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Projects proposals

Below you will find the availability of internships/thesis for your course of study.

Lecturer: Chiara Brullo
Availability: 1 bachelor student or 1 master student
Research project: To be defined
Location and contacts: DIFAR, Department of Pharmacy - Viale Benedetto XV n. 3, Genoa
brullo@difar.unige.it

Lecturer: Santina Bruzzone
Availability: 1 bachelor's degree student or 1 master's degree student
Research project: Pathways of synthesis and degradation of NAD as a therapeutic target
Location and contacts: DIMES, Department of Experimental Medicine, Biochemistry Section
santina.bruzzone@unige.it

Lecturer: Simona Candiani
Availability: 1 master's degree student
Research Project: Zebrafish model for the study of Alexander disease. Zebrafish xenotransplantation model for the study of cancer cell biology. Evolution of Glial cells in chordates
Location and contacts: DISTAV, Department of Earth Sciences - Palazzina delle Scienze, viale Benedetto XV n. 5, Genova
simona.candiani@unige.it

Lecturer: Roberta Castriconi
Availability: 1 master's degree student
Research project: Anti-tumor activity of NK cells and escape mechanisms
Location and contacts: DIMES, Department of Experimental Medicine, Histology Section - 3rd floor Human Anatomy Building, Via de Toni 14, Genoa
roberta.castriconi@unige.it - 010 3537888 - 392 5561209

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Lecturer: Attilio Converti
Availability: 2 bachelor's degree students and 2 master's degree students
Research Project: Use of microalgae for environmental purposes
Location and contacts: DICCA, Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering - Converti Office, 1st floor, Via Opera Pia 15, Genoa
converti@unige.it

Lecturer: Diego Ferone and Marica Arvigo
Availability: 1 undergraduate student
Research project: Pathophysiology of somatostatin receptors in pituitary adenomas and neuroendocrine tumors
Location and contacts: DIMI, Department of Internal Medicine
Dr.ssa Giusy Cosulich - giuseppina.cosulich@unige.it - 010 3352593

Lecturer: Mauro Giacomini
Availability: 1 undergraduate student
Research project: ANTEA - Ligurian HIV Network
Location and contacts: DIBRIS, Department of Computer Science, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering - Via Opera Pia 13, I floor, Genoa
mauro.giacomini@dibris.unige.it

Lecturer: Silvia Giovedì
Availability: 2 students bachelor's or master's degrees
Research project: Role of KIAA1107 protein in neuronal development and function and possible implications for Alzheimer's
Location and contacts: DIMES, Department of Experimental Medicine - Human Physiology, Viale Benedetto XV n.3, Genoa
silvia.giovedi@unige.it

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Lecturer: Paolo Malatesta
Availability: 2 bachelor students or 1 bachelor student and 1 master student
Research Project: Molecular analysis of the acquisition of immuno-evasive capabilities of brain tumors; lImmuno-virotherapy oncolytic glioblastoma; Study of the reliability of circulating DNA analysis for diagnostic techniques based on liquid biopsies in brain tumors and breast cancers
Location and contacts: CBA Tower A3
paolo.malatesta@unige.it - 010 5558403

Lecturer: Lisa Moni and Luca Banfi
Availability:
Research project: Using biocatalytic reactions to obtain organic products with potential biological activity
Location and contacts: DCCI, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
lisa.moni@unige.it or luca.banfi@unige.it

Lecturer: Paolo Oliveri
Availability: 2 master's degree students
Research project: Development of spectroscopic and chemometric analytical methods for food characterization
Location and contacts: DIFAR, Department of Pharmacy
oliveri@difar.unige.it

Lecturer: Ulrich Pfeffer
Availability: 1 master's degree student
Research project: Etiology and molecular evolution of uveal melanoma
Location and contacts: CBA Tower B2 room 11
patologia.molecolare.integrata@gmail.com - 3283853547

Lecturer: Piero Pompa and Santina Bruzzone
Availability: 2 students bachelor's or master's degrees
Research Project: Development of point-of-care diagnostic systems for food safety/traceability; Development of point-of-care diagnostic systems for healthcare/wellness
Location and contacts: IIT (Morego)
pierpaolo.pompa@iit.it - santina.bruzzone@unige.it

Lecturer: Michela Tonetti
Availability: 1 bachelor student
Research project: Characterization of glycosylation pathways in giant viruses and pathogenic protists
Location and contacts: DIMES, Department of Experimental Medicine, Biochemistry Section - Viale Benedetto XV, n. 1, Genoa
tonetti@unige.it