Please check the dedicated PhD programme webpage to find information on courses, admission procedures and more.
For more information, write to: translationalmedicine.phd@unipv.it
Location: Department of Molecular Medicine
Coordinator: Prof. Roberto Bottinelli
Research Topics:
Basic research:
1. Regulation of gene expression; 2. Structure/Function in proteins; 3. Protein homeostasis, folding and aggregation; 4. Membrane transport; 5. Mitochondrial function and dysfunction; 6. Intercellular communication; 7. Cell death; 8. Stem cells; 9. The cell biology of cancer; 10. The biology of ageing; 11. Mechanisms of immunity; 12. Whole body homeostasis. 13. Intracellular clearance mechanisms.
Clinical research:
1. Mendelian diseases; 2. Epigenetics; 3. Cancer genetics; 4. Signalling in development and cancer; 5. Nanomedicine; 6. Next generation sequencing; 7. Host-virus relationship and antiviral therapy; 8. Immune response to pathogens; 9. Brain ageing and neurodegeneration; 10. Neurohormonal regulation of the circulation; 11. Atherosclerosis and thrombosis; 12. Gastrointestinal inflammation and cancer. 13. Protein misfolding diseases.