TEACHING

Food, microbiota, and disease

This curriculum aims to provide skills on how food and nutrition modulate the microbiota and impact on the prevention and development of chronic non-communicable diseases. Ph.D. students will acquire the skills for the study of the microbiota, the characterization and formulation of new foods, prebiotics and probiotics, also to favor spin-offs aimed at medical and biological sciences.

Physiopathology of aging

This curriculum aims to outline the role of markers and pro-aging factors to slow down and/or combat degenerative diseases that lead to the decline of the biological activity of the individual. Ph.D. students will acquire the skills for the study of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that determine the longevity and healthy aging, by seeking new therapeutic targets and new solutions.

Precision Medicine 

Starting with the XXXIX Cycle

Precision Medicine is Personalized and Targeted Medicine, which takes into account individual differences in genetics, microbiome, lifestyle, environment, etc. It is based on the identification of the specific characteristics of the individual, made possible by the wide variety of physiological parameters that can be detected thanks to advanced technologies, for the identification of the most suitable treatments, particularly for the treatment of diseases that today are still difficult to treat, of which the identification of the target marker to be hit with the drug is not always known.

With this objective, the Precision Medicine curriculum will try to implement the training of figures who will participate in the development of novel therapeutic targets and new personalized therapeutic solutions. 

Longevity, Care and Health Culture

Starting with the XLI Cycle

This curriculum aims to train highly qualified researchers capable of critically and interdisciplinarily addressing the complex challenges associated with population ageing, the evolution of healthcare systems, and cultural transformations related to health.

Through an integrated approach that combines biological, medical, social, and cultural perspectives, the programme offers analytical tools, theoretical foundations, and practical skills to explore:

• the dynamics of life expectancy and active longevity

• innovative and sustainable care models

• the interactions between nutrition, health, and culture

• social perceptions of care and well-being

The research of doctoral students is conducted in a highly interdisciplinary context, aimed at understanding the factors that influence quality of life and health outcomes, and promoting a systemic and inclusive vision of care and health.