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Second-Cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
A.Y. 2018-2019
1.
EDUCATIONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL GOALS
2. TEACHINGS’
BALANCE
3. RESEARCH AREAS
Cell biology and physiology of gametogenesis, fertilization and embryo development
Gamete handling
Embryo culture
Andrology
Micromanipulation techniques
(IVM, IVF, ICSI)Advances in cryobiology
Epigenetic, toxicology, angiogenesis concepts related to reproduction
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
Ethical and legal controversies surrounding assisted
reproduction in humans
Students will receive training in:
1. EDUCATIONAL GOALS
The Course will provide the
fundamental theoretical
and practical knowledge
necessary to understand
and perform up-to-date
techniques in the areas of
Assisted Reproduction
Technology (ART).
The MSc is a laboratory-based
science degree and is taught by
world-leading academics and
leading reproductive medicine
specialists from professional world.
MAIN CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES IN RP
ACADEMIA
II LEVEL MASTER
PhD
COURSE
EMPLOYMENT
CLINICS OF ASSISTED
REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
LIVESTOCK CENTERS
DIAGNOSTIC/RESEARCH CENTERS
COMMERCIALAREA
UNITE
Cellular and Molecular
Biotechnology
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
The Reproductive Biotechnologies MSc allows graduates to pursue
a career in assisted reproduction and/or research in the reproductive
sciences, both in human and animal field.
1. PROFESSIONAL GOALS
EMBRYOLOGISTS or BIOTECHNOLOGISTS (73%)
RESEARCHERS or PhD STUDENTS (27%)
LONDON (UK)
LEUVEN (Holland)
MURCIA (Spain)
CACERES (Spain)
PHILADELPHIA (USA)
WIEN (AUSTRIA)
TERAMO ++
CHIETI
LONDON WIESBADEN
WARSAW
CAMBRIDGE
MILANO +++
BOLOGNA
MODENA
REGGIO EMILIA
ASCOLI PICENO
TERAMO ++
L’AQUILA
PESCARA
ROMA++
NAPOLI
SALERNO
CASERTA
BARI
POTENZA
A sample of 33 graduates in RP from UniTE
(from Linkedin)
18/336/33
LONDON (UK) ++
CAMBRIDGE (UK) ++
WIESBADEN (Germany)
WARSAW (Poland)
9/33
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
EDUCATIONAL RESULTS
I YEAR
Structure and Function of the Reproductive System
Biology of gametes, IVM and IVF Techniques
Andrology I
Molecular Markers in Reproduction
Embryology
Cryobiology
Scientific Communication, part I
BASIC TEACHING SUBJECTS
(+++ animal samples)
II YEAR
Genetics of Human Reproduction
Diagnostic Histology Applied to Cells and Tissues of the RS
Andrology II
ICSI Procedure and Advanced Techniques in PMA
Legislation and Bioethics in Medicine of Reproduction
Scientific Communication, part II
PROFESSIONALISING TEACHING SUBJECTS
(+++ human samples)
2. TEACHINGS’ BALANCE
ELECTIVE COURSES - Angiogenesis and reproduction
- Developmental and reproductive toxicology
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Career Days(stakeholders)
Preliminary meetings
(all teachers)
Info requestedto each teacher
Name:………..
E-mail:…………
Skype:………..
Phone:………….
Office:………….
Course Title:
Objectives:
Interactions:
Research Interest:
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
2. TEACHINGS’
BALANCE
EXAMPLES
BASIC KNOWLEDGE in:
Cytology
Cell Physiology and Cell Culture
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Applied and Medical Genetics
English language
I YEAR
II YEAR
Elective courses
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor or Master degree in an appropriate
biological-, biomedical- or veterinary- science subject,
medicine or healthcare science (Biotechnologies, Life
Sciences, Livestock science, Nursing, Pharmacy,
Medicine, Veterinary Medicine,…)
ENTRANCE TEST
(not mandatory)
+
REMEDIAL
COURSES
(Nov-Dec)
The course is delivered
using: lectures,
seminars, team based
learning exercises,
flipped classrooms,
presentations and
problem-based-
learning sessions or
case studies, and self-
directed learning.
Theoretical training is
complemented by a
consistent number of
hands-on laboratory-
based practical
sessions.
The course content is
enhanced by extensive
online resources and
the provision of all
lessons through the E-
learning platform.
