Courses Archive
Teaching Activities A.Y. 2024-2025
Notes for statistical data analyses - Dr. Federico Ferraccioli (20 hours- 3 CFU)
Science Communication - Dr. Elisabetta Mutto Accordi (13 hours- 2 CFU)
A journey with the cytotoxic lymphocytes - Prof. Denis Martinvalet (10 hours- 2 CFU)
Nanomedicine: from dream to applications? - Dr. Regina Tavano, Prof. Emanuele Papini, Prof. Fabrizio Mancin, Dr. Giulio Fracasso, Dr.Laura Fusco (10 hours- 2 CFU)
Astrocytes at the center of the brain of neurons - Dr. Losi Gabriele, Dr. Zonta Micaela, Dr. Lia Annamaria, Dr. Di Spiezio Alessandro, Dr. Gómez-Gonzalo Marta (10 hours- 2 CFU)
The little brain in the heart: journey through the cardiac nervous circuits- Prof. Marco Mongillo, Prof. Tania Zaglia (10 hours- 2 CFU)
Skeletal muscle atrophy: the emerging role of lysosomal signaling - Dr. Andrea Armani (10 hours- 2 CFU)
The world of RNA: from cell biology to personalized medicine - Prof. Rosario Rizzuto, Dr. Anna Maria Lia (10 hours- 2 CFU)
Teaching Activities A.Y. 2023-2024
1. Pathophysiology of mitochondria: From energy conservation to disease pathogenesis and therapy
10 hours, Prof. Paolo Bernardi
July 1-2-3-5 16:00-18:00, July 4 14:00-16:00 meeting Room 1N-Vallisneri
1. The basic features of mitochondria and their function
2. The mechanism of energy conservation and its implications for cation transport (K+, Na+, and Ca2+)
3. Overview of the role of mitochondria in cell death
4. Critical assessment of the permeability transition and its role in disease pathogenesis
5. Recent progress in the mitochondrial therapy of muscular dystrophies
2. A journey with the cytotoxic lymphocytes
20 hours, Prof. Denis Martinvalet
June 3-4-5-6-7-10-11-12-13-14 14:00-16:00 meeting Room 1N-Vallisneri
1. Self and Non-self: A general introduction to basic immunology.
2. Humans are meta-organisms: The role of microbiota in shaping immunity.
3. Innate immunity: Contribution of the cytotoxic lymphocytes.
4. Adaptive immunity: Development of cytotoxic lymphocytes.
5. Adaptive immunity: Activation and differentiation of the lymphocytes.
6. Lymphocytes in the body: Histology of the lymphoid tissues.
7. Adaptive immunity: Mechanisms of lymphocyte cytotoxicity.
8. Pathologies affecting cytotoxic lymphocytes.
9. Pathology involving cytotoxic lymphocytes.
10. Cytotoxic lymphocytes in the clinic.
3. Epidemiology, genetics and pathogenesis of neurogenerative diseases
10 hours, Prof.ssa Maria Pennuto
June 21-24 14:00-17:00, June 25 15:00-17:00, meeting Room 5N-Vallisneri
1. Principles of neurodegeneration
2. Alzheimer disease: clinical aspects, pathology, genetics
3. Parkinson disease: clinical aspects, pathology, genetics
4. Repeat expansion disorders: Loss of function, RNA-mediated gain of function andprotein-mediated gain of function, Polyglutamine diseases
5. The genetics of ALS: Focus of RNA- and protein-mediated motor neuron degeneration
https://unipd.link/NeurDis2324
4. Mitochondrial biogenesis and pathology
10 hours, Dott.ssa Erika Fernandez-Vizarra
May 20-22-24-27-29 14:30-16:30 meeting Room 1N-Vallisneri
1. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic structure and replication
2. mtDNA transcription
3. Mitochondrial translation
4. Mitochondrial protein import
5. Mitochondrial respiratory chain assembly
5. course title: Nanomedicine: from dream to applications?
10 hours, Regina Tavano, Fabrizio Mancin, Emanuele Papini, Giulio Fracasso, Laura Fusco
April 8-9-12-15-16 16:00-18:00 meeting Room 1N-Vallisneri
1. Introduction to Nanotechnology: why is something so small so big? What are the challenges of implementing nanomedicine? (Regina Tavano-April 8, 2024, h16-18)
2. Organic and inorganic nanosystems, protein- or DNA-based nanostructures. Synthesis and characterization (Fabrizio Mancin-April 9, 2024, h16-18)
3. Surface-masking, protein-corona, biodistribution; how to integrate preclinical models and humans? (Emanuele Papini-April 12, 2024, h16-18)
4. Therapeutic applications (i.e. drug transporter, photodynamic therapy, photothermal ablation) (Giulio Fracasso-April 11, 2024, h16-18)
5. Biocompatibility and biomedical applications of new two-dimensional nanomaterials: MXenes (Laura Fusco-April 12, 2024, h16-18)
https://unipd.link/NanoMed2324
6. Neuromuscular plasticity
10 hours, Prof. Marco Narici
Schedule: July 8-9-10-11-12 13:30-15:30 meeting Room 1N-Vallisneri
1. Skeletal Muscle: Structure and Function
2. Motor units and force generation
3. Neuromuscular adaptations with increased use
4. Neuromuscular adaptations with inactivity
5. Neuromuscular changes with ageing
7. Astrocytes at the center of the brain of neurons
10 hours, Dr. Losi Gabriele, Dr. Zonta Micaela, Dr. Lia Annamaria, Dr. Di Spiezio Alessandro, Dr. Gómez-Gonzalo Marta,
Schedule: May 6-7-8-13-14 16:00-18:00 meeting Room 1N-Vallisneri
1. Brief history and basic properties and functions of astrocytes, Dr. Losi Gabriele
2. Changing the flow: astrocytes and neurovascular coupling, Dr. Zonta Micaela
3. The dark side: astrocytes in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, Dr. Lia Annamaria
4. Astrocytes and the regulation of feeding behaviour, Dr. Di Spiezio Alessandro
5. The role of astrocytes in depression disorders, Dr. Gómez-Gonzalo Marta
8. THE LITTLE BRAIN IN THE HEART: journey through the cardiac nervous circuits”
10 hours, Prof. Tania Zaglia, Prof. Marco Mongillo
March 6 14:30-16:30, 13 14:30-17:30 , 20 14:30-17:30 ; April 3 14:30-16:30 , 10 14:30-16:30
Seminar room, Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine-VIMM
1) Vegetative neuro-modulation of the heart
2) Unveiling previously neglected roles of the cardiac autonomic nervous system: a leap from traditional physiology
3) The optogenetics era: a light touch to reveal the deep and dark secrets of cardiac innervation
4) Tissue clearing: an innovative methodology to clear the cardiac nervous tangles
5) Can artificial intelligence predict the thoughts of little heart brain?
9. Skeletal muscle atrophy: from signaling pathways to the emerging role of lysosomal signaling in physiology and disease
Dott. Andrea Armani
March 19-22-25-26-27 16:00-18:00 meeting Room 1N-Vallisneri
1. Skeletal muscle: introduction to tissue complexity
2. Signaling pathways controlling muscle mass
3. Lysosomes biology: from early discoveries to novel functions
4. Lysosomes biology: from trash bins to signaling hubs
5. Novel insights into lysosomal function in muscle atrophy
