The PhD program in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology envisions a series of activities and courses for doctoral training.
English courses (at different levels), courses in Statistics and Informatics are planned. In addition, ad hoc seminars will be also held to train PhD students in research management, research and funding systems, exploitation of research results and intellectual property.
Seminars related to research topics of the School of Doctorate, held by external lecturers, will be available. PhD students are encouraged to participate in the discussion.
Program of courses and seminars for the year 2020.
Updated 21.5.2020.
Until further notice the seminars will be delivered online, through the Microsoft Teams platform (download).
For attendance, please request the access code to the course coordinator.
| Type | Speaker/teacher | Affiliation | Topic/Title | Date | Language | Compulsory attendance for PhD students |
| Short course | Prof. Michele Scardi | Member of the Board | Statistica | dates t.b.a; LESA Laboratories total 16 hrs. |
Italian | Y |
| Short course | Prof. Tommaso Russo | Member of the Board | Metodi informatici in Biologia | dates t.b.a. Room T5 SOGENE building |
Italian | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Margherita Montalbano di Filippo | Istituto Superiore di Sanita’ | Escherichia coli and protozoa: ubiquitarian and pathogen organisms used as a model’ study | 13/01/2020 14:30 | English | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Antonella Tabocchini | National Center for Innovative Technologies in Public Health Istituto Superiore di Sanità |
Low radiation environment affects the development of protection mechanisms in living organisms: evidence from yeasts, cells and fruit flies | 20/01/2020 14:30 | English | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Simon Goodman | School of Biology, University of Leeds | Linking ecology, environment and society to the present and future of Caspian seal conservation | 23/01/2020 12:00 | English | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Luisa Garofalo | Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la Medicina Forense Veterinaria, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana | Application of molecular markers in animal forensic caseworks. | 27/01/2020 14:30 | Italian | Y |
| Seminar | Prof. Carlo Rondinini | Università di Roma La Sapienza Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie |
Biodiversity scenarios and Sustainabile Development Goal 15 – Life on Earth | 03/02/2020 14:30 | English | Y |
| Symposium | Drs. Clara Boglione, P. Eckhard Witten | Università Tor Vergata, University of Ghent, Belgium |
Vertebrate skeleton and osteopathologies in human and fish – Program download | 03/03/2020 9:00-16:30 | English – Cancelled due to COVID emergency | N |
| Seminar | Dr. Renata Denaro | Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque, IRSA Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR |
Marine hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, their role in the environmental restoration and barriers for their use | 16/03/2020 14:30 | English – Cancelled due to COVID emergency | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Guadalupe Pinar | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Department of Biotechnology |
Techniques applied in microbial ecology studies | 23/03/2020 14:30 | English – Cancelled due to COVID emergency | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Guadalupe Pinar | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Department of Biotechnology |
Application of molecular techniques in Cultural Heritage studies | 24/03/2020 12:00 | English – Cancelled due to COVID emergency | Y |
| Seminar | Dr.ssa Anna Barra Caracciolo | Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque, IRSA Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR |
Biorimediation of contaminated soil and water | 20/04/2020 14:30 | English – Cancelled due to COVID emergency | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Maria Immacolata Ferrante | Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli | Diatom genomics and on the mechanisms of sex determination in diatoms | 20/04/2020 14:30 | English – delivered online | Y |
| Seminar | Dr.ssa Loredana Manfra | Ecotossicologa dell’ISPRA (Istituto superiore per la protezione e la ricerca ambientale), Research Fellow, Stazione Zoologica di Napoli | Nanomaterials and nanoplastics in marine ecosystem: learning from ecotoxicology | 11/05/2020 14:30 | English – delivered online | Y |
| Seminar | Dr.ssa Alice Rotini | Ecotossicologa marina dell’ISPRA (Istituto superiore per la protezione e la ricerca ambientale) | Complex feeding behaviour in small seagrass-grazers: role of total phenols and ecological consequences of environmental changes | 25/05/2020 14:30 | English – delivered online | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Giovanna Serino | Universita’ La Sapienza | Molecular mechanisms of drought response in plants | 06/07/2020 14:30 | English – delivered online | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Luciana Carotenuto, Andrea Monaco, Fabrizio Petrassi | Regione Lazio – Direzione Capitale naturale, parchi e aree protette Area Tutela e valorizzazione dei paesaggi naturali e della geodiversità |
Strenghts and weaknesses of communicating about biological invasions and their impacts on ecosystems, economy and health | 13/7/2020/ 14:30 | Italian | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Maurizio Pinna | University of Salento Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies Laboratory of Ecology |
Ecological status evaluation of aquatic ecosystems: traditional and innovative approaches | 09/11/2020 14:30 | English | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Hovirag Lancioni | Universita’ di Perugia | From macro to micro-phylogeographic approach to define the genetic history of human and animal populations | 16/11/2020 14:30 | English | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Gabriele Scorrano | Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre Globe Institute University of Copenhagen Denmark |
Ancient biomolecular studies: state of the art and perspectives | 23/11/2020 14:30 | English | Y |
| Seminar | Dr. Maria Laura De Marchis | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana | Sviluppo e realizzazione di strumenti analitici a supporto del controllo ufficiale di organismi geneticamente modificati | 30/11/2020 14:30 | Italian | Y |
| All activities will be in the “Francesco Autuori hall”, if not otherwise indicated. Edifici SOGENE – via della Ricerca Scientifica 1. |
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List of courses and seminars – 2019