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 |
|---|---|---|
| I semestre | Oct 1, 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 |
| II semestre | Mar 4, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione invernale d'esame | Feb 1, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Sessione estiva d'esame | Jun 17, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Sessione autunnale d'esame | Sep 2, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione estiva | Jul 12, 2019 | Jul 12, 2019 |
| Sessione autunnale | Oct 18, 2019 | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Sessione invernale | Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sospensione dell'attività didattica | Nov 2, 2018 | Nov 3, 2018 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2018 | Jan 6, 2019 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 19, 2019 | Apr 28, 2019 |
| Vacanze estive | Aug 5, 2019 | Aug 18, 2019 |
Exam calendar
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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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1° Year
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Farming molecolare (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S003677
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/15 - PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
Period
I semestre dal Oct 1, 2019 al Jan 31, 2020.
Learning outcomes
The course aims to give the students notions of the use of recombinant systems for the production of biopharmaceuticals. In particular, the course will be focused on the biomolecular techniques used for the expression of recombinant proteins in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems and the downstream processing and purification for their large-scale production. The different platforms used for the recombinant expression will be studied and compared. The different US and EU normative procedures for biopharmaceutical commercialization will be evaluated and compared. Specific examples of biopharmaceutical produced in recombinant systems and their therapeutic applications like for vaccines and antibodies will be discussed and studied.
Program
OUTLINE OF THE COURSE OF MOLECULAR FARMING
• L1: General introduction to the course and to Molecular Farming
• L2: Biopharmaceuticals and Drugs. The major Regulatory Agencies.
-Com: Redefining Biopharmaceuticals
• L3: Clinical Trials design
-C: P value
• L4: Biosimilars and Bioequivalence
-R: Key considerations in the preclinical development of biosimilars
• L5-6: Platform for the expression of recombinant protein: Bacterial and
Yeast Cell cultures
-M: Gateway Cloning Technology
-C: Molecular Cloning – Selected Applications in Medicine and Biology
-A: Expression of recombinant proteins in the methlotrophic Yeast Pichia pastoris
• L7: Platform for the expression of recombinant protein: Baculovirus and Insect Cell cultures
-Man: Baculovirus, insect cell expression
• L8-9: Platform for the expression of recombinant protein: Mammalian Cell cultures
-R: Bioreactors and cultivation systems for cell and tissue culture
-C: Cell Culture Bioreactors
-M: overview of transfection Methods
• L10: Platform for the expression of recombinant protein: Transgenic
Animals
• L11: Platform for the expression of recombinant protein: Plant Systems
-R: Plant Molecular Farming: much more than medicine
• L12: Platform for the expression of recombinant protein: Plant Systems, Stable transformation
-R: The increasing Value of plant-made proteins
• L13: Platform for the expression of recombinant protein: Plant Systems, Transient transformation
-R: Viral vectors for the expression of protein in plants
• L14: The antibodies from passive immunization to immunotherapy
-R: Therapeutic antibodies for autoimmunity and inflammation
• L15: Heterologous expression of antibodies
-B: Antibody expression and purification
• L16: Production of antibodies in recombinant systems
-A: Universal protection against influenza infection by a multidomain antibody to influenza hemagglutinin
• L17: Post-translational modifications and immunogenicity of biotherapeutics
-R: Bioequivalence and immunogenicity of biopharmaceuticals
• L18: Active immunization: the vaccines
-C: Vaccine Immunology
• L19: Vaccine Manufacturing
-C: Vaccine manufacturing
• L20: Immunological tolerance
• L21: Recombinant production of peptides
-T: Plant viruses for peptide expression in plants
• L22: Techno-economic analysis for the production of antibodies
-A: Techno economic analysis of a transient plant based platform for
monoclonal antibody production
• L23: Downstream processing of biopharmaceuticals
-G: Process Validation: General Principles and Practices
• L24: Production and clinical trials for a specific biopharmaceutical:
references
Examination Methods
The final exam consists in an oral test on the topics of the course (max 27 points) and on a written report on a specific biopharmaceuticals, covering both its production platform/s and its therapeutic use (max 3 points).
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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.
