News from the PhD Course

Latest doctoral theses

Exploring the Neurophysiological and Clinical Outcomes of Cranial Nerve Circuit Alterations Following Head and Neck Pathologies and Surgical Interventions
Dr Luigi Angelo Vaira, 36° cycle
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Miniaturized instrumented measurement of resistance to passive motion: the Smart Assessment of Spasticity (SAS) project
Dr Lucia Ventura, 35° cycle
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Identification of potentially effective antioxidants in oxidative stress-mediated neurodegenerative diseases
Dr Giada Lostia, 35° cycle
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Vaginal self-sampling as a tool to increase compliance in cervicocarcinoma screening
Dr Arianna Dettori, 35° cycle
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Study on organisational appropriateness in health care companies and hospital-territory continuity of care in Sardinia
Dr Ilenia Piras, 34° cycle
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Environmental behaviour influences stem cell fate
Dr Giuseppe Garroni, 34° cycle
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Some recent publications by our PhD students

Fitness age outperforms body mass index in differentiating aging patterns and health risk profiles of healthy adults aged 51–80 years. 
GeroScience (2024)
Ventura Lucia (35° cycle)
Manca A., Ventura L., Martinez G., Morrone M., Boi A., Fiorito G., Mercante B., Cano A., Catte M.G., Cruciani S., Pozzati C., Uccula A., Ginatempo F., Maioli M., Delitala A.P., Solinas G., Zinellu A., Carru C., and Deriu F

Validation of the Quality Analysis of Medical Artificial Intelligence (QAMAI) tool: a new tool to assess the quality of health information provided by AI platforms. 
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 May 4. 
doi: 10.1007/s00405-024-08710-0
Vaira Luigi Angelo (36° cycle)
Vaira LA, Lechien JR, Abbate V, Allevi F, Audino G, Beltramini GA, Bergonzani M, Boscolo-Rizzo P, Califano G, Cammaroto G, Chiesa-Estomba CM, Committeri U, Crimi S, Curran NR, di Bello F, di Stadio A, Frosolini A, Gabriele G, Gengler IM, Lonardi F, Maglitto F, Mayo-Yáñez M, Petrocelli M, Pucci R, Saibene AM, Saponaro G, Tel A, Trabalzini F, Trecca EMC, Vellone V, Salzano G, De Riu G

Effect of Helichrysum italicum in Promoting Collagen Deposition and Skin Regeneration in a New Dynamic Model of Skin Wound Healing. 
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Apr 26;25(9):4736. doi:10.3390/ijms25094736. PMID: 38731954; PMCID: PMC11083432
Serra Diletta (37° cycle)
Serra D, Cruciani S, Garroni G, Sarais G, Kavak FF, Satta R, Montesu MA, Floris M, Ventura C, Maioli M.

Clinical performance of the novel full-genotyping OncoPredict HPV Quantitative Typing assay using the VALGENT framework 
Int J Cancer. 2024 Feb 1;154(3):538-547. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34754. Epub 2023 Oct 19. PMID: 37855030
Nyoku Ruth C. (37° cycle)
Cocuzza CE, Dhillon SK, Martinelli M, Giubbi C, Njoku RC, Bhatia R, Cuschieri K, Arbyn M.

A Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae Co-Producing KPC and OXA-48-like Carbapenemases Circulating in Sardinia, Italy. 
Microorganisms, 11(9), 2354. (2023)  https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11092354
Del Rio Arcadia (34°cycle)
Del Rio, A., Fox, V., Muresu, N., Sechi, I., Cossu, A., Palmieri, A., Scutari, R., Alteri, C., Sotgiu, G., Castiglia, P., & Piana, A

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behavior under Microgravity: From Stress Response to a Premature Senescence. 
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 24;24(9):7753. doi: 10.3390/ijms24097753. PMID: 37175460; PMCID: PMC10178040
Pala Renzo (37° cycle)
Pala R, Cruciani S, Manca A, Garroni G, El Faqir MA, Lentini V, Capobianco G, Pantaleo A, Maioli M.

New perspective for an old drug: Can naloxone be considered an antioxidant agent?
Biochem Biophys Rep. 2023 Feb 20;34:101441. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101441. PMID: 36875795; PMCID: PMC9975616.
Lostia Giada (35° cycle)
Migheli R, Lostia G, Galleri G, Rocchitta G, Serra PA, Campesi I, Bassareo V, Acquas E, Peana AT

Histomorphometry of Bone after Intentionally Exposed Non-Resorbable d-PTFE Membrane or Guided Bone Regeneration for the Treatment of Post-Extractive Alveolar Bone Defects with Implant-Supported Restorations: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. 
Materials (Basel). 2022 Aug 24;15(17):5838. doi: 10.3390/ma15175838. PMID: 36079220; PMCID: PMC9457509.
Melodia Dario (38° cycle)
Luongo R, Tallarico M, Canciani E, Graziano D, Dellavia C, Gargari M, Ceruso FM, Melodia D, Canullo L

Growth and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Population with a High Prevalence of Diabetes. 
J Pers Med. 2022 Aug 16;12(8):1320. doi: 10.3390/jpm12081320. PMID: 36013269
Gulotta Alessandra (37° cycle)
Capobianco G, Gulotta A, Tupponi G, Dessole F, Virdis G, Cherchi C, De Vita D, Petrillo M, Olzai G, Antonucci R, Saderi L, Cherchi PL, Dessole S, Sotgiu G

Impact of Sars-CoV-2 pandemic on psoriatic patients. 
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2023 Feb;22(2):679-685. doi: 10.1111/jocd.15307. Epub 2022 Aug 31. PMID: 35971912; PMCID: PMC9538888.
Biondi Gabriele (35° cycle)
Biondi G, Sotgiu G, Cicalò G, Sucato F, Satta R, Montesu MA.

Awards

Correlations Between Olfactory Psychophysical Scores and SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in COVID-19 Patients. 

Luigi Angelo Vaira (36° cycle)
Wiley Top downlowded article (2021)

Long versus short duration of antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kidney transplant recipients: propensity score-matched cohort study (SHOUT study)

Chiara Fanelli (39° cycle)
Travel Grant for the European Congress of Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) in Barcelona for its abstract (2024)
 

Environmental behaviour influences stem cell fate

Giuseppe Garroni (34° cycle)
Best Doctoral Thesis Award 2024