CYCLE 37 (2021-2024)

Fatemeh Balouei (Supervisor: Prof. Bruno Stefanon)

Variation of the Dog-Microbiome in Relation to Genetic and Environmental Factors.

Rudy Cignola (Supervisors: prof. Giuseppe Firrao, dr. Alessandra Di Francesco)

Innovative and sustainable approaches for the control of fungal diseases of fruit and vegetables.

Azzurra Di Bonaventura (Supervisors: Prof. Marco Zancani, Dr. Luciano Navarini)

In vitro production of secondary metabolites for potential use in nutraceutics from Coffea spp. cell cultures.

Fernando Cantao (Supervisor: prof. Rita Musetti, co-supervisors: prof. Simonetta Santi and prof. Fabio Marroni)

Transcriptomic analyses as tools to give insights to sieve-element response to pathogenic mollicutes.

Eleonora Florit (Supervisor: Prof. Mauro Spanghero)

Feed efficiency and reduction of the environmental impact of cattle farms.

Massimo Guazzini (Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Marroni)

Multi-omics data integration to decode the interaction between soil, microbiome and grapevine.

Silvia Parenzan (Supervisor: prof. Desiderato Annoscia)

Varroa destructor: a study on the biology of the main enemy of honeybee.

CYCLE 36 (2020-2023)

Giulia Pascon (Supervisor:Prof.ssa Francesca Tulli)

Nutritional value and functional properties of insect meal in fish feeds.

Farwa Jabeen (Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Ermacora)

Postharvest disease management of kiwifruit.

Aloma Zoratti (Supervisor: Prof. Edi Piasentier)

Effect of the length of the rest stop period during transport on stress in the horse.

Giovanni Mian (Supervisor: prof. Guido Cipriani, dott. Paolo Ermacora, prof. Marta Martini)

Kiwifruit vine decline syndrome: interactions between genotype, rhizosphere/soil microbial community and aetiological agents.

Marco Sandrini (Supervisor: Prof Walter Chitarra; Dott. Luca Nerva.)

Sustainable approaches to improve microbial biodiversity in the vineyard.

Sarker Mohammed Ibrahim Khalil (Supervisor: Prof. Marco Galeotti, Prof. Donatella Volpatti)

Insights on immune and inflammatory responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) affected by Red Mark Syndrome (RMS) and Lactococcosis.

Dora Scarpin (Supervisor: Prof. Enrico Braidot, Dott.ssa Elisa Petrussa)

Intelligent administration of biological agents by means of nanomaterials: modulation of physiological resistance characters and biocidal action against vine diseases

CYCLE 35 (2019-2022)

Arianna Lodovici (Supervisors: Prof. Roberto Pinton, Prof. Nicola Tomasi)

Physiological and molecular study of mechanisms involved in iron and nitrogen nutrition in crops.

Ayesha Yousaf (Supervisor: Prof. Mickael Arnaud Melnoy)

"Functional characterization of resistance gene against Apple Scab".

Braidotti Riccardo (Supervisor: Dott. Paolo Sivilotti)

Effect of abiotic stresses on phenotypic plasticity of grapevine varieties tolerant to fungal diseases.

Elisa Seffin (supervisor: Prof. Francesco Nazzi)  

"Understanding multiple interaction among stress factor in the hive ecosystem".

Gaia Carminati (Supervisor: Prof.ssa Marta Martini)

Search for new Stolbur’ effectors and their ‘in planta’ interactions.

Marcello Franchini (Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Bovolenta, Co-supervisor: Prof. Stefano Filacorda)

Conflict between carnivores and livestock activities in the Triveneto mountainous areas: north-eastern Italy.

Matteo Braidot (Supervisor: Prof. Spanghero)

In vitro rumen aflatoxin decontamination mediated by microbes.

Sofia Casarin (Supervisor: dott.ssa Elisa Angelini)

Genomic approaches to find out the genes that differentiate highly and scarcely susceptible grapevine varieties to Flavescence dorée.

Bartolome Owono Owono (Supervisor: Prof. Francesco Da Borso)

Anaerobic digestion for waste management and environmental impact control of marine fish farms with renewable energy production

Castro Ndong Ncogo Nchama (Supervisor: Prof. Edi Piasentier)

An integrated study approach on cow systems to improve animal performance, meat quality and environmental sustainability of dairy farms.