Transcript Dipartimento di Neuroscienze “Rita Levi Montalcini”

 NEUROSCIENCES
Coordinator prof. Filippo Bogetto – Dipartimento di Neuroscienze “Rita Levi
Montalcini”
PhD website http://dott-neuroscienze.campusnet.unito.it/cgi-bin/home.pl
Duration: 4 years
Course start date: 1 November 2014
Departments: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze “Rita Levi Montalcini”, Dipartimento di Scienze della
Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Dipartimento di Informatica,
Dipartimento di Psicologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Dipartimento di Scienza e
Tecnologia del Farmaco
Titles of Research Projects/Research Fields (In Italian and English):
1. Organizzazione Molecolare delle sinapsi gabaergiche. (Prof. SASSOE’ POGNETTO)
2. Diffusione dell'identità nel disturbo borderline di personalità: caratteristiche
psicopatologiche e correlati di brain imaging. (Prof. BELLINO)
3. Neural circuits and cellular mechanisms of emotional memories. (Prof. SACCHETTI)
4. Linguaggio e Teoria della Mente: analisi della relazione/Language and Theory of Mind:
analysis of the relationship. (Prof. ADENZATO)
5. Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of neuronal plasticity in the adult brain. ( Prof. CARULLI)
6. Reaction to damage and developmental potential of resident stem/progenitor cells in the
adult central nervous system. (Prof. BUFFO)
7. Can gestures betray a deceiver? (Prof. Monica Bucciarelli)
8. Multi-task diamond-based lab-on-chip for monitoring neurosecretion and neuronal firing.
(Prof. CARABELLI)
9. Rett syndrome-like disorders: synaptic basis of intellectual disabilities. (Prof. GIUSTETTO)
10. Studio dei fattori predittivi del disturbo del controllo degli impulsi nella malattia di
Parkinson. (Prof. LOPIANO)
11. Brain stimulation for the understanding and treatment of visuo-spatial and motor disorders
in neurological patients. (Prof. RICCI)
12. Comprensione delle intenzioni dall'osservazione del movimento. (Prof. BECCHIO)
13. Mental Fitness (Prof. BARA)
14. Cognitive Pragmatics: the role of cognitive factors in explaining comunicative competence
in patients with schizophrenia. (Prof. BOSCO)
15. Meccanismi patogenetici dei geni SMN nella SLA sporadica e familiare: studio genetico,
trascrittomico e proteomico. (Prof. CHIO’)
16. Correlati biologici e psicopatologici del disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo e del disturbo da
accumulo patologico: nuove implicazioni cliniche per nuove strategie terapeutiche. (Prof.
BOGETTO)
17. Neurophysiology and neuropsychology of REM sleep. (Prof. CICOLIN)
18. Equilibrio tra eccitazione e inibizione in neuroni ippocampali: trasmissione sinaptica,
sinaptopatie e canalopatie. (Prof. CARBONE)
19. Investigating autophagic machinery in neurodegenerative diseases - Studio dei meccanismi
autofagici nelle malattie neurodegenerative. (Prof. RANIERO)
20. Anoressia Nervosa: Impairment neuropsicologico e outcome dei trattamenti. (Prof. ABBATE
DAGA)
21. Strategie di sostituzione cellulare per malattie degenerative del Sistema Nervoso Centrale.
(Prof. KETTY LETO)
22. Effetti dell’esposizione precoce a distruttori endocrini sullo sviluppo di malattie
neurodegenerative: studio traslazionale su modelli animali. (Prof. PANZICA)
23. Ormoni gonadici e neurogenesi adulta: effetti sulla migrazione ed il differenziamento nel
sistema SVZ-Bulbo Olfattivo. (Prof. PANZICA)
The list of research projects may be updated until the day prior to the assessment of qualifications
whenever more scholarships become available. Updates shall be published on the University'
website
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications
(English)
and
on
the
website
www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato (Italian).
Entry Requirements
1) All Degrees issued by Italian universities or second cycle/Master's Degree.
2) International academic qualifications recognised as eligible for admission to PhD studies. Please
see art. 3 of the Call.
3) Candidates who will complete their degree programme after the publication of the Call, by 31
October 2014 (candidates must notify the PhD Office of the date in which they will obtain their
qualification by the aforementioned deadline by email [email protected] using
attachment 2).
Admission procedure for non-reserved positions
Assessment of qualifications, written examination and oral interview
Qualifications to be listed in the on-line application (“Application form”, attachment 3
of the Call)
Final grade of first and second cycle degrees and list of examinations taken
Thesis abstract
Publications or other scientific qualifications
Other academic qualifications
Application fee: €50.00 for each application submitted (2,00 Euro will be charged for each
payment)
Application fee deadline: 25th August 2014 (mandatory term)
Candidates who do not pay the application fee within the deadline will be excluded from the
competition.
Candidates applying for "reserved positions” are exempt from paying the application fee.
Calendar of entrance examinations:
The calendar with information on dates and venues of entrance examinations shall be
published
on
the
websites:
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications
(English)
and
www.unito/pagina/bando_dottorato (Italian) starting from 28th July 2014.
Assessment criteria (for non-reserved maximum score 100 points
positions)
Assessment of qualifications:
maximum score 15
points
Final grade of first and second cycle degrees maximum score 9
and list of examinations taken
Thesis abstract
maximum score 1
points
Publications or other scientific qualifications
maximum score 4
points
Other academic qualifications
maximum score 1
Minimum threshold for admission
5 points
Written examination
Maximum score:
Minimum threshold for admission
35 points
Oral interview
Maximum score: 40 points
Minimum threshold for passing the interview
30 points
points
points
45
points
Positions offered in the competition
6 positions with scholarship
of which:
- 4are funded by the University;
- 1 is funded by Compagnia di San Paolo,
- 1 is funded by the Fondo Giovani
2 positions without scholarship
All additional scholarships and apprenticeship contracts, pursuant to art. 19 Paragraph 1) letter b)
of Law no. 240/2010 and Art. 50 of Legislative Decree no. 276/2003, which may become available
after the publication of this Call shall be announced on the University websites
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications (English) and www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato
(Italian).