Studying at the University of Verona

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If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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 enrollment year.

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
A/B
BIO/11 ,BIO/13 ,MED/03
9
B
MED/04
7
B/F
- ,M-PSI/08 ,SPS/07

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
A
BIO/09 ,M-PSI/01
5
B/C/F
- ,BIO/12

4° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B/C
BIO/14
10
B/F
- ,MED/09 ,MED/18
22
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/12 ,MED/15 ,MED/16 ,MED/17 ,MED/35
17
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/10 ,MED/11 ,MED/13 ,MED/14 ,MED/21 ,MED/22 ,MED/23

5° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
MED/06 ,MED/18
11
B/C/F
- ,MED/09
7
B
MED/26 ,MED/27 ,MED/34
12
B/F
- ,MED/20 ,MED/38 ,MED/39
6
B
MED/25
9
B
MED/42 ,MED/43 ,MED/44
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
A/B
BIO/11 ,BIO/13 ,MED/03
9
B
MED/04
7
B/F
- ,M-PSI/08 ,SPS/07
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
A
BIO/09 ,M-PSI/01
5
B/C/F
- ,BIO/12
activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B/C
BIO/14
10
B/F
- ,MED/09 ,MED/18
22
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/12 ,MED/15 ,MED/16 ,MED/17 ,MED/35
17
B/F
- ,MED/08 ,MED/10 ,MED/11 ,MED/13 ,MED/14 ,MED/21 ,MED/22 ,MED/23
activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
MED/06 ,MED/18
11
B/C/F
- ,MED/09
7
B
MED/26 ,MED/27 ,MED/34
12
B/F
- ,MED/20 ,MED/38 ,MED/39
6
B
MED/25
9
B
MED/42 ,MED/43 ,MED/44

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S009435

Credits

1

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

BIO/10 - BIOCHEMISTRY

Period

2° semestre dal Feb 21, 2022 al May 31, 2022.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a molecular perspective on the alteration of basic biochemical and biophysical mechanisms in hereditary sensory pathologies. The phototransduction cascade underlying the triggering of the visual process and the molecular basis of hereditary retinal degenerations will be presented in detail as a paradigmatic example of sensory disease. The most innovative therapeutic approaches for the treatment of rare sensory diseases will also be mentioned.

Program

- Receptors and signal transduction in sensory systems. From stimulus to electrical response.
- The phototransduction cascade in cones and rods as a paradigmatic GPCR-mediated cascade. Genetic diseases of the retina: retinitis pigmentosa, cone and cone-rod dystrophies. The retinoid metabolism and its alteration in hereditary visual diseases.
- Signal transduction in cochlear hair cells and hearing. Genetic alterations of mechanotransduction mechanisms. Hereditary deafness and non-syndromic genetic hearing loss. Usher's syndrome: deafness associated with retinitis pigmentosa.
- Biochemistry of taste and olfaction. Molecular analogies with the visual cascade. Introduction to the genetic alterations of taste and smell. Olfactory sensitivity, hyperosmia and anosmia.
- Innovative therapeutic approaches: gene therapy, liposomes and nanovesicles as transporters of therapeutic molecules, genome editing based on CRISPR/Cas tools.

Bibliography

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Examination Methods

Based on attendance. Presence is compulsory for at least 4 of 5 lectures.

Dates:*
4 - 6 - 8 - 11 -13 April, 2022 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Room:*
Aula Suzuki, Section of Biological Chemistry, c/o Istituti Biologici

* To be confirmed two weeks before the lectures

The course will take place exclusively in presence.

Recommended year(s)
2-3-4, but also indicated for 5-6

Further information will be provided via the course's Moodle page. Interested students are advised to register as soon as possible and no later than the deadline.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE