Artificial intelligence capable of translating international guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C into clear clinical responses consistent with the most up-to-date standards: this is the focus of an international study led by Mauro Giuffrè, PhD student at the University of Trieste (Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences) and researcher at the Yale University School of Medicine, validated by the same authors of the European guidelines for the treatment of the disease.

Hepatitis C is an infection caused by HCV, which affects the liver and can develop into chronic forms with serious complications, such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. According to the World Health Organisation, around 58 million people worldwide live with chronic infection and there are over 1.5 million new cases each year. WHO has set an ambitious goal of eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030, aiming to reduce new infections by 90% and deaths by 65%.

The development of innovative tools based on artificial intelligence, such as that presented in the study by the University of Trieste, plays a key role in pursuing these objectives: Improving adherence to therapeutic guidelines and facilitating access to appropriate care even in contexts with limited resources are concrete steps that can contribute to achieving global targets.

Significant improvements in clinical accuracy

The team developed and tested two innovative approaches to specialise GPT-4 in HCV management. On the one hand, they developed a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system that integrates European guidelines in real time which has been tested in two variants (RAG-Top1, which retrieves the single most relevant paragraph, and RAG-Top10, which retrieves the ten most relevant paragraphs). On the other hand, they developed a supervised fine-tuning (SFT) training of the language model on the guidelines’ contents.

The results exceeded all expectations: compared to 36.6% of the GPT-4 base model, the RAG-Top10 model achieved an accuracy of 91.7% in expert evaluations, RAG-Top1 81.7% and the SFT model 71.7%, thus achieving significant improvements compared to the standard model.

A novel validation system that includes guideline extenders and clinical experts

What makes this study particularly relevant is the applied validation methodology, a new entry in the scientific literature. Two separate groups of evaluators were recruited. The first group consisted of four expert hepatologists, selected from the lead authors and chairs of the HCV guidelines of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the leading European experts in the treatment of hepatitis C and the drafters of the international guidelines.

A second group of hepatologists was added from a tertiary reference centre (Humanitas Hospital, Rozzano), ensuring a double perspective of evaluation between guideline theorists and clinical

practitioners in the field. This approach allowed us to obtain what the researchers themselves define as ‘an evaluation that approaches the gold standard in defining the accuracy of the outputs.’

Towards responsible integration of AI in medicine

The findings open up concrete perspectives for the use of artificial intelligence in clinical decision support. Both RAG and SFT significantly improve the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) in managing hepatitis C through guidelines, improving not only the accuracy and clarity of responses, but also the selection of therapeutic regimens in clinical scenarios. The study represents a significant step towards what the authors call ‘the safe integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence into clinical practice’, confirming the potential of specialised and expertly validated language models as concrete decision support tools in medicine, particularly valuable in highly complex contexts such as the management of chronic liver diseases. The research, presented in the article From Guidelines to Real-Time Conversation: Expert-Validated Retrieval-Augmented and Fine-Tuned GPT-4 for Hepatitis C Management, published on Liver International, was supported by Nicola Pugliese and Alessio Aghemo (Humanitas University), bioengineers from the University of Trieste Simone Kresevic and Milos Ajcevic (Department of Engineering and Architecture) and an international network of hepatologists and artificial intelligence specialists, including Dennis L. Shung (Yale), Francesco Negro (University Hospitals of Geneva), Massimo Puoti (Niguarda General Hospital; University of Milan Bicocca), Xavier Forns (Hospital Clínic Barcelona; IDIBAPS; CIBERehd) and Jean-Michel Pawlotsky (UPEC/INSERM; AP-HP Paul Brousse, Paris).

A study conducted by UniTS professors Luca Cegolon (also working at ASUGI Hygiene and Preventive Medicine Department) and Francesca Larese Filon (ASUGI Occupational Medicine Department) has just published in the international scientific journal Contact Dermatitis (Wiley). The researched was focused on contact allergy to 5% nickel sulfate in 31,948 patients who underwent patch tests in Triveneto from 1997 to 2023.

Nickel is the most frequent cause of contact allergy, a hypersensitivity that can develop after repeated and prolonged skin exposures to allergens.

