Optical trains exploited in the various applications using the high power continuous wave lasers suffer severely from the damages due to the extremely high and non-homogeneous energy density distribution. In present project, the possibility of exploiting novel Transition metal oxide functionalized materials and meta-structures to mitigate the breakdown phenomena in these components will be investigated.

The project aims to fill the gap in educational opportunities and connections among students living in remote islands of the Mediterranean Sea, by 1) providing inspiration, 2) Raising aspiration 3) Giving Island youth a voice.

Fabrication and characterization of the meta and heterostructures for the optimization of the devices at extreme conditions to be used in accelerators as well as satellites technology.

Neuroinflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's
Disease (PD) through the upregulation of proinflammatory factors and microglia activation. The
purinergic P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is among the targets actively investigated as PET biomarkers of
neuroinflammation because of its crucial role in microglia activation and expression associated with
the M1 proinflammatory activation phenotype. Several potential P2X7R PET radioligands have been

The project aims at developing an innovative class of marine composites with a significantly reduced environmental impact. These new eco-materials will be created and used for boatbuilding, especially in the production of hulls or other structural parts of little boats (<10mt). Many research groups have been working for years with the scope to replace traditional materials, fiberglass as first. However, the present work has an important uniqueness: the new material will emerge from an unconventional use of sea waste.

Questo progetto riguarda lo studio del ruolo dell´amigdala centrale ed il gene PKCD nell´uso compulsivo dell´eroina. Per la realizzazione di questo progetto lè stata importata dalla Svezia una linea di ratti transgenici "Prkcd Cre Knock in" presso lo stabulario della Scuola del Farmaco, dove il gene PKCD verra´ manipolato attraverso degli approcci virali per testarne il suo ruolo in un modello preclinico di consumo compulsivo di eroina.

Study of the mosquito microbiota at the Unicam molecular entomology lab

Il progetto è volto a consolidare le competenze di programmazione e le skills sempre più necessarie in ambito informatico. In qualità di speaker e tutor della scuola, parteciperanno docenti di livello internazionale riconosciuti come esperti dalla comunità scientifica. La fruizione del corso sarà supportata da un laboratorio dedicato, così che i partecipanti alla scuola possano sviluppare conoscenze e competenze anche pratiche, lavorando sia individualmente che in gruppo su 30 postazioni.