Operational and Scientific Facilities
Within the Departments to which the Academic Board members belong, there are laboratories in Molecular Biochemistry, Genetics, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Translational Molecular Pulmonology. PhD candidates will also have access to the research laboratories of all the program’s faculty members. Specifically, the facilities include a rodent vivarium, NGS sequencers, and laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art molecular biology instruments.
Library Resources
PhD candidates will have access to the University Library System (SBA) and the libraries of the various Departments, which house a large number of bibliographic resources—both in print and digital—covering all subjects relevant to the program. Study rooms and PC workstations are available for online bibliographic research. Access to SBA services ensures full availability of the University’s bibliographic holdings.
The SBA provides PhD candidates with subscriptions (usually covering all issues since the journal’s inception) to online journals from publishers such as Science Direct (Elsevier), Wiley, Springer, and others, covering all program-related topics, including Nature, Science, New England Journal of Medicine, and Lancet. Candidates can access these resources 24/7 both on campus and remotely via VPN.
E-Resources
PhD candidates will have access to the computing facilities provided by the research groups with which they conduct their activities, as well as two dedicated computer classrooms. Major software for research instrument management and data analysis relevant to the program’s research areas is available, including GraphPad Prism and MATLAB.
Additionally, candidates can use the computing spaces and electronic resources provided by the University’s IT Center.
Each PhD candidate will have access to the University webmail service and, using the same credentials, the university wireless network, allowing unrestricted access to online resources.