Research Area: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases; Rare Disease

Department

Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano

Main research activities/topics/projects

 Research Activities:

1) Transtyretin-Cardiac Amyloidosis;

2) Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (rare) disease;

3) Cellular model of glycemic variability for understanding novel molecular biomarkers for development of preventive programmes for Diabetes and cardiovascular complications; 

4) MicroRNAs as novel tools to treat cardiovascular and dysmetabolic diseases.

5) MicroRNAs in rare diseases.

 Master students can be integrated in 3). PhD and Post-Doc Researcher can be integrated in 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5).

Working language

 English

Special entry requirements

Lab experience 

Master: basic experience on cell culturing 

computer skills: office package

PhD and Post-Doc Researcher: experience on cell culturing, biochemical assays, microscopy. 

Duration in months (min-max)

Master Researcher: 8-12

PhD sandwich: 8-12

Post Doc: 8-12