In 1994, EU Directive 94/27/EC restricted the use of nickel in jewellery and other consumer products that may come into contact with human skin.

Although this measure has led to a progressive reduction in nickel awareness in Europe, the benefit has mainly been seen in younger generations. Older people, on the other hand, who were sensitised before the entry into force of the Directive, contribute to the prevalence of nickel contact allergy at the global level.

In detail, the geographical distribution of nickel awareness is heterogeneous and tends to be higher in Mediterranean countries than in Northern Europe, probably due to a late and less stringent application of the European Directive.

Outside the European Union, specifically in North America and Japan, there continues to be a higher and increasing prevalence of nickel sensitisation over the years, due to the lack of restrictive legislation in this area.

The University of Trieste study points out that the prevalence of nickel sensitisation was 26.1% during the study period (1997-2023), followed a progressively decreasing time trend and was significantly lower in males. The trend also revealed an inverted U-shaped trend with respect to the year of birth among women, falling from 35.70% in those born between 1955 and 1964 to 46.24% in those born between 1965 and 1974, to 41.36% among those born in 1975-1984.

The inverted U-shaped pattern of positive reactions to patch tests by year of birth reflects nickel exposure and sensitisation in women aged 20 to 50 years, prior to the entry into force of the European Directive.

As regards the work performed by the persons surveyed, there was a significantly higher prevalence of positive reactions to the patch test among traders, while it was lower among pensioners and housewives. A higher prevalence of positive reactions among traders could reflect prolonged exposure in professions involving coin manipulation, while age-related immunosenescence could explain the lower prevalence of sensitisation in pensioners and housewives.

Although decreasing over the years, the prevalence of positive reactions to nickel has nevertheless remained higher than that of the northern European countries, probably due to a late and less rigorous application of the aforementioned European Directive. Other factors that may contribute to the higher prevalence of sensitisation in Mediterranean countries than in Northern Europe include social trends that have prompted Italian women to use nickel-containing jewellery products early, and higher ambient temperatures that facilitate the release and penetration of allergens into human skin from nickel-containing products.

The event organised by the Career Service of the University of Trieste was held this evening (Wednesday 10th December 2025), Homecoming – Success stories from UniTS and Alumni Happy Hour (aperitivo con gli alumni), to inspire new members and students who have already started their university careers and to foster mutual exchange, strengthening a link between those who are still attending the University and those who have not abandoned it, despite having finished their studies. 

THE GUESTS AND THE PROGRAMME – Four UniTS Alumni - now established professionals in different sectors - Andrea Cozzi (responsible for the New Exploration Initiatives and General Manager of Eni in Lebanon), Chiara Pacella (lead of the Language Management and Localization Quality Program teams of Meta), Silvia Toffolutti (Global Diversity and Inclusion and Wellbeing Lead of Chiesi) and Diego Scapolan (Project Manager of Allianz) moderated by Cristina Perini, head of the Press Office of the University of Trieste and graduated in Communication Sciences, shared their different experiences, from online dissemination to a job in multinational companies, in as many different stories, united from the same starting point: the University of Trieste. 

The event was held at the former Military Hospital of Trieste, the historic building of Via Fabio Severo, which has been housing the new Student Residence Hall since last September as the result of an agreement between the University of Trieste and ARDiS. 

‘The University of Trieste is part of a unique ecosystem of knowledge, in an area where there are important research centres. It is a university that tests you, that also teaches you to accept failure and get up. I also had to repeat tests, in one case I gave myself a ‘failed’ on my own. In my university career, failures have been moments of growth’, stressed the Magnificent Rector Prof. Donata Vianelli in her opening speech, pointing out how the stories of those who have passed through those same university classrooms can help those who attend them today in facing a passage that is not without challenges, in the context of a labour market in which there are fewer and fewer clear and predefined paths and more and more careers to be built with vision and courage. The Rector addressed a direct invitation to those present: ‘Choose paths that fascinate you both at university and at work’.

