095 4781366 sandiste@unict.it
095 4781238 f.campanile@unict.it

Teaching

Ph.D. in Translational Biomedicine

MMARL hosts postgraduate students of the Italian University system.

The admission to the Ph.D. course is achieved through annual competitions organized by the University, as stipulated by the Ministry of Education in accordance with local regulations.

The Ph.D. (Dottorato di Ricerca) is a three-year postgraduate academic course, aimed at developing scientific autonomy in research. The management of teaching and scientific training in Ph.D. courses is entrusted to the Coordinator and the Scientific Board.

MMARL is associated with the Ph.D. course in Translational Biomedicine – Scientific Board: Prof.ssa Stefani; Prof.ssa Mezzatesta; Prof.ssa Santagati; Prof.ssa Campanile.

MMARL contributes to the Ph.D. courses with the following research lines:

  1. Mobile genetic elements in Gram-positive bacteria
  2. Gene transfer
  3. Bacteriocins
  4. MRSA: clinical role, molecular characterization and genomic evolution
  5. Enterococci and resistance
  6. Molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity
  7. Expression studies in Gram-positive cocci
  8. Biofilm production in “in vitro models” and anti-biolfilm drugs
  9. New antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in MDR pathogens
  10. Genetic engineering of Gram-positive cocci
  11. Acinetobacter and Gram-negative MDR sentinel organisms
  12. Multiplex Real time PCR, DGGE and FISH applications in bacterial studies

 

Specialization school

The Specialization school is a five-year vocational postgraduate course. Candidates for the Specialization school are selected on a competitive basis. The Specialization school in Microbiology and Virology aims to train graduates in “Medicine and Surgery” and “Biological Science”. For further information visit “Specialization Schools” on the “University of Catania” website.

The main objectives of the Specialization school in Microbiology and Virology are the acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge of:

  1. Cellular and molecular basis of microbial pathogenicity
  2. Host-microorganism interactions, innate and acquired host resistance to infection
  3. Conventional and molecular methods and instrumental procedures of diagnosis of bacteria, viruses, fungi and pathogenic parasites of humans and animals
  4. Mechanisms of bactericidal, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic drugs
  5. Surveillance of antibiotic resistance
  6. Microbiological monitoring of clinical areas, intensive therapy unit, hospitalization for transplant patients