Zooming into the Cell: A Hands-On Course on Cellular and Subcellular Gene Expression Analysis ~ UNIPI

Language: English

Period: 6 – 10 July 2026

Deadline: 11 May 2026

Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 500€

Other costs: 100€ for didactic materials

Our summer school is a practical, full-immersion course covering biotechniques that can be applied to the study of several biological subjects related to cell biology, gene expression and ultrastructural observations.

The course will be divided in:

a theoretical part organized in lectures covering modern technologies;
a practical part in which participants will be hosted in the laboratories and will be directly involved in the design and execution of several experimental protocols regarding the main topics object of the lectures.

The Summer School will be activated with at least 4 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 20 students.

The Summer School will be held on campus, in Pisa, at Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, via Alessandro Volta, 4.

Aim

The aim of the summer school is is to provide students with knowledge and hands-on experience in modern approaches to cell biology, molecular biology, and ultrastructural analysis.

Who can apply

The school is open to all postgraduate students, especially to PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and senior researchers from Universities, research institutes, clinics and industries.
Undergraduate students will be also welcome.

Application

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to present a curriculum based on scientific background (biology, medicine, chemistry)

Required documents

Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
Enrolment Form
Curriculum Vitae based on scientific background (See above “Admission requirements”)

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: 500€

Other costs: 100€ for didactic material

Pay fees and didactic material 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 1 April 2026 withdrawal is allowed without penalty to students who demonstrate that they have failed to obtain a visa by submitting the documentation issued to them by the embassy.
After the 1 April 2026 withdrawal is allowed with a penalty of 50% of the tuition fee already paid to students who demonstrate that they have failed to obtain a visa by submitting the documentation issued to them by the embassy.
After the 20 May 2026 it is no longer possible to request the refund of the tuition fee already paid.

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Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. Alessandra Salvetti alessandra.salvetti@unipi.it

Webpage summerschool.med.unipi.it

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

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Zooming into the Cell: A Hands-On Course on Cellular and Subcellular Gene Expression Analysis

Admission Requirements

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