During the first part of the evening, ‘UniTS Success Stories’, hosted in the Sala Cappella, the five Alumni spoke to the audience of UniTS students, researchers, teachers and administrative staff describing their own personal, often original, path, which led them from graduation to the construction of a solid career.

ALUMNI – Andrea Cozzi, graduate in Geology, is now in charge of the New Exploration Initiatives and General Manager of Eni in Lebanon, explained how from a path initially bent towards academic teaching he has converted to the search for oil. From his university experience, he recalled the great spirit of collaboration and closeness between students, elements that also accompanied him in subsequent professional challenges in complex international contexts.

On the other hand, Chiara Pacella, via video link from Dublin, spoke about the transition from the local university dimension to work in a large international reality such as Meta: a graduate in Interpreting and Translation, today Pacella is Lead of the company’s Language Management team and Localization Quality Program, and she recommended that students seize all international opportunities to engage with other contexts and broaden their perspectives, starting with Erasmus. Her work focuses on the cultural adaptation of digital products, integrating language skills and technological tools in a hybrid model between human contribution and new technologies. When talking about her education in Trieste, she stressed the ‘very solid and high-level foundations’, fully comparable to those experienced in other contexts, albeit within a challenging and ‘severe’ path.

Silvia Toffolutti, on the other hand, deals with human resources. After graduating in Philosophy, she completed an MBA in Organisation and Personnel Management at Bocconi University in Milan and today she is Global Diversity and Inclusion and Wellbeing Lead at the Chiesi Group. In her speech, she illustrated projects dedicated to diversity and inclusion, with a particular focus on gender equality and the inclusion of people with disabilities, including the monitoring of gender pay gaps, company policies related to parenting and the promotion of women’s leadership. From her philosophy studies she said that she had brought at work the dialectical approach, the curiosity and the desire to question consolidated points of view: fundamental qualities to innovate also within organisations.

Last but not least, Diego Scapolan, graduated in Business Administration & Administrative and Professional Consulting, now Project Manager at Allianz. Scapolan advised the students not to be frightened by challenges, but to embrace them with enthusiasm and ‘a pinch of unconsciousness’, he suggested to cultivate a mentality of continuous learning, indispensable today more than ever to face the needs of a rapidly changing society and, therefore, the labour market. He recalled the role of talent management to understand the skills that will be required in the future and called for ‘seeing the stars but aiming for the moon’, without forgetting one’s loved ones and passions – such as sport – that should not be sacrificed for work. He also suggested using experiences such as Erasmus to see what is outside and compare with other realities.

The knowledge and exchange continued at the end of the talk with a networking aperitif where students and PhD students had the opportunity to discuss directly with teachers and alumni, in a relaxed context that helped to strengthen the sense of belonging to a community that UniTS wants to enhance. A network from which opportunities and collaborations can be generated, in the spirit of the Alumni project. Mentors also took part in the event: professionals with at least five years of work experience in various fields, graduates of the University of Trieste, members of the Mentors4UniTS initiative, thanks to which the University supports students enrolled in the penultimate or final year of a master’s degree course to achieve a growth path. The comparison with mentors helps them to focus their professional goals and enhance their attitudes: after some online meetings, tomorrow, Thursday 11th December 2025, the mentors will meet in person the students assigned to them.

THE EVENT IN SHORT – Homecoming – UniTS Success Stories is an annual event dedicated to students now at its seventh edition: today’s students, currently enrolled at the University of Trieste, and yesterday’students, the Alumni who bring their experience through inspiring talks, encouraging encounter and dialogue. The aim of the initiative is to tell success stories of graduates of the University of Trieste who, thanks to the skills acquired during their university career, have built significant careers in different professional fields, helping to strengthen the reputation and prestige of the University, which has gained two positions in the 2025-2026 Censis ranking of Italian Universities, thus reaching 5th place among medium-sized universities (between 10,000 and 20,000 students); this result – which is accompanied by an increase of more than 13% in new enrolments for undergraduate degree courses compared to last year – is due, among other factors, to the employability of graduates and the quality of the facilities, and events such as Homecoming - UniTS Success Stories and Alumni Happy Hour want to help make these fact well known.

The engineering sector of Friuli Venezia Giulia is growing again and shows signs of resilience in a still complex scenario. This is clear from the latest report by the FVG Metal Mechanics Observatory, promoted by the COMET Cluster in collaboration with Area Science Park, Intesa Sanpaolo and the Universities of Trieste and Udine. The analysis shows an increase of 0.9% in the sector for 2025, in sharp contrast to the rest of regional manufacturing, which recorded a decrease of1.4%. 

The Observatory, in which the University of Trieste participates as a scientific partner through the Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics (DEAMS), offers a detailed picture of a sector that accounts for around 43% of regional manufacturing on its own. The report presented at the end of 2025 certifies a reversal of the trend after two years of slight declines, showing how the FVG metalworking companies are reacting with determination to the complexity of international markets.

The economic and financial analysis gives an articulated picture: between 2021 and 2024, the sector’s overall turnover grew by around 8.7%, in line with national trends, but the comparison between 2024 and 2023 shows a contraction of 4.1% in the region, more marked than the Italian average. Profitability (Ebitda margin) fell to 10.8%, approaching national values, while capital strength improved, with an increase in the share of equity in liabilities.

The report also highlights a growing polarisation of this industry: micro and small companies are more exposed to market difficulties, while medium-sized and large companies, which are more export-oriented and have young governance, perform better. A distinctive feature of the engineering sector compared to the rest of regional manufacturing is the greater propensity to innovate: over a third of companies present concrete signs in this area, including patents, participation in European projects and collaborations with startups and research centres.

In this context, the role of the University of Trieste is to support the production system in reading emerging trends and risks. DEAMS contributes to the design and interpretation of the Observatory’s data, complementing quantitative analysis with qualitative survey tools, such as instant polls on companies’ expectations and strategies with regard to economic, geopolitical, social and technological factors.

‘The 2025 data confirm a key element: regional engineering companies are reacting decisively to the complexity of the international scenario’, comments Professor Guido Bortoluzzi, Professor of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Trieste. ‘Market diversification strategies show concrete signs of effectiveness and, despite geopolitical uncertainties and new tariffs, the sector has been able to navigate the storm better than the rest of the manufacturing sector.’

However, Bortoluzzi draws attention to the challenges that are emerging: ‘We cannot ignore the growing polarisation of this industry: the gap between those who run, driven by exports, certifications and a young governance, and those who struggle, is widening. The time for decisions based only on intuition is over. The future requires a paradigm shift for our companies based on strategic agility, data clarity and the ability to capture weak signals of change.’

To explain this passage, Prof. Bortoluzzi uses a maritime metaphor: ‘Radars are needed to intercept new emerging macrotrends, be they technological, economic or social. Internal connection “networks” are needed to quickly share information and make decisions faster than in the past. Finally, companies need to learn how to casting their “nets”: either by diversifying into more sectors to fish on the surface, or by specialising vertically in its core business to fish deeper and remain competitive in a world where competition has expanded. We have learned to navigate stormy seas, now we need to look up and prepare for the future with continuity, vision and courage.’

An international study published in Nature Communications, coordinated by the National Optics Institute of the National Research Council (CNR INO) in Florence, studied the dynamics of vortices in highly interacting superfluids, identifying their fundamental mechanisms.

The study was carried out by the research group of Giacomo Roati at CNR INO, Francesco Scazza, associate professor of Physics of the Matter at UniTS, and the universities of Florence, Bologna, Warsaw University of Technology and the University of Augusta (Germany). 

 The investigated ‘vortexes’ are small reels of fluid that revolve around an axis, inside a lithium atom gas cooled to extremely low temperatures, just 10 billionths of a degree above absolute zero. Under these conditions, matter enters a state called superfluid, in which the viscosity disappears and the fluid flows without friction. The superfluid behavior of ultracold atoms is analogous to that of superconductors, where electric current can circulate without resistance, allowing the transport of current without loss of energy. In both systems, vortex dynamics play a key role as they can open a channel for energy dissipation.

