Curriculum in: Computational Biology, Human Genetics, Medical Humanities, Molecular Oncology
In the international scientific environment of our school sites in Milan and Naples, Italy, the European School of Molecular Medicine (SEMM) offers 38 PhD positions subdivided as follows
GROUP LEADER |
SITE |
RESEARCH
|
CURRICULUM |
N. POSITIONS |
PROJECT INFO |
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BARDELLI | Milan | IFOM | Molecular Oncology | 1 | How tumor and bacteria cells survive stress: drug-induced mutagenesis in cancer evolution and therapeutic resistance |
COSTANZO | Milan | IFOM | Molecular Oncology | 2 | Molecular mechanisms ensuring genome stability altered in cancer and stem cells |
DI FIORE | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology | 2 | 1) Role of Epsin3-mediated endocytosis in cell plasticity, breast cancer progression and metastasis
2) Molecular and structural investigation of the p53 regulatory pathway mediated by the numb isoforms |
FACCIOTTI | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Shaping of iNKT cells cytotoxic functions during CRC progression |
GEGINAT | Milan | INGM | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Role of IL-10 producing regulatory T-cells in cancer |
LANFRANCONE | Milan | IEO | Computational Biology | 1 | Clonal tracking in vivo in melanoma patient-derived xenografts |
MAZZARELLA | Milan | IEO | Computational Biology | 1 | Machine learning-based methods for interpreting cancer-associated germline and somatic variants |
NATOLI | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology &Computational Biology | 2 | MO: Integration of transcriptional and metabolic control in inflammatory responses CB: Analysis of the role of coregulators in the activity of cis-regulatory elements in response to inflammatory stimulation |
KALEBIC | Milan | Human Technopole | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Mechanisms controlling morphology of neural progenitor cells during brain development |
JUG | Milan | Human Technopole | Computational Biology | 1 | AI4LIFE – AI methods to facilitate microscopy image analysis |
NICASSIO | Milan | IIT | Molecular Oncology & Computational Biology | 2 | MO: Noncoding RNA Mechanisms involved in transcriptional and epigenetic plasticity of cancer cells |
PAGANI | Milan | IFOM | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Elucidating the epigenetic mechanisms that define the cancer cell-state by exploiting patient-derived organoids |
PECE | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Upstream and downstream mechanisms linked to the loss of the tumor suppressive function of Numb in bladder carcinogenesis: therapeutic and clinical implications. |
PELICCI G | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology | 1 | EV-based liquid biopsy in Glioblastoma |
PELICCI PG | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology & Computational Biology | 2 | MO: Role of asymmetric/symmetric division in normal and cancer stem cells
CB: Analyses of the genetic and phenotypic evolution at single-cell level of normal and cancer stem cells |
PRAVETTONI | Milan | IEO | Medical Humanities | 2 | 1) Modelling shared decision making in health care
2) Developing integrated health behavioural models to prevent cancer disease |
SANTAGUIDA | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Molecular characterisation of genome instability of aneuploid cells |
SCHAEFER | Milan | IEO | Computational Biology | 2 | Tumor ecosystem evolution |
SCITA | Milan | IFOM | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Solid-to-liquid-like transition during cancer progression |
TESTA | Milan | IEO | Molecular Oncology | 1 | Single-cell-omic deconvolution of druggable circuits in patient-derived ovarian cancer organoids |
TESTA | Milan | Human Technopole | Molecular Oncology & Computational Biology | 2 | MO: Epigenetic dysregulation in Weaver syndrome: single-cell-omic deconvolution in patient-specific brain organoids
CB: Single-cell multi-omics deconvolution of neurodevelopmental disorders |
VANNINI | Milan | Human Technopole | Molecular Oncology | 2 | 1) Structural and functional role of TFIIIC in genome architecture
2) Structural studies of protein complexes associated with intellectual disabilities and cancer |
TBD | Naples | TIGEM | Human Genetics | 4 | See here the available Research projects |
TBD | Naples | CEINGE | Molecular Oncology or Human Genetics | 3 | See here the available Research projects |
Scholarships: all positions are covered by a fellowship awarded by the University of Milan and Naples.
Please note: number and distribution of the open positions and scholarships can change at anytime during the application period.
Young and motivated university graduates are encouraged to apply. Applicants should hold 2nd level degree (MSc, or equivalent) in any subject related to the PhD research. Working language is English.
See details of the available positions
TO APPLY: http://www.semm.it/education/how-apply
APPLICATION DEADLINE 1 September 2020 1.00 PM ITALIAN TIME
SEMM is a private foundation for higher education in biomedicine.
SEMM collaborates with the University of Milan and Naples (awarding bodies) to create and manage the PhD program in Systems Medicine that includes 4 interdisciplinary curricula and integrates basic research and clinical aspects.