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                                               PhD Course of:                   Chemistry, Biochemistry and Ecology of Pesticides

 

                                               Dottorato di Ricerca in:      Chimica, Biochimica ed Ecologia degli Antiparassitari

 

Scuola di dottorato in:

Scienze molecolari e biotecnologie agrarie, alimentari ed ambientali

 

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The PhD Course of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Ecology of Pesticides (CBEA) is a 3-year post-graduate Research Course to be attended mainly at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Milan.

University of Milan is one of the largest education centre of Italy and its Faculty of Agriculture has a long tradition of excellence. About 2500 students are registered at the Faculty, whereas the teaching staff is about 175 people. Teaching and research cover all the aspects of agri-food domain.

 

PhD Course Administration

 

University of Milan (Milano, Italy):

BD10255_   Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroalimentari e Microbiologiche (DISTAM)

      Via Celoria 2 - 20133 Milano, Italy

      Ph. (+39) 0250319199

      Fax (+39) 0250319191

 

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Contributors

 

The following is a not-exhaustive list of the Institutions that give any support to the CBEA PhD Course by hosting the PhD Students, by providing stages for the PhD Students and speakers for the training activity of PhD Course, and by funding the PhD Students.

 

Università degli Studi di Milano (Milano, Italy):

*       Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche, Sez. Microbiologia (DISTAM)

*       Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari Agroalimentari (DISMA)

*       Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale – Sezione Patologia Vegetale (DIPROVE-PV)

*       Dipartimento di Protezione dei Sistemi Agroalimentare e Urbano e Valorizzazione delle Biodiversità (DiPSA)

*       Micro4yoU (Spin Off)

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC; Piacenza, Italy):

*       Istituto di Chimica Agraria ed Ambientale

Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca e Servizi per i Beni Culturali (Università degli Studi di Milano)

Research and Innovation Center (IASMA; San Michele all’Adige, TN, Italy):

*       Fondazione Edmund Mach - Dep. Sustainable Agroecosystems and Bioresources

Joint Research Centre of European Commission (JRC):

*       Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES; Ispra, Italy)

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR):

*       Water Research Institute / Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque  (IRSA; Roma, Italy)

*       Institute for coastal marine environment, Section of Messina / Istituto per l'ambiente marino costiero, Sezione di Messina (IMSA; Messina, Italy)

ENI S.p.A.:

*       Centro Ricerche per le Energie non Convenzionali (Novara, Italy)

Università degli Studi di Torino:

*       Dipartimento di Valorizzazione e Protezione delle Risorse Agroforestali (DIVAPRA; Grugliasco, Italy)

Università di Camerino:

*       Biosciences and Biotechnologies (Camerino, Italy)

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia:

*       Dipartimento di Biologia (Modena, Italy)

Technical University of Copenaghen (DTU; Copenaghen, Denmark)

Newcastle University:

*       School of Biology (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)

Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV:

*       Institut Universitaire de Technologie Périgueux - Bordeaux IV (IUT; Périgueux, France)

Université Bordeaux 1 (Talence, France)

Electricité de France (EDF; France)

Montana State University (MSU):

*       Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE; Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.)

University of Western Greece:

*       Prof. Kostas Bourtzis (Agrinio, Greece)

Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA, Research Station Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux ALP:

*       Dr. Peter Neumann, Honeybee Pathology Section, Swiss Bee Research Centre (Bern, Switzerland)

Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ministry of Agriculture:

*       Prof. Einat Zchori Fein, Department of Entomology (Bet-Dagan, Israel)

Ghent University:

*       Profs. Willy Verstraete & Nico Boon, Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET; Ghent, Belgium)

University of Tunis El Manar:

*       Prof. Abdellatif Boudabous, Laboratory of Microorganisms and Active Biomolecules (LMBA, Tunis, Tunisia)

University of Manouba:

*       Prof. Ameur Cherif, Higher Institute of Biotechnology, BioTechPole (Sidi Thabet, Ariana Tunis, Tunisia)

 

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Main research topics

 

*       Synthesis and SAR of pesticides

*       Biochemistry and mechanism of action of pesticides

*       Microbiological degradation of pesticides

*       Modelling degradation, transport and effects of pesticides

*       Pesticide residues monitoring and risk assessment

*       Plant uptake, metabolism, and mobilization of pesticides

*       Analytical techniques and data collection on pesticide residues

*       Biological pest control

*       Effects of pesticides on natural environment

*       Novel tools for control of elusive plant pathogens

*       Novel approaches to avoid biofilm formation without destruction of microbes and innovative strategies for biofilm control

