{"id":514,"date":"2025-11-06T15:09:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:48:15","slug":"teachings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/teachings\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"514\" class=\"elementor elementor-514\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61251e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"61251e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf74c8 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4bf74c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528df23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"528df23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Teachings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326e93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"326e93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a975c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9a975c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdf5938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fdf5938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f46192\" data-id=\"8f46192\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca2114f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ca2114f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8f021b\" data-id=\"a8f021b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f283e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f283e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes - part 1 (C1 Level)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9df6c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9df6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-id=\"14bc022\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div>\n<div data-id=\"901874d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div data-id=\"5dfc4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-id=\"e15a36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div>\n<p>The aim of the&nbsp;<strong>English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes course<\/strong>&nbsp;(C1 Level) is to help the first year PhD candidates of this PhD Course to develop both their&nbsp;<strong>academic writing skills<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>academic speaking skills.<\/strong>&nbsp;PhD candidates will learn to handle all the writing strategies in order to&nbsp;<strong>write effective scientific articles<\/strong>&nbsp;and become aware of the different research approaches (Quantitative, qualitative and Mixed method). They will then be trained on how to give a&nbsp;<strong>Paper Presentation at International Conferences<\/strong>. The overall aim will therefore be that of helping students gain a cross-cultural competence when writing and speaking for an international academic community. It is only by giving PhD candidates the above-mentioned competences that they will be able to obtain international visibility both for their research field and their prospective work environment.&nbsp;<strong>The course will be held at the beginning of the 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-id=\"908d6f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div>\n<div data-id=\"5d6ae92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div data-id=\"f1481cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;For the 2025\u20132026 academic year, first-year students have been enrolled in the Course I, CEL (Language Instructor): Dr. Melody Lori Ristevski, Period: 28 January \u2013 1 April 2026<\/div><p>Day and time: Wednesdays, 3:00 pm \u2013 6:00 pm<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-id=\"0b1ebae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div>\n<div data-id=\"ae64f70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div data-id=\"f0dd68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div>\n<div data-id=\"151801b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05ec1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f05ec1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes - part 2 (C1+ Level)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e873a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e873a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bc022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bc022\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-901874d\" data-id=\"901874d\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfc4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dfc4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00a0<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15a36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15a36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><strong>English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes (C1+)<\/strong>\u00a0consolidates and deepens the writing and speaking skills of the previous course through other tasks, such as\u00a0<strong>\u201cWriting a Scientific Proposal, \u201cWriting the PhD Dissertation\u201d, \u201cWriting the Cover Letter\u201d, \u201cResponding to Peer Reviewers\u201d, \u201cEditing one\u2019s own Scientific Paper\u201d, \u201cPlanning the Poster Presentation\u201d, \u201cPreparing the PhD Defence\u201d and \u201cPresenting the State of Art of the PhD Research Project\u201d.<\/strong>\u00a0The overall aim is to allow the PhD candidates to tackle all the writing and speaking tasks which will allow them to give a boost to their PhD Professional Profile thanks to a highly sophisticated cross-cultural approach towards the various academic writing and speaking conventions.\u00a0<strong>The course will be held at the beginning of the 2nd Year.