Learning objectives

MODULO BIOCHIMICA E CHIMICA DELL'INQUINAMENTO AMBIENTALE: the course aims to provide students with the principles for knowledge: of specific terminology; direct and indirect analysis techniques for air, water and soil pollutants; the mechanisms, causes, effects and costs of pollution; purification techniques and self-purification phenomena; of techniques to limit pollution and its effects.

MODULO BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE: the course also aims to provide an updated view of molecular biology techniques that are used in different clinical settings including prenatal diagnosis of genetic and chromosomal disorders, diagnosis of mendelian and oncoematologic diseases, infertility and pharmacogenetics.

MODULO BIOTECNOLOGIE RICOMBINANTI: the course aims to make students understand the basic stages of the birth of modern biotechnologies and the current applications of recombinant biotechnology in biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. We will discuss issues of a scientific, ethical and biological nature. The course also aims to provide an updated view of recombinant techniques including techniques for reproductive and therapeutic cloning, technic for the reproduction of recombinant drugs

MODULO METODI E TECNICHE DI GENETICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE: the training objective is to provide adequate knowledge of the theoretical principles and application of the techniques for detection of genetic alterations, in a functional framework considering the main diseases related to alterations of genes, including cancer.

MODULO METODOLOGIA DIAGNOSTICA MOLECOLARE: the course aims to make students understand the role of genetic testing in the clinical course of the patient. The course also aims to provide students who have no medical training the basic knowledge on the clinical aspects concerning the genetic basis of diseases. The course aims to provide an updated view of molecular biology techniques that are used in a clinical setting.

Examination Methods

A test may be given in the form of oral, written, open-ended or multiple-choice, practical exercise or preparation of a paper. This test shall cover all topics included/executed within the programs of the component modules of the teaching.

Evaluation criteria

The assessment elements that contribute to the awarding of the grade are: knowledge and the ability to understand, the ability to apply knowledge, autonomy of judgment, that is, the ability to make critical sense and formulate judgments, the ability to communicate. In evaluating the individual tests and awarding the grade, the teaching teachers refer to the following scale for assessing learning. Lower than 18 : Fragmentary and superficial knowledge of content, errors in applying concepts, poor exposition 18 - 20 : Sufficient but general content knowledge, simple exposition, uncertainties in applying theoretical concepts 21 - 23 : Appropriate but not thorough content knowledge, ability to apply theoretical concepts, ability to present content in a simple way 24 - 25 : Appropriate and extensive content knowledge, fair ability to apply knowledge, ability to present content in an articulate manner. 26 - 27 : Content knowledge accurate and complete, good ability to apply knowledge, ability to analyze, clear and correct exposition 28 - 29 : Broad, complete and thorough knowledge of content, good application of content, good ability to analyze and synthesize, confident and correct exposition, 30 or 30 cum laude : Very broad, complete and in-depth content knowledge, well-established ability to apply content, excellent ability to analyze, synthesize and make interdisciplinary connections, mastery of exposition.