*       Microorganisms for Plant Growth Promotion and protection from biotic and abiotic stresses

 

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Staff Components

 

*       Prof. Daniele Daffonchio (DISTAM, Dean of the CBEA PhD Course)

 

*       Prof. Angela Bassoli (DISMA)

*       Prof. Paolo Cortesi (DiPSA)

*       Prof. Sabrina Dallavalle (DISMA)

*       Prof. Daria Patrizia Locatelli (DiPSA)

*       Prof. Gian Pietro Molinari (UCSC)

*       Prof. Rossaro Bruno (DiPSA)

*       Prof. Saracchi Marco (DiPSA)

*       Prof. Claudia Sorlini (DISTAM)

*       Prof. Marco Trevisan (UCSC)

*       Prof. Annamaria Vercesi (DIPROVE-PV)

*       Dr. Gemma Assante (DIPROVE-PV)

*       Dr. Francesca Cappitelli (DISTAM)

*       Dr. Fabio Forlani (DISMA)

*       Dr. Lupi Daniela (DiPSA)

*       Dr. Paola Ester Sardi (DiPSA)

 

 

Past Components:

*        Prof. Ettore Capri (UCSC), till 2011

*        Prof. Lucio Merlini (UNIMI)

*        Prof. Attilio Del Re (UCSC)

 

 

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PhD Students

 

Topics developed by single PhD Students are described in the link associated to the student names. The names of those who have obtained the degree are in italic. Tutor and host department are indicated in the brackets. (N, SB: abbreviations for internal use only).

 

2011-2014 (27th cycle):

 

*       Marta Barbato              (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM; SB)

*       Maria Bonaldi               (Prof. Cortesi – DIPSA)

*       Paola Campia              (Prof. Vercesi – DIPROVE-PV)

*       Alberto Maria Cattaneo (Prof. Bassoli – DISMA; SB; Fellowship, sponsor IASMA)

*       Cristina Cattò               (Dr. Forlani – DISMA)

*       Emanuela Lombardi      (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM; SB; Fellowship, sponsor Micro4yoU Srl ‑ Working Capital)

*       Violetta Vacchini          (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM; SB)

 

2010-2013 (26th cycle):

 

*       Sonia Ciccazzo                        (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)

*       Santosh Vitthal Lahore             (Prof. Dallavalle – DISMA; N)

*       Luigi Sansonno                        (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)

*       Federica Troiano                      (Dr. Cappitelli – DISTAM; SB; Research Fellowship, sponsor Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca e Servizi per i Beni Culturali, Università degli Studi di Milano)

 

 

2009-2012 (25th cycle):

 

BD10255_  Sachin Aiwale                (Prof. Dallavalle – DISMA; N)

BD10255_  Giulia Castorina                    (Dr. Assante – DIPROVE-PV)                              (till 30/11/2010)

BD10255_  Marco Fusi                    (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM, Prof. Capri – UCSC)

BD10255_  Valerio Ganda                       (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)                              (till 31/08/2010)

 

 

2008-2011 (24th cycle):

 

BD10255_  Caterina Calamello         (Prof. Bassoli – DISMA)

BD10255_  Lucia Giacomucci          (Dr. Cappitelli – DISTAM)

BD10255_  Ramona Marasco          (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)

BD10255_  Marina Molino Lova       (Prof. Vercesi – DIPROVE-PV)

 

 

2007-2010 (23rd cycle):

 

BD10255_   Jyotsna Narayan Chakor           (Prof. Dallavalle – DISMA; N)

BD10255_   Agata Gallipoli                          (Prof. Capri – UCSC; SB; Research Fellowship, sponsor UCSC)

BD10255_   Andrea Polo                             (Dr. Cappitelli – DISTAM)

BD10255_   Nicoleta Alina Suciu                  (Prof. Capri – UCSC)

BD10255_   Taku Tanaka                            (Prof. Capri – UCSC; SB; Fellowship, sponsor UCSC)

BD10255_   Maria Malgorzata Ulaszewska    (Prof. Capri – UCSC)

 

 

 2006-2009 (22nd cycle):

 

BD10255_    Annalisa Balloi                                                 (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)

BD10255_    Maria Adriana Nario                                          (Prof. Capri – UCSC)

BD10255_    Sandra Scagnelli                                              (Prof. Vercesi – DIPROVE-PV)

