On Thursday, 15 January 2026, at 10:30 AM, the Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia will host the Final Exam of the PhD Programme in Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology (XXXVII cycle – third session).

During the public session, the PhD candidates will present and discuss their doctoral dissertations.

Programme

• Elena Bianchi – “In proximity to DNA polymerase λ: discovering novel interactors through the BioID approach and revealing ellagitannins as potent and selective SGK1 inhibitors for targeted therapy”
• Erica Gandolfi – “DDX1 RNA helicase, a novel partner of TFIIH controlling R-loop processing at the Transcription Start Site”

Examination Committee

• Prof. Bice Conti, University of Pavia
• Prof. Marco Muzi Falconi, University of Milan
• Dr. Laura Zannini, CNR – National Research Council of Italy

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📅 Thursday, 15 January 2026 | 10:30 AM
📍 IUSS Pavia – Sala del Camino
Palazzo Broletto, Piazza della Vittoria 15 – 27100 Pavia

The public session will also be accessible online via Zoom at the following link:

• 👉 https://iusspavia.zoom.us/my/br.saladelcamino

  ℹ️ Info: www.iusspavia.it - postlaurea@iusspavia.it