⏳ Up Next at TIDRC-JU 🚀
🧬 FROM MICROSCOPES TO ECOSYSTEMS: A Scientific Journey Through Six Groundbreaking Talks 🧬
What happens when you put microbiologists, nutrition scientists, and entomologists in ONE room?
Breakthrough ideas that cross boundaries.
Join us at Jimma University for a scientific talk featuring SIX Italian experts who are redefining their fields:
🔬 Talk 1: Prof. Roberto Maria Di Marco
“Updates on microbial extracellular vesicles”
The big question: Are these tiny packages just tools for bacterial communication and virulence—or could they be the NEXT GENERATION of therapeutic targets?
💡 Think: Bacteria’s secret messaging system—and how we tapped it for medicine.
🌿 Talk 2: Prof. Giulio Petronio Petronio
“Bridging Traditional Botanicals and Modern Microbiology”
Ancient remedies. Modern labs. One tiny hero: Galleria mellonella (the wax moth larva).
💡 Discover how traditional plant-based medicines are being validated using cutting-edge in vivo models—no human trials needed until we’re sure!
🦟 Talk 3: Prof. Marco Colacci
“The Sterile Insect Technique”
Imagine fighting pests/VBDs by… releasing MORE sterile insects?!
💡 Sterile insects act as “birth control” for control of pest/vector populations. This talk reveals how we ensure the insects we release are STRONG and EFFECTIVE in pest or vector-borne disease control.
🍎 Talk 4: Prof. Giovanni Scapagnini
“Nutrition, Immunity and Healthy Ageing”
The food on your plate shapes your immune system—and your lifespan.
💡 What should we eat to age well? The answer lies at the intersection of nutrition science and immunology.
🌾 Talk 5: Prof. Andrea Sciarretta
“New Paradigms for Integrated Pest Management”
It’s time to retire harmful pesticides. But what replaces them?
💡 Sustainable control tools that work WITH nature, not against it. The future of farming is here. There is no single magic bullet for effective control of crop pests and disease vectors.
🍄 Talk 6: Prof. Antonio De Cristofaro
“Entomopathogenic Fungi in Pest Control”
Fungi that KILL insects? Yes, it’s a thing with no environmental pollution and resistance.
💡 Real-world experiences using nature’s own fungal warriors to protect crops and disease-transmitting vectors
📅 February 23, 2026
📍 JU-Main Campus, New BLD, Bricks Hall
⏰ Morning: 8:30 AM | Afternoon: 2:30 PM
🧑 Anyone interested can register!
Scan the QR code on the flyer to register! Or
Use this link: https://lnkd.in/diSAucmQ
EVENT INFO :
- Start Date:February 23, 2026
- Start Time:08:00
- End Date:February 23, 2026
- End Time:05:00
- Location:Jimma University Main Campus-New BLD, Bricks Hall
- Website:https://ju.edu.et/tidrc/