Academic Offerings: Postgraduate
PhD Programs

Experimental Medicine and Oncology
School of Medicine

The Ph.D. Program in Experimental Medicine and Oncology includes a number of courses with the common goal of providing students with the basic knowledge and experimental capabilities that will enable them to understand and perform autonomous research, either at the basic or clinical level, on the degenerative diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the reproductive system, and the immune system. Moreover, the curriculum in Oncology is particularly focused on the study of the various cancers that can affect the above organs and apparatuses.

In the courses related to the cardiovascular system and respiratory system, the Ph.D. program is particularly focussed on the physiopathologic aspects of pulmonary edema, emphysema, ipossic damage and obstructive cronic bronchitis. In the cardiovascular system, particular attention is devoted to research on atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension and trombosis. In the reproductive system, emphasis is given to the clarification of the pathological basis of genital prolapse and to the alteration of the funicle matrix and placenta.

The curriculum in Immunopathology is particularly addressed to the study of the interaction between pathogens and the immune system, including the AIDS pathology, and between neoplastic cells and the immune system. Tumor antigens and strategies of anti-tumor vaccination are also special focuses of this curriculum. Finally, the curriculum in Oncology is also focused on the clarification of the genetic basis of the different forms of cancer, the molecular and cellular aspects of the tumor neoangiogenesis, and the molecular and cellular aspects of the tumor microenvironment.

Director: Professor Roberto Accolla