a) Reference Faculty / Academic Advisors / Teaching Committee

Reference Faculty

These are the professors required by the Ministry to meet the educational requirements of each Degree Programme.

• Reference Faculty (Alessandria campus): Giacomo Assandri, Lidia Avalle, Antonio Calisi, Filippo Cernilogar, Pietro Cortese, Guido Lingua, Francesca Martignone, Simona Martinotti, Maria Angela Masini, Cristina Pagliano, Laura Piscopo, Mauro Ravera, Maurizio Sabbatini, Simonetta Sampò, Salvatore Sutti (DISS).

• Reference Faculty (Vercelli campus): Valentina Audrito, Roberto Barbato (DISSTE), Patrizia Cesaro, Silvio Collani (DISSTE), Giuseppe Digilio, Alberto Doretto (DISSTE), Giorgio Laguzzi, Daniela Lalli, Erica Mica (DISSTE), Elia Ranzato, Marco Saccone, Rachele Stefania, Valeria Todeschini, Marco Zamparo.

Academic Advisors (Tutors)

The Academic Advisor is responsible for advising, guiding, and supporting you in completing your option forms, as well as throughout your entire academic journey.

• Advisors (Alessandria campus): Giacomo Assandri, Lidia Avalle, Antonio Calisi, Filippo Cernilogar, Patrizia Cesaro, Pietro Cortese, Francesco Dondero, Elisa Gamalero, Valeria Magnelli, Francesca Martignone, Simona Martinotti, Maria Angela Masini, Cristina Pagliano, Mauro Patrone, Laura Piscopo, Mauro Ravera.

Link to the tutor assignments for the 2025/2026 academic year (downloadable at the bottom of the page).

• Advisors (Vercelli campus): Chiara Andrà (DISSTE), Valentina Audrito, Roberto Barbato (DISSTE), Elisa Bona (DISSTE), Maria Cavaletto (DISSTE), Silvio Collani (DISSTE), Marco Cucco (DISSTE), Giuseppe Digilio, Alberto Doretto (DISSTE), Elia Ranzato, Maurizio Sabbatini, Simonetta Sampò (DISSTE), Rachele Stefania, Valeria Todeschini, Giampiero Valè (DISSTE).

Link to the tutor assignments for the 2025/2026 academic year (downloadable at the bottom of the page).

Teaching Committee

The Committee is responsible for:

• Reviewing admission procedures;

• Providing guidance on course transfer procedures;

• Validation of exams and credit transfer.

The Committee can also be consulted prior to enrollment: in this case, it offers advice on the academic paths that can be undertaken. In the Forms section, you can find the form for credit recognition and transfer from other degree courses or Universities to be submitted along with the required documentation; subsequently, the Committee will contact you via email. You can consult the detailed instructions for completing the form.

Chair: Prof. Mauro Patrone. Members: Prof. Maria Angela Masini, Prof. Valeria Todeschini. E-mail: cdid_triennalebio@uniupo.it

All contact details are available on UPOBook.