PhD in Neuroscience

2019

- PhD Course "Recording and stimulation techniques in Neuroscience". Filippo Tempia, Benedetto Sacchetti, Francesco Ferrini, Eriola Hoxha, Giulia Concina. March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3 (9:30-11:30) and March 28, April 4 (14-17). [8 CFU]

- "La valorizzazione dei risultati di ricerca. Corso sulla proprietà intellettuale." Sezione Brevetti e Trasformazione della Conoscenza. June 6 (9:00-13:00)

- PhD Course "MATLAB" - Tommaso Costa. September 11 and 12, 2019 (10:00-13:00).  [3 CFU]

- PhD Course "Chemical Neuroanatomy: an introduction to the morphology studies of the Nervous System". Stefano Gotti. September 19 and 26 (14:00-16:00). [2 CFU]

- PhD Course "Neuro-psychology of cognitive impairment in minor and major neurocognitive disorders". Martina Amanzio, Adriano Chiò, Leonardo Lopiano, Innocenzo Rainero, Sara Palermo. September 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 20, 27 and October 4 (14:00-16:00). [9 CFU]

- PhD Course: "Bibliography and bibliometrics like pros" training course - II Edition. Searching Pubmed: tips and tricks for young researchers. October 1,2,4 2019 (9:00-13:00).

2020

- Lecture: Serena Martire, Biostatistics: Back to the Basics, 30/03/20 

- Lecture: Serena Martire, Introduction to hypothesis testing, 20/04/20

- Lecture: Serena Martire, Correlation and linear regression, 04/05/20

- PhD Course: "Clinical, methodological and theoretical aspects of translational and cognitive neuroscience". A. Berti, A. Chiò, M. Giustetto. November 27.

-PhD Course: "Introduction to Research methodology". D. Romano. December 4, 11, 18.

2021

- PhD Course: "Introduction to Ethics in research". D. Ovadia.

- PhD Course: "Basic concepts of statistics". A. Ricotti. January 25, 26.

- PhD Course: "Bio-behavioural bases of aesthetic appreciation". M. Neppi-Modona. February 16, 17.

- PhD Course: "Machine Learning". A. Cavallo, L. Romeo. February 19, 26.

- Participant in the training course “Corso HCS”. Department of Veterinary Science, Turin - Open Lab. 6 May. (8 hours)

2022

- Participant in the training course “HCS - General Analysis 3”. Department of Veterinary Science, Turin - Open Lab. 24 February. (3 hours)

- Participant in the training course “HCS - NIS.ai”. Department of Veterinary Science, Turin Open Lab. 3 April. (3 hours)

- Participant in the training course “ Spinning disk HCS - CREST module”. Department of Veterinary Science, Turin - Open Lab. 26 May. (3 hours)

- Participant in the training course “Corso VCS Super-risoluzione HCS”. Department of Veterinary Science, Turin - Open Lab. 29, 30 June. (8 hours)

- From 15/04/2022 to 21/07/2022 Participant in the training course “Elementi base per l'approccio dei ricercatori all'utilizzo degli animali ai fini scientifici”. IZSLER - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna. (13 hours)

2019

- Data report PhD students XXXIII Cycle, Turin, 05/02/19

- Conference: "Eating disorders and substance abuse: the impact of stressful lifestyles on brain functioning",  Turin, 01/03/19. [4 CFU]

- Seminar: "Applications of RNAscope", Giuseppe Tasso, Turin, 7/03/19.

- Seminar: "Camel adaptation to heat and water deprivation stresses", Rachid Achaaban, Turin, 3/04/19.

- Conference: "From split-brain to emotional consciousness. A tribute to Joseph LeDoux", Turin, 17/04/19.

- Seminar: "Are you ready to publish? Understanding the publishing process", Aisling Murphy, Turin, 15/05/19.

- Conference: "New frontiers of connectivity analysis. From healthy brain to pathoconnectomics", Turin, 15/06/19.