Giacomo Roati, CNR-INO Research Manager at LENS and Head of the Research Group, explains: ‘The use of ultra-cold atomic gases has allowed us to study this phenomenon in a very controlled way, within real “quantum simulations”. The dynamics of the vortexes in the case studied share similarities with that in high-temperature superconductors, a field still under study. Understanding their motion is essential to assess dissipative effects and to design new high-efficiency superconducting systems, in which these effects can be minimised in a targeted manner, paving the way for cutting-edge quantum technologies.’

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Trieste and the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), has discovered in the jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata (commonly known as ‘fried egg jellyfish’ or under the improper name ‘Mediterranean Jelly’) an articulated digestive system, similar to that of more sophisticated organisms, revealing a surprisingly complex internal anatomy that revolutionises the idea of jellyfish as ‘simple’ animals.

The results of the study were published in the scientific journal PLOS One.

Partners of the study include Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., the University of Milan, the Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute of Ljubljana, the University of Primorska and the Aquarium in Piran.

Massimo Avian, associate professor at the Department of Life Sciences of the University of Trieste and Gregorio Motta, post-doc, commented: ‘In order to analyse the anatomical structure of the jellyfish, overcoming the difficulties linked to the fragility and opacity of the tissues, we used a state-of-the-art technique, injecting a resin into the gastrovascular system of the invertebrate which, once hardened, made it possible to obtain a perfect, three-dimensional copy of all the internal channels. The resulting cast was then analysed with an X-ray microtomography”.

The technique used by the researchers made it possible to discover real channels that branch off into the oral arms of the jellyfish, each of which has a central bottleneck, which functionally divides it into two semi-channels. Functional anatomy experiments, carried out by injecting non-toxic dyes into the stomach of live jellyfish to observe internal flows, have also shown that in these channels there is a two-way circulation. The seawater, rich in prey, is initially ingested by the innermost openings of the arms. After reaching the stomach cavity through the innermost semi-channel, after digestion, it descends to the second semi-channel (external), and then is expelled from the most peripheral and distal openings of the oral arms, expansions similar to large tentacles that are observed under the umbrella.

Valentina Tirelli, a researcher at the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS) among the authors of the study, states: ‘It has always been thought that in jellyfish the same opening served as both mouth and anus. On the other hand, this study shows that there is also a specialisation in Cotylorhiza tuberculata, with pores dedicated to the entry of food and others to the expulsion of waste products, to form a system that resembles a “through-gut” digestive tract, typical of more evolved animals. A similar system had already been identified by some of the co-authors of this work in another jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo. As these two species are phylogenetically distant, we hypothesize that this complex digestive mechanism could be much more prevalent among jellyfish than one might imagine.’

The research allowed to deepen the study of the biology of a common creature in our seas, demonstrating through modern observational techniques that evolution can produce complex solutions independently and unexpectedly, even in organisms often considered erroneously primitive.

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Full study published on PLOS One

New advances in jellyfish anatomy: the benefits of endocasts and X-ray microtomography in the investigation of the gastrovascular system of Cotylorhiza tuberculata (Scyphozoa; Rhizostomeae; Cepheidae)

Gregorio Motta1,2*, Marco Voltolini3, Lucia Mancini4, Diego Dreossi5, Francesco Brun6, Valentina Tirelli7,8, Lorenzo Peter Castelletto1, Manja Rogelja9, Antonio Terlizzi1,8, Massimo Avian1

1. Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
2. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
3. Department of Earth Science Ardito Desio, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
4. Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
5. Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
6. Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
7. National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Trieste, Italy
8. National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
9. University of Primorska, Aquarium Piran, Piran, Slovenia

The Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DSCF) has inaugurated its new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) laboratory, the only one in the region with equipment this powerful. 

The laboratory is equipped with two latest generation spectrometers of 600 MHz and 400 MHz for a total value of more than one million euros. 

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, known above all for diagnostic applications in medicine, originates in the chemical field where it represents an extremely powerful investigative tool: it allows you to determine the structure of molecules in solution, from the simplest to the largest and most complex such as proteins.

For this reason, NMR is a key technique in the development of numerous lines of research in chemistry and biology.

