PhD Week 2024
Navigating the Future in Healthcare Science
PhD Program in Clinical and Translational Sciences
Coordinator: Prof. Mauro Pistello
PhD Program in Clinical Physiopathology
Coordinator: Prof. Massimo Chiarugi
May 15 – 17th, 2023
Centro Congressi “Le Benedettine”
Piazza S. Paolo a Ripa D’Arno, 16, 56125 Pisa
Program at glance
08.30 – 09.15
Welcome and opening remarks
- Riccardo Zucchi, Rector of the University of Pisa
- Emanuele Neri, President of the School of Medicine
- Grazia Chiellini, Director of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine
- Aldo Paolicchi, Director of Translational Research
- Stefano Taddei, Director of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
09.15 – 10.30
National and International PhD courses
Chair: Massimo Chiarugi and Mauro Pistello, Coordinators PhD Courses
- Bernardo Tellini, Pro-Rector of Research Doctorate, University of Pisa Outlook on Italian PhD courses
- Giorgio Gilestro, Imperial College London, UK A look at PhD courses abroad
Round Table
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00
Endocrinology, Metabolism, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine
Chair: Piero Marchetti and Raffaele De Caterina, University of Pisa
- Massimo Tonacchera, University of Pisa – Endocrine disruptors and thyroid dysfunctions
- Manuela Battaglia, University of Milan – Type 1 diabetes – Is it time for revolution
- Domenico Prisco, University of Florence – Cardiovascular antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism – Factor XI Inhibitors
Round Table
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Guided Poster Session
16.00 – 18.00
Bio-Psychology and Neurosciences
Chair: Angelo Gemignani and Roberto Ceravolo, University Pisa
- Giovanni Bellomo, University of Perugia – Trajectories of CSF and plasma biomarkers across Alzheimer’s disease continuum: disease staging by NF-L, p-tau181, and GFAP
- Chiara Milano, University of Pisa – Inflammatory cytokines in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A possible role in drug resistance
- Giovanni Palermo, University of Pisa – Imaging of neuroanatomical signature of gait dysfunction in Parkinson Disease
- Jacopo Agrimi, University of Padua -Intimate partner violence: understanding the pathophysiology of the wound
May 16th, 2023
08.30 – 10.30
From drugs discovery to the registration process
Chair: Lorenzo Ghiadoni and Alessandro Antonelli, University of Pisa
- Alice Ravizza, InsideAI srl – From early development to registration of medical devices
- Concettina La Motta, University of Pisa – The drug discovery process from hit to lead compounds: a case study of new anticancer agents
- Ilaria Conti, Vice President, Global Head of Early Clinical Development, ADC Therapeutics – From early development to drug registration
- Francesco Trotta, HTA and Drug Economy, Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco – Drug evaluation criteria according to AIFA
- Alberto Bresci, Marketing Director di Abiogen Pharma SPA – The paradigm of research in the pharmaceutical industry
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00
Precision Medicine in Oncology
Chair: Gianluca Masi and Chiara Cremolini, University of Pisa
- Andrea Botticelli, University La Sapienza Rome – Agnostic drugs’ development: all roads lead to ROME
- Francesco Passiglia, University of Turin – Comprehensive Genomic Profiling in clinical practice: where do Molecular Tumor Boards stand?
- Umberto Malapelle, University of Naples – In blood veritas: perspectives on the present and the future of liquid biopsy
- Federica Marmorino, University of Pisa – Immunotherapy in good and evil: the example of colorectal cancer
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Guided Poster Session
16.00 – 18.00
Immunology, Microbiology and Public Science
Chair: Caterina Rizzo and Marta Mosca, University of Pisa
- Rita Carsetti, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma – The role of memory B cells in immunity after vaccination
- Tiziana Musso, Università di Torino – Enhanced antimicrobial and antibiofilm effect of new colistin-loaded human albumin nanoparticles
- Emanuele Montomoli, University of Siena – Recent updates on correlates of vaccine-induced protection
- Marco Verani, University of Pisa – Critical needs for integrated surveillance: wastewater-based and clinical epidemiology in evolving scenarios
May 17th, 2024
08.30 – 10.30
Recent breakthroughs in biomedical research
Chair: Emanuele Neri and Alessandro Celi, University of Pisa
- Michele Maio, University of Siena – Cancer immunotherapy: successes, pitfalls and future perspectives
- Michele Lai, University of Pisa – Fighting pandemics with a CRISPR-switchable gene-editing tool
- Andrea Giovagnoni, Polytechnic University of Marche – PET/RM
- Rino Rappuoli, Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena -Reverse genetics in vaccinology
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00
Surgery, Anestesiology, Imaging, Simulation and Planning
Chair: Massimo Chiarugi and Marco Lucchi, University of Pisa
- Francesco Forfori, Università di Pisa – Future trends in anesthesia & critical care
- Franca Melfi, Università di Pisa – Being digital in thoracic surgery
- Andrea Colli, Università di Pisa – Cardiac surgery innovations: basic science, engineering and clinical perspectives.
- Andrea Pietrabissa, Università di Pavia – Sustainable surgery
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Guided Poster Session
16.00 – 17.30
Navigating the Future of Italian and European Research
Chair: Ugo Faraguna and Vittoria Raffa, University of Pisa Vittoria Raffa, Delegate for Research Promotion in Life Science, Pisa
- Unipi promotes scientific proposal development and writing – Simona Costa, University Pisa
- The guidelines of the Work Program 2025, Cluster I – Health – Viviana Marchi, IRCCS Stella Maris Ricerca Finalizzata: an opportunity of funding research in Italy
- Valentina Dini, University Pisa – Investigator initiated trials grant: an explorative journey
17.30 – 18.00 PhD Awards and Closing Ceremony