Jan-June
Jan-May
Nov
Graduation
3. RESEARCH AREAS
http://old.iss.it/rpma/index.php?lang=1&anno=2019&tipo=6
WHERE TO FIND USEFUL INFORMATION: REGISTRO NAZIONALE PMA (in italian)
https://www.facebook.com/Reproductive-Biotechnologies-
University-of-Teramo
http://www.unite.it/UniTE/Didattica/Corsi_di_laurea_2018_2019/
Programme Director:
Alessia Colosimo [email protected]
Orientation
Educational Manager:
Natalia Izzi [email protected]
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
FIRST YEAR
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 11 Cfu
BIOLOGY OF GAMETES, IVM AND IVF TECHNIQUES 10
ANDROLOGY I 6
MOLECULAR MARKERS IN REPRODUCTION 12
EMBRYOLOGY 6
CRYOBIOLOGY 11
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION, PART I 3
Name: Valentina Russo
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: russoval
Phone: 0861 266930
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (I year)
Objectives:
to provide an in-depth knowledge on the neuroendocrine mechanisms and on the
existing relations between the structure and function of the female reproductive system
in domestic animals and humans
Research Interest:
AMNIOTIC STEM CELL BIOLOGY, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, TISSUE ENGINEERING
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Barbara Barboni
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: barbara barboni
Phone: 0861 266878
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: BIOLOGY OF GAMETES, IVM AND IVF TECHNIQUES (I year):
- BIOLOGY OF GAMETES
Objectives:
To provide deepened knowledge and methods on mechanisms &
signalling pathways involved in mammalian gametes differentiation,
growth, maturation and activation.
Research Interest:
FOLLICULOGENESIS IN VITRO, OOCYTE QUALITY, IVM INNOVATION
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Luisa Gioia
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: luisagioiaaq
Phone: 0861 266857
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: BIOLOGY OF GAMETES, IVM AND IVF TECHNIQUES (I year):
- TECHNIQUES OF IN VITRO MATURATION AND FERTILIZATION
Objectives:
to train students to develop theoretical and practical skills on techniques of in vitro
maturation (IVM) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) using spermatozoa and oocytes of
domestic animals
Research Interest:
REGULATION OF OOCYTE IVM; MARKERS OF OOCYTE QUALITY; MOLECULAR
MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN GAMETE INTERACTION AND IVF; MECHANISMS OF CELL
DEATH IN GAMETES AND FOLLICULAR CELLS
MII
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Alberto Contri
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0861 266995
Mobile: 3479131616
Office: Ist floor – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Loc. Piano d’Accio
Course Title: ANDROLOGY I (I year)
Objectives:
the course provides information about the normal structure and function of
animal sperm. The student will be trained on the basic and advanced
sperm evaluation in mammals.
Research Interest:
DETERMINANTS OF SPERM PRESERVATION IN THE BULL AND DOG; SPERM
MATURATION IN STALLION AND TOM; IMPROVEMENT OF HYGENIC AND
FUNCTIONAL QUALITY OF PRESERVED SPERM IN BULL, DOG, AND STALLION
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Natalia Battista
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: nataliabattista
Phone: 0861 266844
Office: 3rd Floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: MOLECULAR MARKERS IN REPRODUCTION (I year)
- TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMARKERS IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION
Objectives:
To achieve the knowledge of the main concepts concerning theoretical and
practical methodologies that enable the identification and quantification of
various
biological biomarkers of fertility.
Research Interest:
BIOCHEMISTRY OF BIOACTIVE LIPIDS INVOLVED IN
INFLAMMATORY, NEURODEGENERATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Course Title: MOLECULAR MARKERS IN REPRODUCTION (I year)
- BIOMARKERS IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION
Objectives:
to provide students with a core of skills on the biochemical nature of the different classes of compounds that act
as intra- and inter-cellular messengers in the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the reproductive processes.
Research Interest:
BIOCHEMISTRY OF BIOACTIVE AND NUTRACEUTICAL LIPIDS IN THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, INCLUDING REPRODUCTIVE EVENTS AND INFLAMMATORY, NEURODEGENERATIVE
AND TUMOR PATHOLOGIES
Name: Cinzia Rapino
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0861 266842
Office: 3rd Floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Pasqualino Loi, DVM, PhD
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0861 266856
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: EMBRYOLOGY (I year)
Objectives:
To provide students with an updated view of basic embryology in mammals and other model
organisms (Fish, Amphybians, Birds, Insects). To get students acquainted with the classical
micromanipulation techniques used for assisted reproduction in animals and humans as well as
in experimental embryology.
Research Interest:
NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING-REMODELLING, SOMATIC CELL NUCLEAR TRANSFER,
MONOPARENTAL EMBRYOS, EMBRYO-MATERNAL INTERACTION, BIODIVERSITY
PRESERVATION
In vitro nuclear remodelling Loi, et al.
Nuclear Transfer, Loi, et al.,
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Nuclear Transfer, Loi, et al.,
Course Title: CRYOBIOLOGY (I year)
- MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS AMONG GAMETES AND ENVIRONMENT
Objectives:
The course aims at providing an updated description of the molecular interactions
and mechanisms responsible for a functional modulation of gametes and embryo
after cryopreservation. A particular focus will be on the protein/protein and
protein/membrane interactions, ROS production, and epigenetic modifications.
Research interests:
MEMBRANE BIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL INTERACTIONS AMONG BIOACTIVE LIPIDS
AND MEMBRANE ENZYMES AND RECEPTORS IN CELL MODELS AND GAMETES
Name: Enrico Dainese
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: enrico_dainese
Phone: 0861/266876
Office: 3rdFloor–Faculty of Bioscience
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Second-cycle Degree Course in
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Name: Nicola Bernabò
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: nicolabernabo
Phone: 0861 266836
Office: 3rd Floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: CRYOBIOLOGY (I Year)
- CRYOPRESERVATION TECHNIQUES OF GAMETES
Objectives:
To give students an updated information about the criopreservation
techniques of gametes and embryos.
