Research programs offered to PhD student are divided in:
- The clinical curriculum, primarily dedicated to clinical, neuropsychological or rehabilitative projects on cohorts of patients or normal subjects.
- The experimental curriculum, focused on basic, fundamental or applied research, conducted on disease models or ex-vivo findings derived from patients.
Experimental curriculum focuses on the nervous system, neuroinflammation, neuropharmacology, brain to periphery as well as brain-environment interactions.
Clinical research emphasizes neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases, also covering neuropsychology, psychiatry, neurorehabilitation, neurosurgery, bioinfomatic and biostatistics. An integrated and cross curricular research area dedicated to brain brain tumour is also available.
The program integrates clinical/research experience, enhancing graduates’ appeal to hospitals, clinics, and industry.
The two different curricula present in the Doctoral Program intend to cover from different perspective all the areas of nervous system functions during health and diseases, as well as the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategy. Training programs are carried on with an interdisciplinary approach under the guide of tutor/supervisors and the faculty.
Ongoing research topics and facilities available for the students are described in the sections: Academic Board of the PhD program and Facility.