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454c0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"454c0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f7419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9f7419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statistics for research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1794bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1794bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bc022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bc022\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-901874d\" data-id=\"901874d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfc4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dfc4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15a36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15a36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2e9fce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2e9fce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cc7c3b\" data-id=\"8cc7c3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369e7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"369e7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>The PhD Course in Clinical Physiopathology offers his students the \u201cStatistics for research\u201d course. The course is open for 1st year students: its aim is to provide the knowledge of Descriptive and Inferential Biomedical Statistics. At the end of the course the PhD candidates will be able to use the software for the data analysis (XLSTAT, R and Comprehensive Meta-analysis) and to evaluate the scientific literature.<\/p>\n<p>The course is about the following topics:<\/p>\n<p><ul><li>&nbsp;Sample size analysis<\/li><li>&nbsp;Randomization<\/li><li>&nbsp;Normality tests<\/li><li>&nbsp;Correlation and association tests<\/li><li>&nbsp;Concordance<\/li><li>&nbsp;Equivalence and non-inferiority tests<\/li><li>&nbsp;ROC analysis<\/li><li>&nbsp;Panel studies<\/li><li>&nbsp;Survival analysis<\/li><li>&nbsp;Multivariable regressions<\/li><li>&nbsp;Development and validation of a questionnaire<\/li><li>&nbsp;Factor analysis<\/li><li>&nbsp;Principal component analysis<\/li><li>&nbsp;Correspondence analysis<\/li><li>&nbsp;Meta-analysis<\/li><li>&nbsp;Meta-regressions<\/li><li>&nbsp;Statstical graphics<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p>For the 2025\/2026 academic year, the Statistics lectures will be held mainly online via the Microsoft Teams link that will be sent to you by email and, if a classroom is available, also in person.<\/p>\n<p>The final assessment, in the form of a multiple-choice test, is scheduled for Monday 13 April at 2:30 pm.&nbsp;PhD students who are on an official mission will be able to take the exam remotely.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the detailed class schedule:<\/p>\n<p>3 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>The role of statistics in medicine: descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and hypothesis testing<\/p>\n<p>5 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>Observational studies; case\u2013control and cohort studies<\/p>\n<p>10 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>Clinical trials; target population; primary and secondary endpoints; one-tailed and two-tailed tests; non-inferiority tests; sample size calculation; randomization; interim analyses; correction for multiple testing<\/p>\n<p>12 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>Regression models: the role of variables; continuous and categorical predictors; confounding, interaction, and mediation. Linear regression model<\/p>\n<p>17 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>Logistic regression<\/p>\n<p>19 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy studies<\/p>\n<p>24 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>Survival analysis<\/p>\n<p>26 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pm<br>Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses<\/p>\n<p>31 March, 2:30\u20134:30 pm<br>Cluster analysis<\/p>\n<p>2 April, 2:30\u20134:30 pm<br>Repeated measures, mixed-effects models, and time series<\/p>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd8b861 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd8b861\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-effb4d2\" data-id=\"effb4d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-end=\"1609\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f9c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56f9c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SeminarS 2024-2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24823e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b24823e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Monday, 13 January<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. Andrea Piarulli \u2013 <em>Cognitive Neural Networks<\/em><br \/><strong>Monday, 10 February<\/strong> \u2013 Prof. Marco De Carlo \u2013 <em>Organizing a Research Team: Strategies, Execution and Outcomes<\/em><br \/><strong>Monday, 10 March<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. A. Bolletta \u2013 <em>Applications of Innovative Technologies in Reconstructive Surgery: From High-Resolution Imaging and 3D Preoperative Planning to Robotic-Assisted Supermicrosurgery<\/em><br \/><strong>Monday, 14 April<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. Laura Gragnani \u2013 <em>Models in Basic and Translational Research<\/em><br \/><strong>Monday, 9 June<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. Dario Tartaglia \u2013 <em>Critical Thinking in Scientific Research: Analyzing Methodology, Bias, and Data Management<\/em><br \/><strong>Monday, 29 September<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. Luna Gargani \u2013 <em>Point-of-Care Ultrasound: The Third Millennium\u2019s Objective Test?