At UniTS, NMR is used both for the basic molecular characterisation of different systems, ranging from catalysts for the production of innovative polymers to drugs and biologically active molecules, and for advanced studies of functionality and interactions in complex systems and nanosystems. In recent years, research has increasingly focused on sustainable chemistry and the development of alternative energies and materials, where NMR plays a crucial role.

The NMR Laboratory is also a strategic teaching resource and is used for theoretical and practical activities in the degree courses in Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, contributing to the education of highly qualified graduates.

The investment is part of the programme to upgrade scientific instruments launched in 2022 with an extraordinary call for tenders for the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment, which has already enabled the acquisition of equipment for over 4 million euros.

On 10th December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly, meeting provisionally in Paris, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which in the years that followed would inspire the formation of numerous more specific international standards. The protection of human rights thus ceased to be the exclusive responsibility of individual states and became a collective value of the international community.

Is this still the case today? What legacy has the Universal Declaration left us? Do human rights continue to be a collective value to be safeguarded, despite the ongoing crises that the world is experiencing before our very eyes?

The protection of human rights continues to be a collective value of the international community. However, it is necessary to reflect on what states are actually doing to implement human rights. And on what we are doing, given that states are made up of human communities.

Giuseppe Pascale, professor of International Law, explains: 'The 1948 Universal Declaration left us with a very important legacy: the universality of human rights, which should be enjoyed always and everywhere, without discrimination or distinction of any kind. We should not squander this legacy by returning to the militaristic and power-driven politics that led to two world wars in the last century. The sense of humanity must be safeguarded. What kind of world would it be otherwise?'

During the inauguration ceremony for the 102nd academic year at UniTS, prizes were awarded to the most deserving students.

University of Trieste Foundation (FUST) Awards

The Foundation manages the legacies of UniTS benefactors, in particular those from the Aldo Duca (Medical Area), Guido Morpurgo Tagliabue (Philosophy Area) and Marcello Urban and Maria Ehrl (Engineering Area) Foundations.

The FUST awards prizes averaging € 2,500 to particularly deserving students enrolled in UniTS bachelor's and master's degree courses.

This year, a total of three grants were awarded in the field of engineering (with a special mention for excellence in studies), three in the field of medicine, two in the field of philosophy and one grant each in the fields of economics, law and life sciences.

The following students received the award from the Rector, Prof. Donata Vianelli, and Prof. Paolo Rosato, President and Vice-President of FUST, respectively:

Giorgio Cutrera, Jacopo Mosetti

Department of Engineering and Architecture, Master's degrees in Engineering

Alessandro Giampaoli

Department of Engineering and Architecture, Master's Degree in Naval Engineering

Giovanna Maria Galuppo, Carmelo Occhipinti

Department of Engineering and Architecture

honourable mention – without award – for commendable academic achievement and excellent exam results

Rossella Albani

Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics ‘Bruno De Finetti’, Master's degrees in Economics, Environment and Development, and Statistics and Actuarial Sciences

Diana Di Pietro

Department of Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies, Integrated Master's Degree in Law

Giada Martin, Michelle Domenighini

Department of Humanities, Master's Degree in Philosophy

Alice Mastrangelo

Department of Life Sciences, Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience

Jerome Jerusalem Daysa

Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Francesca Cherubini

Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Professions

Francesca Paro

Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery

Award for deserving 2024-2025 first-year students – Fondazione CRTrieste

The € 1,550 grant, supported by Fondazione CRTrieste to reward merit, encourage excellence and promote an academic environment that stimulates commitment and personal growth, was presented by the Rector and Prof. Francesco Peroni, Vice-President of Fondazione CRTrieste’s Board of Directors, to:

Francesco Bertolini

Department of Life Sciences

Alessandro Deganutti

Department of Physics

Sabrina De Pra

Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Annachiara Franchi

Department of Humanities

Leonardo Mattiuzzo

Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences

Gaia Millo

Department of Political and Social Sciences

Elisa Rossi

Department of Engineering and Architecture

Gabriele Tancik

Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Geosciences

Chiara Zorn

Department of Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies