37th cycle

PhD Project Title: Analysis and integration of omics data from acute myeloid leukemia samples

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin

Co-supervisor: Dr.ssa Oriana Nanni

PhD Project Title: Resistance to targeted therapy and immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and development of novel therapeutic approaches

Supervisor: Prof. Pier-Luigi Lollini

Co-supervisor: Dr.ssa Arianna Palladini

PhD Project Title: Environmental contamination by chlorinated solvents and impact on ecosystem and human health: study on the Bussi -Tirino area

Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Garagnani

Co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Cristina Giuliani

PhD Project Title: Artificial Intelligence for Multiple myeloma research, diagnosis and treatment

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Elena Zamagni

Co-supervisor: Dr.ssa Carolina Terragna

PhD Project Title: Study of the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with polatuzumab vedotin combined with rituximab (+/- bendamustine) for compassionate use

Supervisor: Prof. Pier Luigi Zinzani

PhD Project Title: The role of PARP inhibitors in the cross-talk between DNA damage and activation of the cGAS/STING immune response signaling pathways in Ewing sarcoma cells

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Katia Scotlandi

Co-supervisor: Prof. Davide Maria Donati

PhD Project Title: Analysis and validation of gene polymorphisms in osteosarcoma

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Katia Scotlandi

Co-supervisor: Prof. Davide Maria Donati

PhD Project Title: The role of mitokines in age-associated diseases (ARDs): focus on GDF15 and FGF21

Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Salvioli

Co-supervisor: Dr.ssa Maria Conte

PhD Project Title: The role of immunological network in novel prognostic and therapeutic approaches among elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Supervisor: Prof. Michele Cavo

Co-supervisor: Dr. Antonio Curti

PhD Project Title: Use of modern functional imaging techniques PMSA-PET and WB-DWI-MRI in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: comparison of different methods and standardization of the evaluation of response to therapy

Supervisor: Prof. Michele Cavo

Co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Elena Zamagni

PhD Project Title: Radiomics of pre-Radiotherapy [18F]-FDG PET-CT images in the management of patients with lung NSCLC tumors. A retrospective cohort study

Supervisor: Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

Co-supervisor: Dr. Franca Chierichetti

PhD Project Title: Role and regulatory mechanisms of glycosyltransferases in neoplasms: focus on B4GALNT2

Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Dall'Olio

PhD Project Title: Evaluation of the impact of DNA repair mechanisms in osteosarcoma progression

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Katia Scotlandi

Co-supervisor: Prof. Davide Maria Donati

PhD Project Title: Development of predictive models in interventional radiotherapy

Supervisor: Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

PhD Project Title: Mechanisms of resistance to EGFR inhibition in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): hijacking compensatory pathways

Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Ardizzoni

Co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola

PhD Project Title: Role of 18F-FET in high grade gliomas re-irradiation: from detection of disease recurrence to a predictive value

Supervisor: Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

Co-supervisor: Dr.ssa Anna Tesei 

PhD Project Title: Clinical-dosimetric comparison in patients undergoing reirradiation with proton therapy or conventional radiotherapy for locoregional recurrence of colorectal carcinoma

Supervisor: Prof. Alessio Giuseppe Morganti

Co-supervisor: Dr. Marco Cianchetti

PhD Project Title: Evaluation of Membrane Receptor Stability in Response to Cytokine and Growth Factor Stimulation: Implications for DNA Damage in Colorectal Cancer

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola

PhD Project Title: Development of tools for predicting the effectiveness of cancer treatments to reduce and prevent health care costs for patients and social systems and reduce their environmental impact

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo

PhD Project Title: Extracellular vescicles-associated miRNAs as circulating biomarkers of chemotherapy resistance in bone tumours (Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma) 

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Katia Scotlandi

Co-supervisor: Prof. Davide Maria Donati

PhD Project: Design of new personalized therapeutic approaches for Diffuse Large Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma B

Supervisor: Prof. Pier Luigi Zinzani

Co-supervisor: Dr. Alessandro Broccoli

PhD Project Title: Mechanisms of resistance to last generation EGFR Inhibitors: hijacking compensatory pathways

Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Ardizzoni

Co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Mattia Lauriola

PhD Project Title: Impact of advanced cellular therapy on patients with hematological malignancies

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin

PhD Project Title: Development of Digital Pathology applications to increase environmental sustainability in diagnostics

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin

PhD Project Title: Differentiation of perinatal stem cells into insulin-producing beta-pancreatic cells 

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Laura Bonsi

Co-supervisor: Prof. Francesco Alviano

PhD Project Title: New therapeutic strategies and prognostic approaches in central nervous system tumors with clinical use of PET-CT imaging 

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo

Co-supervisor: Dr.ssa Franca Chierichetti

PhD Project Title: Use of alternative methods in the study of emerging contaminants to identify mechanisms of action in nongenotoxic carcinogenesis

Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Dall'olio

Co-supervisor: Prof.ssa Annamaria Colacci

PhD Project Title:  Environmental impact of molecular approaches in sentinel lymph node diagnosis 

Supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Montanaro

PhD Project Title: Clinical-molecular prognostic index in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas 

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Elena Zamagni

Co-supervisor: Prof. Gerardo Musuraca

PhD Project Title: In vitro cellular models fed by food waste

Supervisor: Prof. Pier Luigi Lollini

Co-supervisor: Dott.ssa Arianna Palladini

PhD Project Title: Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in work and community environments: study of air and surface contamination for proper risk assessment and environmental impact reduction of sanitation procedures

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Ferracin

Co-supervisor: Dott.ssa Sandra Cristino

PhD Project Title: Metagenomic and metabolomic characterization of the nutritional profile of pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy 

Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Pession

Co-supervisor: Prof. Riccardo Masetti

PhD Project Title: Genomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of trisomy 21 

Supervisor: Prof.ssa Maria Chiara Pelleri