<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><strong>Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM<\/strong> : <em>Tips and tricks for scientific writing<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; text-align: start; transition-duration: 0.1s;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/luna-gargani-176179\/\">Prof Luna Gargani<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><strong>Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM<\/strong>: <em>Effective Communication Strategies in Science<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; text-align: start; transition-duration: 0.1s;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/silvia-capobianco-186999\/\">Dott.ssa Silvia Capobianco<\/a><\/p><div tabindex=\"-1\"><div dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6fcce515-c492-4bc5-9742-dc381823ad86\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"35\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong>Monday, March 16 at 4:30 PM<\/strong>: <em>Engineering Cellular Responses through Nanoscale Actuation\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"transition-duration: 0.1s;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iit.it\/it\/people-profile\/-\/people\/gianni-ciofani\">Prof Gianni Ciofani<\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"35\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong>Monday, April 27 at 3:00 PM<\/strong> :\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;\"><em>AI_Powered PHD Toolkit: a pratical guide<\/em> ,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333366; transition-duration: 0.1s;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/ugo-faraguna-87882\/\">prof Ugo Faraguna<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ad51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17ad51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monitoring of training activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf067f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecf067f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bc022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bc022\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-901874d\" data-id=\"901874d\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div data-id=\"5dfc4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15a36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15a36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2e9fce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2e9fce\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cc7c3b\" data-id=\"8cc7c3b\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369e7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"369e7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div id=\"divtagdefaultwrapper\" dir=\"ltr\"><div id=\"divtagdefaultwrapper\" dir=\"ltr\"><div><ul><li><strong>Monday, February 9 at 8:30 AM: <\/strong>thesis<\/li><li><strong>Monday, 16 February 2026, 8:30 a.m.<\/strong> :\u00a0presentation of the work plan (first-year PhD students)<\/li><li><strong>Monday, March 9 at 8:30 AM:<\/strong> thesis<\/li><li><strong>Monday, April 13 at 8:30 a.m.<\/strong> : thesis<\/li><li><strong>Monday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m.<\/strong> : thesis<\/li><li><strong>Monday, 19 October 2026, at 8:30 a.m.<\/strong> :\u00a0seminar presenting the annual work plan and activities carried out (second- and third-year PhD students)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"divtagdefaultwrapper\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><div id=\"divtagdefaultwrapper\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', NotoColorEmoji, 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Android Emoji', EmojiSymbols; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779fdf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"779fdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transversal Teaching Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe972e elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe972e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bc022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bc022\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-901874d\" data-id=\"901874d\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div data-id=\"5dfc4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/didattica\/corsi\/dottorati\/dottorandi\/didattica-trasversale\/.\">Consult<\/a> the University\u2019s transversal teaching activities<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachings English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes &#8211; part 1 (C1 Level) &nbsp; The aim of the&nbsp;English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes course&nbsp;(C1 Level) is to help the first year PhD candidates of this PhD Course to develop both their&nbsp;academic writing skills&nbsp;and&nbsp;academic speaking skills.&nbsp;PhD candidates will learn to handle all the writing strategies in order to&nbsp;write effective scientific articles&nbsp;and become aware of the different research approaches (Quantitative, qualitative and Mixed method). They will then be trained on how to give a&nbsp;Paper Presentation at International Conferences. The overall aim will therefore be that of helping students gain a cross-cultural competence when writing and speaking for an international academic community. It is only by giving PhD candidates the above-mentioned competences that they will be able to obtain international visibility both for their research field and their prospective work environment.