All information about the program and registration fees can be found at the following link:
ABCD and SIBBM are organizing the joint PhD Meeting 2026, which will be held in Ferrara from 5 to 7 February 2026.
This event is designed for PhD candidates and early-career researchers interested in cellular, molecular, and biomedical biology. The program will feature keynote lectures, selected oral presentations, and numerous opportunities for interaction between students and research groups.
Registration will be open from 11 November to 19 December 2025, with an extension until 12 January 2026.
All information is available on the website: National Ph.D. Meeting 2026 :: Welcome.
Organizing Committee
Professor Sirio Dupont – University of Padua
Professor Massimo Bonora – University of Ferrara
Professor Giovanni Capranico – University of Bologna
Professor Nicoletta Landsberger – University of Milan
PhD Student Committee
Francesca Begnozzi – University of Ferrara
Michalis Mouratidis – University of Padua
Alessandra Palazzi – University of Naples
Monica Procacci – University of Bologna
Welcome day for PhD students, organized by the Italian Association of PhD Candidates and PhD Holders (ADI)
The workshop “The Advanced Crystallographic Software for Structural Analysis” will be held at the Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Siena.
During the three days, the program will include lectures, practical exercises, and discussions focused on the advanced use of major crystallographic software. Experts in the field, including a representative from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC), will take part in the event.
The initiative is aimed primarily at PhD candidates, recent PhD graduates, and early-career researchers, but it is open to the entire university community. The program combines key principles of academic writing and presenting in English with innovative content on the use of Large Language Models (LLMs)—including DeepSeek, NotebookLM, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot—as tools to support writing and research, outlining their advantages, strategies for effective use, and major limitations.
The sessions will provide practical tools for prompt engineering (such as negative prompting and meta-prompting) and critical thinking, useful both for effective drafting and for an informed evaluation of the outputs produced by generative language models.
Location: Polo Didattico Mattioli, Aula Carlini
Schedule:
- 20 November, 16:00–18:00: Writing Skills, and the Pros and Cons of LLMs
- 21 November, 11:00–13:00: Using LLMs to Co-create Titles, Abstracts, Introductions, and Discussions
The event is part of the soft-skills training program for PhD students and carries 1 ECTS credit, also valid for PhD candidates enrolled at universities other than UniSI.
Activities will take place mainly in person, with the possibility of online participation for those unable to attend on site, upon justified request.
Registration is required (free of charge):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjxYNHmtQh9D4u1hJYHjym5QGcPK8bh3UxrhoKg3ypLtpqKg/viewform
Online participation will be granted only to those who submit a motivated request to siena@dottorato.it, until places are filled. The access link will be provided exclusively to eligible participants.
Il 7 ottobre 2025 dalle ore 10 alle ore 13.00 nel Cortile del Palazzo del Rettorato a Siena l'Ateneo dà il benvenuto alle/i nuove/i studentesse/i con la partecipazione del Rettore, delle studentesse e degli studenti tutor, del personale dell'Ufficio Orientamento e di altri Uffici dell'Ateneo, del Comune di Siena, del DSU, del CUS, dell'Accademia Musicale Chigiana e di tutte le istituzioni culturali, sportive e le realtà cittadine con cui le matricole hanno relazione.
Facendo conoscenza con queste figure, le matricole sapranno a chi rivolgersi in caso di necessità, per poter risolvere problematiche sia di ordine pratico-burocratico che di carattere didattico durante il loro percorso di studi.
The 35th National Meeting "Alessandro Castellani" of PhD Students in Biochemical Disciplines will take place from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th June 2025.
Attached is the first "save the date" announcement. Further details will be available on the website
- Deadline extension: 35a Riunione Nazionale "A. Castellani", dei Dottorandi di Ricerca in Discipline Biochimiche
Le iscrizioni alla 35a Riunione dei Dottorandi di Ricerca in Discipline Biochimiche, che si terrà a Brallo di Pregola dal 3 al 7 giugno 2025, rimarranno aperte fino a martedì 20 maggio.