BD10255_    Giovanni Venturini                                            (Prof. Vercesi – DIPROVE-PV)

BD10255_    Federica Villa (Thesis Abstract and Cover)        (Dr. Cappitelli – DISTAM)

 

 

2005-2008 (21st cycle):

 

BD10255_    Serena Giorgia Chiesa              (Dr. Assante – DIPROVE-PV)

BD10255_    Elena Sara Crotti                      (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)

BD10255_    Annalisa Merli                          (Prof. Capri – UCSC)

BD10255_    Roberto Molteni            (Prof. Capri – UCSC; SB; Student Worker)

BD10255_    Narayan Chakor                        (Prof. Dallavalle – DISMA; N)

 

2004-2007 (20th cycle):

 

BD10255_    Sara Caimi                   (Prof. Bassoli – DISMA)

BD10255_    Luna Greco                  (Prof. Capri – UCSC)

BD10255_    Giuseppina Mangano     (Prof. Molinari – UCSC)

BD10255_    Giuliana Pascale           (Prof. Molinari – UCSC)

 

2003-2006 (19th cycle):

 

BD10255_    Matteo Balderacchi       (Prof. Trevisan – UCSC; SB; Research Fellowship, sponsor UCSC)

BD10255_    Andrea Manfredini         (Prof. Sorlini – DISTAM)

BD10255_    Massimo Marzorati        (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)

BD10255_    Loana Musso                (Prof. Merlini – DISMA)

BD10255_    Rossella Riccio (Prof. Capri – UCSC)

 

2002-2005 (18th cycle):

 

BD10255_    Ilenia Cattani                (Prof. Capri – UCSC; SB; Research Fellowship, sponsor UCSC)

BD10255_    Priscilla Francia

BD10255_    Edoardo Puglisi (Prof. Del Re – UCSC)

BD10255_    Noura Raddadi (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM; N)

BD10255_    Elena Maria Redolfi       (Prof. Capri – UCSC; SB; Student Worker)

 

2001-2004 (17th cycle):

 

BD10255_    Lorenzo Brusetti            (Prof. Daffonchio – DISTAM)

BD10255_    Luigi Lucini                   (Prof. Molinari – UCSC)

BD10255_    Simona Moia

BD10255_    Cristina Pizzatti

 

 

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Examination Boards

 

*       PhD Final Examination Board (24st cycle):

Prof. Donato Gallitelli (presidente, Università “Aldo Moro” di Bari), Prof.ssa Angela Bassoli (commissario, membro interno), Dr. Kevin Purdy (commissario; University of Warrick, UK), Dott. Gianfranco Anfora (esperto; IASMA - Istituto Agrario San Michele all'Adige).

 

*       PhD Admission Board (27th cycle), the CBEA components of the Board:

Annamaria Vercesi (DIPROVE-PV), Fabio Forlani (DISMA).

 

*       PhD Admission Board (26th cycle):

Paolo Cortesi (DIPROVE-PV), Daniele Daffonchio (DISTAM), Sabrina Dallavalle (DISMA).

 

*       PhD Final Examination Boards (23rd cycle):

E. Capri (membro interno, commissario; UCSC), Philippe Cyffroi (commissario; Département Laboratoire National d'Hydraulique et Environnement, Èlectricitè de France - EDF, Chatou, Francia), Carla Pruzzo (Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Genova), Antonio Violante (Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta, dell'Ambiente e delle Produzioni Animali, Università degli Studi di Napoli), P. Piccardi (esperto; Isagro Ricerca srl, Novara).

 

*       PhD Admission Board (25th cycle):

Ettore Capri (UCSC), Francesca Cappitelli (DISTAM), Gian Pietro Molinari (UCSC).

 

*       PhD Final Examination Boards (22nd cycle):

Annamaria Vercesi (Università degli Studi di Milano), Bruno Biavati (Università di Bologna), Virgilio Balmas (Università di Sassari), Caroline Gregoire (University of Strasbourg – France).

Barbara Giussani (Università dell’Insubria), Nico Boon (Ghent University – Belgium).

 

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Contact us

 

For general informations about application and studentship see the web pages of PhD Office (Ufficio Dottorati di Ricerca) in University of Milan.

 

For specific informations about Pesticide PhD School contact by e-mail the Secretary Office of this School indicating “Pesticide PhD School” in the subject field of e-mail.

 

 

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Sito aggiornato al 29/03/2012 a cura di Fabio Forlani