From Tissues to the Organelles: State of the Art in Morphological Studies by Optical and Transmission Electron Microscopy ~ UNIPI

Language: English

Period: 22 – 30 May 2026

Application Deadline: 16 April 2026

Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 750€

This Summer School is a full-immersion course that guides students in learning the technical and theoretical procedures applied to the study of biological structures (tissues, cells, organelles).

The course includes:

a theoretical part, organized in lectures covering basic techniques in cell cultures, light microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy;
a practical part, in which participants will be hosted in laboratories and exposed to technical protocols related to the main topics of the course,
an updated overview of the tolls used for the systematic analysis and cataloguing of images for research purposes.

At the end of the course students will have acquired knowledge of the state of the art in the main morphological approaches that can be used in basic and applied research.

The Summer School will be activated with at least 2 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 20 students.

The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, at Polo Nobili, via Alessandro Volta, 4.

Aim

The aim of this Summer School is to provide students with an in-depth introduction to morphological studies, presenting the state of the art from classical methodologies to the most recent approaches.

Who can apply

The Summer School is open to all postgraduate students, particularly PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and senior researchers from universities, research institutes, clinics, and industry. Undergraduate students are also welcome.

Application

Admission Requirements

A curriculum based on a scientific background in life sciences (in basic and applied biology, medicine, or natural sciences).

Required documents

Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
Enrolment Form
Curriculum Vitae

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the “How to apply” page.

Fees

Tuition fees: 750€

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following Payment Form

NOTICE:

International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’
Please pay only after receiving the admission letter

REFUND POLICY:

Within the 11 May 2026 the 50% of the tuition fees already paid will be refunded to foreign students who demonstrate that they have failed to obtain a visa by submitting the documentation issued to them by the embassy.
After the 11 May 2026 there will be no refund of the paid tution fees.

Contacts

Coordinators
Prof. Michela Ferrucci michela.ferrucci@unipi.it
Prof. Filippo Sean Giorgi filippo.giorgi@unipi.it

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it

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From Tissues to the Organelles: State of the Art in Morphological Studies by Optical and Transmission Electron Microscopy

Admission Requirements

Required documents

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