Innovazione nella diagnosi, prevenzione e terapia delle infezioni a rischio epidemico-pandemico - Doctorate of National Interest

The objective of this Doctorate of National Interest is to train a new generation of highly qualified researchers capable of tackling the challenges of infections at epidemic-pandemic risk, through innovative research, multidisciplinary collaboration and the practical application of the results of the research.
The PhD course is aimed at examining crucial aspects in the field of infections at epidemic-pandemic risk and offers advanced training in the following research fields:

1. Innovative technologies for diagnosis: development of innovative diagnostic techniques for the timely and accurate identification of pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, at epidemic-pandemic risk
2. Vaccine Technologies: design and development of new vaccines, based on innovative technological platforms, against pathogens at epidemic-pandemic risk
3. Technologies for new antimicrobial drugs: research and development of new antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics, for infections at epidemic-pandemic risk
4. Monoclonal antibodies: design and development of monoclonal antibodies
5. “Drug delivery”: study and development of innovative “drug delivery” systems, such as lipid particles, vesicles and other nanoparticles, to improve the efficacy and safety of vaccines and antimicrobial drugs
6. Strategies to combat the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
7. Biomarkers of the immune response: discovery and validation of biomarkers of the immune response associated with infections and vaccinations for pathogens at epidemic-pandemic risk
8. Mathematical models to predict the response to vaccination, the development of resistance to antimicrobial drugs and the spread of pathogens at epidemic-pandemic risk