics and translational Medicine;
- Biosensors;
- Materials and Nanotechnologies for human health;
- Nanomedicine;
- Applied Biotechnologies to diagnostic and pharmaceutical;
- Omic applications for diagnosis and prognosis of pathologies;
- Stem Cells and their applications on regenerative medicine;
- Identification of oncogenesis mechanisms from cancer primary cell cultures;
- Production of vectors for both experimental and gene therapy use;
- Tissue engineering for diagnostic and therapeutic use;
- In vivo models of toxicology and diseases;
- Regenerative Surgery by 3D scaffold: experimental porcine model;
- Optimization and customization of pharmacological therapies;
- Preclinical assay of active molecules;
- Development and validation of systems and technologies in the prosthetic field;
- Origins and mechanisms of genomic instability and the impact on human health;
- Development and validations of biomedical engineering devices;
- Cellular and Tissue mechanobiology;
- Biomechanics of the physiopathology response of biological system
Administration
- A 6 months’ research period abroad is required during the PhD program. In order to receive the expected 50% fellowship increase, the PhD board approval should be required in advance.
- Missions and refunds: the rules of STEBICEF department have to be strictly followed ( https://www.unipa.it/dipartimenti/stebicef )
- contact: missioni.stebicef@unipa.it
- Rules and regulations
Doctor Europaeus
University may grant the certification of "Doctor Europaeus," in addition to the title and the national value of its Doctoral Programme on a proposal of the Academic Board in respect to individual requests from one or more graduate students, provided the following four conditions:
(a) positive assessment of the thesis given by at least two professors from two European universities different from each other and from the university where the thesis is discussed;
(b) at least one member of the final examination commission must belong to a different university in a European country respect to that where the thesis is discussed and of those of the professors referred to in point (a);
(c) discussion of a part of the thesis in one of the official languages of the European Union different from that of the country where the thesis is discussed;
(d) performance of the research presented in the thesis during a stay of at least 3 months even not continuous in a European country different from the one where the candidate is registered.
Verified the compliance with all the requirements, the certification issue of Doctor Europaeus occurs simultaneously with that of Doctor of Research.
https://www.unipa.it/didattica/dottorati/dottorato-internazionale/doctor-europaeus/
PhD course description and objectives
The Doctoral Course in Technologies and Sciences for Human Health is designed to provide students with the necessary skills for employment opportunities in specialized companies, research bodies and universities operating in the field of Nanosciences and Biotechnologies for the Human Health, Teranostics and Translational Medicine. The course offers students a unique opportunity for growth in an academic environment characterized by the following specificities:
i) a multidisciplinary scientific approach (Applied Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Medicine and Bioengineering), conducted by different research groups with proven scientific skills and a dense network of national and international collaborations;
ii) significant support in terms of instruments and laboratories at the STEBICEF, DIFC, PROMISE, DICHIROS departments and the ATeN Center of the University of Palermo;
iii) a network of companies and research bodies that believed in the project by making available, already in the XXXIII Cycle, external funds for Doctoral Scholarships and led to obtain industrial-type scholarships financed by MIUR;
iv) a well-established teaching and training experience of the teachers of the College.
PhD students will also carry out their activity abroad for a period of at least 6 months.