Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
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 |
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I sem. | Oct 2, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 |
II sem. | Mar 1, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
Session | From | To |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
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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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Patologia molecolare e cellulare (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S003668
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/04 - EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Period
II sem. dal Mar 1, 2018 al Jun 15, 2018.
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to cover a few general mechanisms of cell damage, giving information useful to understand the development of molecular pathology towards cell, tissue and organism pathology. The course covers the most important examples of damage to sub-cellular structures, particularly to the plasma membrane, describing in some details examples of alterations of transport, adhesion and signal transduction by membrane receptors. Different type of cell necrosis, factors determining regeneration or repair of injured tissues and molecular and cellular basis of reparative reactions and their pathologic consequences are also illustrated.
Program
- Introduction to mechanisms of disease: from molecular pathology to alteration of tissue and organism homeostasis.
- Adaptation to cell injury: autophagy, unfolded protein response, alterations in cell volume and number.
- Forms of cell necrosis: necrosis, apoptosis, necroptosis and nettosis.
- General aspect of tissue regeneration and repair: from the concept of labile, stable and permanent cells to recent aspects of stem cell biology.
- Causes of cell pathology: major causes and highlighting of reactive oxygen specie generation as a key cause of cell pathology. Alterations of specific genes as a cause of tumor emergence and the principal hallmarks of cancer cells.
- Alterations of mitochondrial functions as a mechanism of cell pathology: mitochondrial diseases, role of mitochondria in cell aging, mitochondria and induction of apoptosis.
- Alterations of cell membrane structure induced by bacterial toxins and general mechanism of bacterial toxin action.
- Alterations of membrane transport: examples of alterations of anion and cation transport; cystic fibrosis as an example of a monogenic disease causing multiple organ pathology; alterations of lipid transport due to ABC protein mutation (Tangier disease, sitosterolemia) and geneal aspects of lipoprotein metabolism; alterations of iron transport in chronic inflammation and emocromatosis.
- Alterations of LDL-receptor expression and function as an example of molecular pathology leading to organisms pathology: classification of lipoprotein receptors; familiar hypercholesterolemia as a genetic form of deficient expression/function of the LDL-receptor; mechanisms of regulation of LDL-receptor expression by cell cholesterol; from reduced LDL-receptor expression to atherosclerosis (role of modified LDL as a cause of development of the atherosclerotic plaque and cellular basis of atherosclerosis).
- Alterations of expression/function of adhesive receptors: general aspects of cell adhesion; integrins as the most widely expressed adhesion molecules implicated in cell-extracellular matrix interaction (classification and ligands); mechanisms of regulation of integrin adhesion (inside-out signaling).
- Adhesive interactions implicated in leukocyte recruitment into inflammatory sites: physiology and pathology.
- Adhesive interactions implicated in the function of platelets in hemostatic reaction and mechanisms of activation of platelets.
- The coagulation system, the soluble component of hemostatic reactions: mechanisms of activation and negative regulation.
- Deficit of hemostatic functions and the etiopathogenesis of thrombosis.
- Physiopathology of signal transduction: general aspects and modality of signal transduction by membrane surface receptors.
- Signal transduction by receptors with an intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity: the Ras and the PI3K pathways; downstream targets of PIP3; AKT in regulation of cell growth, survival and metabolism; receptor tyrosine kinase mutations in cancer; development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
- The insulin receptor: mechanisms of signal transduction; the concept of insulin resistance and alterations of insulin signal transduction in type 2 diabetes; obesity, inflammation and type 2 diabetes.
- Mechanisms of signal transduction by trimeric G protein-coupled receptors: regulation of trimeric G proteins; down-stream effectors of Galpha-GTP and beta/gamma subunit of trimeric G proteins.
- Activation of phosphoinositide-specific Phospholipases C and regulation of cytoplasmic calcium transients.
- Trimeric G protein-coupled receptors, PI3Kgamma and regulation of cell migration.
- Cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases as signal transducers: major classes of cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases; mechanisms of regulation of Src and Abl kinases; cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases in integrin outside-in signaling and regulation of cytoskeleton rearrangements and cell survival; cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases and signal transduction by immune receptors.
- Other mechanisms of signal transduction by surface receptors: signal transduction by cadherins; signal transduction by Toll-like receptors and pathogenesis of the septic shock.
- Pathology of contractile cells: muscular dystrophies; mechanisms of cardiac hypertrophy.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC | Robbins Basic Pathology (Edizione 10) | Elsevier | 2018 |
Examination Methods
oral exam
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Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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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.