Further information available http://www.unipv.it/bralweb
https://www.dbcf.unisi.it/en/research/cooperation/emoryunisi-2025
On May 14th, 2025 at 10:30 AM, the second edition of "Scegli il Pegaso che fa per te!" will be held in the Aula Magna Storica of our University.
The event is organized by the Presidency of the Tuscany Region and the Giovanisì Office, with the support of the Regional Department for Education, Vocational Training, University and Research, in collaboration with the University of Florence, the University of Pisa, the University of Siena, and the University for Foreigners of Siena.
The event is dedicated to presenting the activities of the Pegaso Regional PhD Programs.
The first part of the event will feature talks and reflections on PhD offerings at both the regional and national levels.
The second part will showcase research projects by PhD students and graduates involved in the Pegaso Programs.
BiBiM will participate in the event, represented by Prof. trabalzini and two of your colleagues, who will share their research experiences.
Full program can be found at the following link: https://www.unisi.it/unisilife/eventi/scopri-il-pegaso-che-fa-te
Post-Graduate Course on PROTEIN QUALITY CONTROL, Siena, Italy, June 24-27, 2025
Applications for the upcoming edition of the European Pain School (EPS 2025) are open.
The European Pain School will be held in Pontignano, near Siena, Italy, next 7-13 June 2025. With a faculty of leading experts in the field, the European Pain School provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary training to younger scientists. The central theme this year is: “Cancer Pain”. Now in its 22nd cycle, the School has become a landmark in the area of Pain Research. Young scientists worldwide, at the Ph.D. or postdoctoral levels, in all fields of pain science and pain medicine are encouraged to apply. The confirmed faculty comprises: |
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Applications are open exclusively through the website until 14 February 2025. Attendance is limited to 30 participants; priority will be given mostly on the basis of scientific background. The EPS 2025 is endorsed and supported by the University of Siena.
You are kindly invited to visit the School's website at EuropeanPainSchool.eu for more details on topics and additional information. A Call for Applications poster can be downloaded directly from the website. |
Registration is free. The program will include poster sessions and oral slots derived from the abstracts.
Deadline for Abstract and registration: 15 December 2024
Registration information can be found at the following link:
Data e orario
Segnate in agenda: mercoledì 26 marzo 2025, dalle 16:30 alle 17:30.
Collegamento Zoom
Partecipa da ovunque ti trovi! Ecco il link per unirti a noi su Zoom:
https://unipd.zoom.us/j/86022582182?pwd=LQaZBVQmyvdh12daII7lLwG6Lt3HDv.1
ID riunione: 860 2258 2182 Codice d’accesso: 573879
Presentazioni di questa sessione
In questa occasione, avremo il piacere di ascoltare le ricerche dei nostri giovani colleghi:
- Alice Cattivelli
“Gut microbial metabolites of phenolic compounds and colon cancer prevention”
- Costanza Cicchi
“Multifunctional properties of food-derived bioactive peptides: focus on anti-inflammatory activity and intestinal barrier integrity” - Daniel Di Risola
“Use of olive oil polyphenols to counteract neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases”
The PhD Day 2024 will take place at the University of Florence the next September 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (see attached program).
Please remind to inform Prof. Trabalzini as soon as possible if you cannot attend and have not yet sent the justification, so that we can better organize the event.
All PhD students, including those who will not be able to participate, must upload the pdf file of the poster, no later than September 6, 2024, in the Dropbox folder at the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/IeaS2yxQt6R3eE91WHFK
The poster, in 70x100 format, must be affixed at the beginning of the event and you will be required to remain in front of your poster for the entire duration of the poster sessions.
PhD Day 2024 will occur on Friday, September 13, 2024, at the University of Florence.
The attendance at the event is mandatory. It is an essential requirement for admission to the following year or, for the 37th cycle PhD student, for admission to the final examination.
Please inform Prof. Trabalzini as soon as possible if you cannot attend in the case you are engaged in a period abroad or for other justified reasons.
The program will be available as soon as possible, along with additional instructions for poster preparation.