Research
Institute of Life Sciences
The way in which we implement the third mission
How can we make a difference in this world?
The scientific mission of the Institute of Life Sciences covers two macro-areas:
- Agricultural Sciences and Plant Biotechnology
- Biomedical Sciences
Our aim is to provide a multifaceted and challenging scientific environment to a broad spectrum of students: undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD. Courses and research activities span from classical and molecular human and plant biology to preclinical and clinical sciences, plant biotechnology, food quality and nutraceutics, agroecology and agrobiodiversity, and novel sustainable agricultural systems. Strong emphasis is placed on technological innovation.
Lecturers have strong scientific expertise often acquired in a multidisciplinary international environment.
Research carried out in the macro-area Agricultural Sciences and plant Biotechnology addresses two main domains: plant sciences and agronomy, with a focus on various aspects of plant biology, food and energy crops, agrobiodiversity, and agroecosystem management.
Research carried out in the macro-area of Biomedical Sciences addresses the physiology and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system, the development of new diagnostic techniques, and the application of nanotechnology to medicine.
The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, in view of the possible opening of one tenure track position at the level of Assistant Professor [‘Ricercatore di tipo B’ (RTDB) in the Italian system], seeks expressions of interest from researchers working on water resource managements with links to agriculture, climate change and food security
Teff has been grown in Ethiopia for centuries. Teff contains high nutritional values. It is an annual cereal that is a vital part of the African people’s diet (especially East and Horn of Africa area) and is suitable for a gluten-free diet. A few years ago, studies carried out in Europe and North America, recognized its health and economic benefits as well as its potential to address future challenges on crop diversification and food security.
Roberto Buizza, Sant’Anna School Professor of Physics from the Institute of Life Sciences and the coordinator of the Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore IUSS Pavia joint initiative for climate research attended the Bert Bolin Climate Lecture 2020 as invited specialist in the area of climate change
