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Academic calendar
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Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| I sem. | Oct 2, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| II sem. | Mar 1, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione invernale d'esame | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 18, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 3, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione di laurea estiva | Jul 13, 2018 | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Sessione di laurea autunnale | Oct 22, 2018 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Sessione di laurea invernale | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas break | Dec 22, 2017 | Jan 7, 2018 |
| Easter break | Mar 30, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Patron Saint Day | May 21, 2018 | May 21, 2018 |
| VACANZE ESTIVE | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 19, 2018 |
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Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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Human genome sequencing and interpretation (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S003666
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Also offered in courses
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/18 - GENETICS
Period
I sem. dal Oct 2, 2017 al Jan 31, 2018.
Learning outcomes
Scope of the course is to provide the most important concepts of clinical genomics, describing the structure and the function of the human genome as well as the most advanced approaches for its clinical interpretation
A key point of the course is the detailed description of the human genome sequencing and annotation approaches carried out by the international public consortium, and by the private (Celera) initiative. The reference genome is indeed a fundamental component of nowadays human resequencing in precision medicine, and describes many key points about the structure and the function of the human genome.
Then, the course will focus on the technologies of next generation sequencing and their use in detecting single nucleotide variants as well as large genomic structural variations
At the completion of the course the students will be able to properly analyze and interpret a whole human genome.
Program
THE HUMAN GENOME
The human genome sequencing consortium project
• CG content and CpG islands
• Repetitive sequences in the human genome
• Segmental duplications
• Gene content
The human genome sequencing project by Celera
• Shot gun sequencing and hybrid assembly
• Gene prediction and annotation
• SNPs in the human genome
Epigenetics and epigenomics
• Chromatine modification
• DNA methylation
• miRNA
The ENCODE project
• Methods and set of materials
• Transcribed and protein-coding regions (GENCODE)
• Protein bound regions
• DNase I hypersensitive sites and footprints
• Regions of histone modifications
• DNA methylations
• Chromosome interacting regions
• ENCODE data integration with known genomic features
• ENCODE data integration independent of genomic landmarks: Enhancers
CLINICAL GENOMICS
Clinical Genome Sequencing
• Overview of Technical Aspects and Chemistries of Next Generation Sequencing
• Targeted Capture Methods for exome and gene panels
• RNA Sequencing and Methylome Analysis
Base Calling, Read Mapping and Coverage Analysis
Clinical Genome Analysis
• Detection of Single Nucleotide Variant
• Detection of Insertions and Deletions (Indels)
• Detection of Translocations
• Detecion of Copy Number Variants
Clinical Genome Interpretation
• Clinical Genomics for Constitutional Diseases
• Clinical Genomics for Somatic Diseases (Cancer)
• Reference Databases for Disease Associations
• Reporting of Clinical Genomics Test Results
Textbook:
Clinical Genomics, Kulkarni and Pfeifer eds, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-12-404748-8
Slides and articles are available on http://profs.scienze.univr.it/delledonne/Education.html
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kulkarni and Pfeifer | Clinical Genomics (Edizione 1) | elsevier | 2015 | 978-0-12-404748-8 |
Examination Methods
written, usually 10 open questions. The answers are evaluated on the basis of proper reporting of the key concepts of the question's topics. Voting is expressed in thirty.
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Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
|---|---|
| Studio delle proprietà di luminescenza di lantanidi in matrici proteiche | Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - Colloid chemistry |
| Stampa 3D di nanocompositi polimerici luminescenti per applicazioni in Nanomedicina | Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry - New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, nanoparticles |
| 3D-bioprinting biofabrication laboratory | Various topics |
| Organ on-a-chip | Various topics |
Attendance
As stated in point 25 of the Teaching Regulations for the A.Y. 2021/2022, attendance is not mandatory. However, professors may require students to attend lectures for a minimum of hours in order to be able to take the module exam, in which case the methods that will be used to check attendance will be explained at the beginning of the module.Please refer to the Crisis Unit's latest updates for the mode of teaching.