&nbsp;The course will be held at the beginning of the 1st&nbsp;Year. &nbsp;For the 2025\u20132026 academic year, first-year students have been enrolled in the Course I, CEL (Language Instructor): Dr. Melody Lori Ristevski, Period: 28 January \u2013 1 April 2026 Day and time: Wednesdays, 3:00 pm \u2013 6:00 pm &nbsp; English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes &#8211; part 2 (C1+ Level) \u00a0 English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes (C1+)\u00a0consolidates and deepens the writing and speaking skills of the previous course through other tasks, such as\u00a0\u201cWriting a Scientific Proposal, \u201cWriting the PhD Dissertation\u201d, \u201cWriting the Cover Letter\u201d, \u201cResponding to Peer Reviewers\u201d, \u201cEditing one\u2019s own Scientific Paper\u201d, \u201cPlanning the Poster Presentation\u201d, \u201cPreparing the PhD Defence\u201d and \u201cPresenting the State of Art of the PhD Research Project\u201d.\u00a0The overall aim is to allow the PhD candidates to tackle all the writing and speaking tasks which will allow them to give a boost to their PhD Professional Profile thanks to a highly sophisticated cross-cultural approach towards the various academic writing and speaking conventions.\u00a0The course will be held at the beginning of the 2nd Year. Statistics for research &nbsp; The PhD Course in Clinical Physiopathology offers his students the \u201cStatistics for research\u201d course. The course is open for 1st year students: its aim is to provide the knowledge of Descriptive and Inferential Biomedical Statistics. At the end of the course the PhD candidates will be able to use the software for the data analysis (XLSTAT, R and Comprehensive Meta-analysis) and to evaluate the scientific literature. The course is about the following topics: &nbsp;Sample size analysis &nbsp;Randomization &nbsp;Normality tests &nbsp;Correlation and association tests &nbsp;Concordance &nbsp;Equivalence and non-inferiority tests &nbsp;ROC analysis &nbsp;Panel studies &nbsp;Survival analysis &nbsp;Multivariable regressions &nbsp;Development and validation of a questionnaire &nbsp;Factor analysis &nbsp;Principal component analysis &nbsp;Correspondence analysis &nbsp;Meta-analysis &nbsp;Meta-regressions &nbsp;Statstical graphics For the 2025\/2026 academic year, the Statistics lectures will be held mainly online via the Microsoft Teams link that will be sent to you by email and, if a classroom is available, also in person. The final assessment, in the form of a multiple-choice test, is scheduled for Monday 13 April at 2:30 pm.&nbsp;PhD students who are on an official mission will be able to take the exam remotely. Below is the detailed class schedule: 3 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmThe role of statistics in medicine: descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and hypothesis testing 5 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmObservational studies; case\u2013control and cohort studies 10 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmClinical trials; target population; primary and secondary endpoints; one-tailed and two-tailed tests; non-inferiority tests; sample size calculation; randomization; interim analyses; correction for multiple testing 12 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmRegression models: the role of variables; continuous and categorical predictors; confounding, interaction, and mediation. Linear regression model 17 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmLogistic regression 19 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmDiagnostic and prognostic accuracy studies 24 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmSurvival analysis 26 March, 2:30\u20135:00 pmSystematic literature reviews and meta-analyses 31 March, 2:30\u20134:30 pmCluster analysis 2 April, 2:30\u20134:30 pmRepeated measures, mixed-effects models, and time series &nbsp; &nbsp; SeminarS 2024-2026 Monday, 13 January \u2013 Dr. Andrea Piarulli \u2013 Cognitive Neural NetworksMonday, 10 February \u2013 Prof. Marco De Carlo \u2013 Organizing a Research Team: Strategies, Execution and OutcomesMonday, 10 March \u2013 Dr. A. Bolletta \u2013 Applications of Innovative Technologies in Reconstructive Surgery: From High-Resolution Imaging and 3D Preoperative Planning to Robotic-Assisted SupermicrosurgeryMonday, 14 April \u2013 Dr. Laura Gragnani \u2013 Models in Basic and Translational ResearchMonday, 9 June \u2013 Dr. Dario Tartaglia \u2013 Critical Thinking in Scientific Research: Analyzing Methodology, Bias, and Data ManagementMonday, 29 September \u2013 Dr. Luna Gargani \u2013 Point-of-Care Ultrasound: The Third Millennium\u2019s Objective Test? Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM : Tips and tricks for scientific writing,\u00a0Prof Luna Gargani Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM: Effective Communication Strategies in Science,\u00a0Dott.ssa Silvia Capobianco Monday, March 16 at 4:30 PM: Engineering Cellular Responses through Nanoscale Actuation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prof Gianni Ciofani Monday, April 27 at 3:00 PM :\u00a0AI_Powered PHD Toolkit: a pratical guide ,\u00a0prof Ugo Faraguna Monitoring of training activities \u00a0 Monday, February 9 at 8:30 AM: thesis Monday, 16 February 2026, 8:30 a.m. :\u00a0presentation of the work plan (first-year PhD students) Monday, March 9 at 8:30 AM: thesis Monday, April 13 at 8:30 a.m. : thesis Monday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. : thesis Monday, 19 October 2026, at 8:30 a.m. :\u00a0seminar presenting the annual work plan and activities carried out (second- and third-year PhD students) \u00a0 Transversal Teaching Activities Consult the University\u2019s transversal teaching activities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":908,"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions\/908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/physpath.med.unipi.it\/sito\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}