Biophysics: Education activity

In the past, the Chair held also the Course in Biophysics in ten Diploma Laurea Brevis and eight speciality post MD school at the University of Genoa.
Many doctoral theses have been prepared in the Chair by students coming from the most different faculty degrees with their respective curricula in Engineering, Medicine, Physics, Biology, etc. (Table 1); fourteen Technicians attended specialized two-year training courses in Biotechnology and Bioinstrumentation (with the relevant thesis), held for the first time in Italy at the Institute (corresponding to a sort of post-Diploma "Laurea Brevis" Certificate) in cooperation with Liguria Region, ANCIFAP and EEC. Both types of thesis implied at least one year of experimental activity at the old Institute of Biophysics.

The Chair of Biophysics has been given an Integrated Course in Biophysics and Biomedical Technology, which was fundamental for the 3rd year of the curriculum for the degree in Medicine and Surgery between 1984 and 1999. Recently the core requirement of the medical student has been changed in Biophysics course is being given as foundamental in the second year (along physiology) and at fifth year (along with radiology). The relevant text-book, published by Zanichelli in 1992 and written by Prof. Claudio Nicolini and by Prof. Adelio Rigo (University of Padua), was adopted on a national scale in most curricula for all Italy for the degree in Medicine and Surgery, but also in curricula for the degree in Science and Engineering. Presently a new textbook entitled "Biophysics" and written by Prof. C. Nicolini is under preparation to fulfil the new demand.

TABLE 1. Theses defended successfully. Graduate Degree These

Faculty degree	Examinee	Academic Year	Advisor	Co-Advisor
Physics	P. Catasti	Genoa 1988	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. I. Pepe
Physics	P. facci	Genoa 1990	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. A. Gliozzi
Physics	F. Pagliari	Milan 1991	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. P. Musiso
Physics	A. Bonfiglio	Genoa 1992	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. A. Gliozzi
Elec. Eng.	P. Scelza	Genoa 1987	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. G.C. Parodi
Elec. Eng.	S. MAccotta	Genoa 1987	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. G.C. Parodi
Elec. Eng.	M. Adami	Genoa 1989	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. G.C. Parodi
Elec. Eng.	M. Sartore	Genoa 1989	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. G.C. Parodi
Elec. Eng.	P. Arena	Genoa 1991	Prof. C. Nicolini	Prof. L. Fortuna
Medicine	M. Bertolotto	Genoa 1992	Prof. C. Nicolini	Ing. A. Diaspro
Medicine	J. Grasso	Genoa 1992	Prof. C. Nicolini	Dr. L. Vergani
Medicine	E. Di Maria	Genoa 1993	Prof. C. Nicolini	Dr. L. Vergani
Physics	G. Lamura	Genoa 1996	Prof. C. Nicolini	Dr. P. Facci.

Laurea Brevis Certificate Theses

Ardy Massimo	Nozza Fabrizio
Baldini Enrico	Rossi Andrea
Berutti Bergotto Luisella	Rossi Gianni
De Vecchi Carla	Ruffo Raffaele
Garzoglio Barbara	Rivano Eugenia
Martini Edilio	Urbini Stefania
Mazzoni Stefano	Zunino Marco

Ph.D. in Biophysics

Examinee	Academic Year	Advisor
Carrara Enrico	Genoa 1992	Prof. C. Nicolini
Mascetti Giancarlo	Genoa 1992	Prof. C. Nicolini
Vergani Laura	Genoa 1992	Prof. C. Nicolini
Catasti Paolo	Genoa 1993	Prof. C. Nicolini
Gavazzo Paola	Genoa 1993	Prof. C. Nicolini
Sartore Marco	Genoa 1993	Prof. C. Nicolini
Antolini Francesco	Genoa 1993	Prof. C. Nicolini
Paddeu Sergio	Genoa 1994	Prof. C. Nicolini
Facci Paolo	Genoa 1995	Prof. C. Nicolini
Mariani Matteo	Genoa 1995	Prof. C. Nicolini
de Chiara Cesira	Genoa 1995	Prof. C. Nicolini
Nicastro Giuseppe	Genoa 1997	Prof. C. Nicolini
Carrara Sandro	Genoa 1997	Prof. C. Nicolini
Guerzoni Silvia	Genoa 1997	Prof. C. Nicolini
Ghisellini Paola	Genoa 1999	Prof. C. Nicolini
Narizzano Riccardo	Genoa 2000	Prof. C. Nicolini
Paternolli Cristina	Genoa 2000	Prof. C. Nicolini
Bavastrello Valter	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Bertoncello Paolo	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Erokhina Svetlana	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Grasselli Elena	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Pastorino Laura	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Pechkova Eugenia	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Storace Daniela	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Vasile Francesca	Genoa 2001	Prof. C. Nicolini
Mora Renzo	Genoa 2002	Prof. E. Mora
Grattarola Myriam	Genoa 2003	Dr. L. Vergani
Antonini Mirco	Genoa 2004	Prof. C. Nicolini
Grasso Valentina	Genoa 2004	Prof. C. Nicolini
Stura Enrico	Genoa 2004	Prof. C. Nicolini
Valerio Federica	Genoa 2004	Prof. C. Nicolini
Rosanna Spera	Genoa 2006	Prof. C. Nicolini
Luca Giacomelli	Genoa 2007	Prof. C. Nicolini
Francesca Barbieri	Genoa 2008	Prof. C. Nicolini
Claudio Larosa	Genoa 2009	Prof. C. Nicolini

Ph.D. Programs