- Data report PhD students XXXI Cycle, Turin, 20/06/19

- Workshop: "Tools for Research Evaluation and Scientific Production Analysis", Turin, 09/07/19

- Workshop: "Effective scientific writing: editor’s perspective", Grugliasco, 10/07/19

- D-Day 2019. MBC, Turin, 30/09/19

2020

- Laurea ad Honoris, Emiliana Brocchi e Uriel Dan Kitron, Grugliasco, 11/02/202

- Seminar: Carola Eva, Conditional inactivation of Npy1r gene in mice induces sex-related differences of metabolic and behavioral functions, 23/03/20

- Seminar: Alessandro Vercelli, Development, morphology and connectivity of pyramidal neurons, 18/03/20 

- Seminar: Livio Oboti, Corticofugal feedback circuits in the mouse vomeronasal system, 10/04/20

- Seminar: Pierre Magistretti, Neuron-glia metabolic coupling: relevance for plasticity and neuroprotection, 15/04/20 

- Seminar: Alessandro Vercelli, Supporting healthy ageing with information and communication technology and artificial intelligence, 22/04/20

- Seminar: Erica Staurenghi, Brain oxysterols in Alzheimer’s disease: could they contribute to neuronal damage by inducing astrocyte reactivity?, 24/04/20

- Seminar: Ludovico Minati, Across neurons and silicon: new bridges between biology and electronic, 27/04/20

- Seminar: Angelo Bifone, Alcoholism and the insular cortex: insights from neuroimaging, 06/05/20

- Seminar: Luca Bonfanti, From adult neurogenesis to immature neurons: a 10.000 papers' Journal Club, 08/05/20

 - Seminar: Pamela Imperadore, Neural regeneration: tales from the octopus, 15/05/20

- Seminar: Giovanna Gambarotta, Cells & factors involved in peripheral nerve regeneration, 22/05/20

- Seminar: Paolo Porporato, Altered iron metabolism controls muscle wasting and cachexia, 5/06/20

- Seminar: Eleonora Vannini, Synaptic vesicles dynamics in focal epilepsy, 19/06/20

- Seminar: Giovanni Ferrara, Characterization of the possible role of specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) in the generation of immature/tolerogenic dendritic cells (DCs), 3/07/20

- Seminar: Dania Vecchia (IIT, Genova). Temporal Sharpening of Sensory Responses by Layer V in the Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex.17/07/20

- Seminar: Stefano Angiari (Trinity College, Dublin). Metabolic regulation of the immune response. 31/7/20

- Pre-thesis report. Basic neuroscience and cognitive neuroscience. 23/9/29

- Seminar: Luca Bartesaghi (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm). Characterisation of the onset and progression of nervous system myelination in mice. 25/09/20

- Seminar: Lucia Salto, Antonella Belfatto. Identify, Develop and Use your Transferable Skills. 30/9/20

-Workshop: Valentina Cerrato, Enrica Boda, Annalisa Buffo. Glial cells - neuron crosstalk in CNS health and disease. 1-3/10/20.

- Corso di formazione specifica in materia di salute e sicurezza per i lavoratori. 27/10/20

- Seminar: Roberta Magliozzi (Univ. Verona). Meningeal inflammation and grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis. 30/10/20

- Journal club attendance. 5/11/20

- Seminar: Joao Filipe Oliveira (Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal). The involvement of astrocytes in cognitive processing. 6/11/20

- Conference: Marina Boido, Serena Stanga. Motor Neuron Diseases. Understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms to develop therapies. 6-7/11/20

- Seminar: Piero Bianucci. Babele Covid. L'informazione dalla prima alla seconda ondata della pandemia. 24/11/20

- Journal club attendance 3/12/20

- Seminar: Renaud Blaise Jolivet (University of Geneva, Department of Nuclear and Corpuscular Physics and Geneva Neuroscience Center). A New type of Plasticity within Neuroglial Networks. 11/12/20

