| description: | The PhD Course in “MOLECULAR, CELLULAR AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY ”
(acronym MCEB) is held at the Department of Sciences, Università Roma Tre, Viale G.
Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy. The scientific interest of the MCEB PhD program
encompasses fundamental biological disciplines and includes two curricula: (a)
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY (acronym MCB) and (b) ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOLOGY (acronym EB). Within the MCB curriculum, the main topics are focused on:
Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular. Within the MCB curriculum, the main topics
are focused on: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Plant
Biotechnology. Research is primarily aimed to understand the basic biology of animals,
plants and microorganisms, in particular: (a) cellular and molecular function and regulation;
(b) cellular metabolism; (c) animal and plant biotechnology applications; (d) design of new
enzyme inhibitors with medical applications; (e) protein engineering for biotechnological
applications; (f) bioinformatics and computational biochemistry; (g) antitumoral drug design.
Within the EB curriculum, the main topics are focused on: Biogeography, Botany, Ecology,
Environmental Conservation; Evolutionary Biology, Phylogenetics, and Zoology. Research is
primarily aimed to develop basic and applied researches in ecological, evolutionary and
phylogenetic aspects, in particular: (a) functional analysis of ecosystems; (b) biodiversity
description and conservation; (c) systematics and phylogenetic analyses; (d)
biogeographical analyses; (e) ecology and management of terrestrial and freshwater
ecosystems; (f) ethnobiology and biology applied to the conservation of cultural heritage; (g)
plant biotechnology for pharmaceutical and agronomic applications; (h) public and private
natural history museums management. The board of supervisors is composed of 16
internationally recognized experts specialized in the above disciplines (names of supervisors
are listed in the web site of the Department of Sciences, University of Roma Tre,
http://www.uniroma3.it). Within the PhD Course, students will benefit from top-level basic
research as well as close cooperation between basic and applied research. Doctoral theses
are carried out in laboratories characterized by multi-disciplinary research approaches, and
students benefit from the expertise and technical platforms developed for basic science
investigations. PhD students work in a creative environment characterized by a strong
integration and cooperation among different biological disciplines. The Doctoral course is
also aimed to develop professional skills and specialized knowledge in PhD students, taking
into account their future career in biological research fields |