Scope

The Doctoral School “Biology and Health” provides a stimulating academic environment for advanced multi-disciplinary training in basic biological and biomedical research, applied clinical research, medically-related technological innovations and Public Health research.

    A doctorate is based on the realization of an academic research project. Multi-disciplinary researches complement each other, and integrate basic research on biochemistry, genetics, molecular and cellular biology, to investigate the great integrated functions of the organism and their pathologies with the support of information technologies (biostatistics, modeling, and imaging) and finalize in patient-to-patient approaches.

Major research topics are centered on:

• Glycobiology: biosynthesis and signaling,
• Gene regulation and Cancer,
• Neurosciences and Neurodegenerative diseases,
• Diabetes, Metabolic diseases and Cardiovascular diseases,
• Infection diseases and Immunology
• Drugs, Biotherapies, Nutrition, Environment, Physical activities and rehabilitation.