- Seminar: Luigia Pace (Armenise-Harvard Immune Regulation Lab. - IRCCS Candiolo). Epigenetic and transcriptional control during CD8+ T cell fate commitment. A single cell approach to understand cell heterogeneity. 27/11/20

- Seminar: Stefano Zucca (IIT, Genova). An inhibitory gate for State Transition in the Cortex. 4/12/20

- Seminar: Luca Arista. The recruitment process in industrial sectors. The full potential of PhD holders tips and tricks to get a position. 14/12/20

2021

- Journal club speaker. 7/1/21

- Seminar: Federico Forneris (University of Pavia). Molecular architectures, interactions and functions of neuromuscular synapse organizers. 15/1/21

- Seminar: Luciano Conti, Associate Professor of Applied Biology
Dept of Cellular, Computational and Integrated Biology - CIBio, University of Trento, Italy. PSC-based models of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. 22/1/21

- Journal club attendance. 4/2/21

- Seminar: Paola Barbagallo, PhD. Dissecting the contribution of dipeptide repeat proteins to the toxicity in C9orf72 mutant iPSC-derived motor neurons from ALS/FTD patients. 5/2/21

- Seminar: Elena Parmigiani, PhD. Notch signaling shapes interferon-gamma response and immune microenvironment in glioma. 12/2/21

- Seminar: Paolo Giacobini. 3D-imaging after clearing: theory and applications. 26/3/21

- Seminar: Claudio Moretti. Imaging in deep: the good, the bad, and the scattering. 9/4/21

- Symposium: Power analysis for Neuroimaging - Think Open @ Cimec. 18/11/21

- Journal club: Letizia Marvaldi. Importin α3 regulates chronic pain pathways in peripheral sensory neurons. 18/11/21

- Journal club: Alessandro Fiorenzano, PhD. From advanced cell culture studies to a stem cell therapy for Parkinson´s disease. 19/11/21

- Journal club: Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno. Changes in plasticity during postnatal development. Opening and closing plasticity windows. 25/11/21

2022

- Journal club: Giulia Ramazzotti, PhD. Cell signaling pathways in autosomal-dominant leukodystrophy (ADLD): the intriguing role of the astrocytes. 28/01/22

- Journal club: Alessandro Bertero, PhD. Functional dynamics of chromatin topology in human cardiogenesis and disease. 18/02/22

- Journal club: Angelo Forli, Ph.D. Collective behavior and hippocampal activity in freely foraging bats. 4/03/22

- Journal club: Shi-Bin Li. Interrogation of sleep disorders associated with aging and stress. 1/04/22

- 75° Convegno Federazione SISVET. 15-18 June 2022

- JOURNAL CLUB - OPEN LAB DSV, Prof.ssa Tiziana Cannizzo, An effective analytical droplet digital PCR approach for identification and quantification of fur-bearing animal meat in raw and processed food. 6/07/2022

-Valeria Valsecchi, Marina Boido, Francesca Montarolo, Michela Guglielmotto, Simona Perga, Serena Martire, Santina Cutrupi, Andrea Iannello, Nadia Gionchiglia, Elena Signorino, Andrea Calvo, Giuseppe Fuda, Adriano Chio, Antonio Bertolotto and Alessandro Vercelli. The transcription factor Nurr1 is upregulated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and SOD1-G93A mice. Dis. Model Mech., 2020 May 15;13(5)

-Gionchiglia,N.;Granato, A.; Merighi, A.; Lossi, L. Association of Caspase 3 Activation and H2AX γ Phosphorylation in the Aging Brain: Studies on Untreated and Irradiated Mice. Biomedicines 2021, 9, 1166.

-Merighi, A.; Gionchiglia, N.; Granato, A.; Lossi, L. The Phosphorylated Form of the Histone H2AX (γH2AX) in the Brain from Embryonic Life to Old Age. Molecules 2021, 26, 7198.

75° Convegno Federazione SISVET - Poster presentation. Nadia Gionchiglia, Adalberto Merighi, Laura Lossi. BrdU: a marker of synthesis. Lodi, 2022