An integrated approach to marine invertebrate biodiversity: evolutionary and functional adaptations
- Monday, June 17
- morning
Introduction to the course
Staff presentation
Crossing evolutionary paths of biodiversity and immunity (N. Parrinello)
Functional Biology of Echinoderms: a new insight on well-known models - 1st part. (M.D. Candia Carnevali / M. Sugni) - afternoon
Functional Biology of Echinoderms: a new insight on well-known models - 2nd part. (M.D. Candia Carnevali / M. Sugni)
- Tuesday, June 18
- morning
Functional Biology of Echinoderms: a new insight on well-known models - 3rd part. Mutable connective tissues and their adaptive potential in echinoderms: handling animals and in vivo observation. (M.D. Candia Carnevali / M. Sugni) - afternoon
Excursion in the southern lagoon. Sample collection - after dinner
Journal club (paper presentation by students (3 groups of 3 students)
- Wednesday, June 19
- morning
Development without embryo: colonial ascidians and Platyhelminthes as models for regenerative and stem cell biology (S. Tiozzo)
Contribution of genomic studies to understanding crustacean physiological processes (M. Tom) - afternoon
Annelids: not simply a tube inside a tube! (J. Vizioli)
Practical course on Platyhelminthes (S. Tiozzo):
- Thursday, June 20
- morning
Clytia hemisphaerica, cnidarian model for developmental and cell biology (T. Momose)
Cnidarians and the evolution of Metazoa: old dogmas and new perspectives (S. Piraino) - afternoon
Practical course on cnidarians (S. Piraino/T. Momose) - after dinner
Journal club (paper presentation by students (4 groups of 3 students)
- Friday, June 21
- morning
The compound ascidian Botryllus. schlosseri as a model organism for developmental and immunobiology: introduction and practice (L. Ballarin/N. Franchi):
Experimental approaches and in vivo reaction during Ciona intestinalis inflammatory response 1st part. Introduction and practice (M. Cammarata) - afternoon
Practical course
Experimental approaches and in vivo reaction during Ciona intestinalis inflammatory response 2nd part. (M. Cammarata)
- Saturday, June 22
- morning
Practical course on Botryllus schlosseri immunobiology (N. Franchi)
Experimental approaches and in vivo reaction during Ciona intestinalis inflammatory response 3rd part. (M. Cammarata, N. Franchi)
Final discussion and conclusions
Final examination for credits acknowledgement