Research Interest:
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Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
SECOND YEAR
GENETICS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION 10 Cfu
DIAGNOSTIC HISTOLOGY APPLIED TO CELLS AND TISSUES OF THE RS 5
ANDROLOGY II 6
ICSI PROCEDURE AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN PMA 6
LEGISLATION AND BIOETHICS IN MEDICINE OF REPRODUCTION 6
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION, PART II 3
Name: Alessia Colosimo
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0861 266840
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: GENETICS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION (II year)
Objectives:
the course provides information on infertility-related diseases due to genetic causes.
The student will be trained on the basic and advanced molecular tests, PGD/PGS tests and
counseling protocols for infertile couples.
Research Interest:
AMNIOTIC STEM CELLS IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; ADVANCED MOLECULAR AND
CYTOGENETICAL TECHNIQUES IN DIAGNOSIS OF INFERTILITY (Un. CHIETI); EPIGENETIC AND
NUTTIGENETIC FACTORS INVOLVED IN MALE INFERTILITY (Un. CHIETI)
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Leonardo Della Salda
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0861 266866
Office: OVUD–Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Course Title: DIAGNOSTIC HISTOLOGY APPLIED TO CELLS AND TISSUES OF THE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (II Year)
Objectives:
To provide understanding of the pathogenesis and morphological aspects of cell
injury/death, cellular growth and neoplasia of the reproductive system in domestic
animals and humans
Research Interest:
SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS IN REPRODUCTIVE NEOPLASIA,
CANCER /MESENCHIMAL INTERACTION
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Arcangelo Barbonetti (University of L’Aquila)
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 347 6413629
Office: University of L’Aquila
Course Title: ANDROLOGY II (II Year)
Objectives:
To reproduce validated protocols commonly applied to laboratory diagnosis of male
infertility, in sperm processing for assisted fertilization procedures and in basic/clinical
research in the field of reproductive medicine.
Research Interest:
HUMAN SPERM BIOLOGY; SPERM OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; MALE INFERTILITY;
REPRODUCTION ENDOCRINOLOGY; HYPOGONADISM
ROS
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Ilaria Listorti
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 06 8550385
Office: Alma Res - Rome
Course Title: ICSI PROCEDURE AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MEDICALLY-
ASSISTED PROCREATION (II year)
Objectives:
To show the importance of biological knowledge when performing diagnosis,
prevention and treatment of human infertility
Research Interest:
IVF; EMBRYO CULTURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS AND INFERTILITY
ICSI
Embryo culture
Blastocyst biopsy
Preimplantation Genetic Test
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Course Title: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION (I and II year)
Objectives:
To give knowledge and understanding of cultural, social and political issues around
science communication; to learn how to use scientific communication through printed
paper and online (internet) news (I year) and how to use scientific communication on
television and radio (II year).
Research Interest:
MEDICAL SPEAKING AND WRITING ABILITY, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, SCIENTIFIC
READING AND WRITING, LISTENING AND OBSERVING, INFORMATION REPRESENTATION
AND KNOWLEDGE PRESENTATION, SOCIAL NETWORKS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Name: Massimo Cecaro
E-mail: [email protected]
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Course Title: LEGISLATION AND BIOETHICS IN MEDICINE OF REPRODUCTION
(II Year)
Objectives:
To provide a complete and updated description of legislation and bioethics in
medicine of reproduction, comparing the Italian legislative body to the ones of
different European countries.
Research Interest:
WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN ITALY, WITH REGARD TO ACCESS TO WORK
Name: Angela Musumeci
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0861 266629
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Law
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
ELECTIVE COURSES
ANGIOGENESIS AND REPRODUCTION 3 Cfu
DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY 5
Name: Alessandra Martelli
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 0861 266889
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course: ANGIOGENESIS AND REPRODUCTION (Elective course)
Objectives:
To provide an in-depth understanding ovarian chronological angiogenesis modulation during
ovarian folliculogenesis: from the primordial follicles to the antral periovulatory phases
Research Interest:
MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND MOLECULAR AND MORPHO-FUNTIONAL MODIFICATIONS
INVOLVED IN THE RECOGNITION OF THE MALE AND FEMALE GAMETES AND DURING FOLLICULAR
GROWTH
Nuclear Transfer, Loi, et al.,
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Name: Monia Perugini
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: monia.perugini
Phone: 0861 266988
Office: 3rd floor – Faculty of Bioscience
Course Title: DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY (Elective course)
Objectives:
To describe the mechanisms leading to infertility or alteration during the embryo
development and to give an overview of chemicals associated to the reproductive problems
in humans and animals.
Research Interest:
TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS, EMBRYONIC ZEBRAFISH MODEL, MOLECULAR PATHWAYS,
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY
Second-cycle Degree Course in
REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES