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NATIONAL PHD degree COURSE in RNA THERAPEUTICS AND GENE THERAPY - 41st course

Denominazione assente

  • Course name: RNA therapeutics and gene therapy
  • Course: 41th cycle
  • Starting from: 2025-2026
  • Board committee:

    Course Title: RNA Therapeutics and Gene Therapy
    Cycle: XLI Cycle
    Year of Establishment: 2025-2026
    Faculty Board:
    Coordinator:
    Antonio Randazzo

    Members:
    BRANCACCIO Diego, BRINDISI Margherita, GALEONE Aldo, IALENTI Armando, MERLINO Francesco, MONTI Maria Chiara, MOORE Thomas Lee, ORLANDO Valentina, QUAGLIA Fabiana, RANDAZZO Antonio, ROMANO Barbara, RUSSO Annapina

    Teaching Committee: To be composed

    Admission Exam Committee:
    BRANCACCIO Diego, IALENTI Armando, MONTI Maria Chiara, 

    Announcement Bando
    Download Annex A

    Link to the online application procedure active from 09/06/2025:
    https://pica.cineca.it

    Number of Positions: 5 (of which 4 with scholarship)
    Duration: 3 years
    Course Location: Department of Pharmacy, UniNA - Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 - Naples
    Scholarships funded by the University: 2
    Scholarships funded by other public or private entities: 2
    Positions without scholarship: 1

    Selection Procedures to be held on the following dates:

    • 14/07/2025 at 17:00: Evaluation of qualifications
    • 17/07/2025 at 9:30: Oral exam at Aula 9 - Ground Floor - Building A, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 - Naples

    The results of the evaluation of qualifications will be published on this webpage, whose address is also provided below:
    http://www.farmacia.unina.it/dottorato-di-ricerca/rna-therapeutics-and-gene-therapy/ammissione

    Technical-Administrative Staff at the Department of Pharmacy's Teaching Office:
    Dr. Michela Russo (mirusso@unina.it); Dr. Rosa De Vivo (rosa.devivo@unina.it)

    List of topics selected for the XLI cycle of the PhD in RNA Therapeutics and Gene Therapy

    List of topics

    Tutor

    Title

     

    Topic 1

    Proff. Angelo Antonio Izzo e Francesca Borrelli

    		 Bile Acid-CoA:Amino Acid N-Acyltransferase as a Novel Target for RNA-Based Therapies in Colon Carcinoma 

     

    Topic 2

    Proff. Antonio Randazzo e Anna Di Porzio

    Role of DNA G-quadruplex structures in the regulation of gene expression: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications

     

    Topic 3

    Prof.ssa Giuliana Fusco, e Dott.ssa Elvira De Leonibus

    Mechanisms of interactions between α-sinuclein and hDAT

     

    Topic 4

    Proff. Ester Pagano e Paola De Cicco

    Uncovering the role of TRPV3 in tumor plasticity of colorectal cancer
     
     

    Topic 5

    Proff. Fiorentina Roviezzo e Elisa Magli

    Environmental pollutants and lung disease: the epigenetic role of micrornas in chronic pulmonary injury

     

    Topic 6

    Proff. Michela Varra e Aldo Galeone

    		 New Phosphoramidite Building Blocks and Their Application for the Synthesis of Modified Aptamers   

    Topic 7

    Proff. Francesco Saverio Di Leva e Greta Donati

    		 Integrated Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Approaches for the Development of RNA-Based and RNA-Targeting Therapeutics in Cancer and Neurodegeneration 

     

     

    		      

     
  • Available positions: 5
  • Course length: 3 years
  • Course affiliation: Department of Pharmacy University of Naples Federico II