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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..
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LEZIONI 1° E 2° SEMESTRE (INSEGNAMENTI ANNUALI) | Oct 1, 2019 | May 29, 2020 |
LEZIONI 1° SEMESTRE 2°-3°-4°-5°6° ANNO | Oct 1, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 |
LEZIONI 1° SEMESTRE 1° ANNO | Oct 14, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 |
LEZIONI 2° SEMESTRE | Feb 17, 2020 | May 29, 2020 |
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SESSIONE INVERNALE A.A. 2018/2019 E 1°SEMESTRE A.A. 2019/2020 | Jan 7, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 |
SESSIONE ESTIVA LAUREANDI | Jun 1, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 |
SESSIONE ESTIVA A.A. 2019/2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | Jul 24, 2020 |
SESSIONE AUTUNNALE A.A. 2019/2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
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SESSIONE INVERNALE A.A.2018/2019 | Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 |
SESSIONE ESTIVA | Jul 13, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 |
SESSIONE AUTUNNALE | Oct 12, 2020 | Oct 23, 2020 |
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FESTIVITA' OGNISSANTI | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 |
FESTIVITA' IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE | Dec 8, 2019 | Dec 8, 2019 |
VACANZE DI NATALE | Dec 24, 2019 | Jan 6, 2020 |
VACANZE DI PASQUA | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 |
FESTA DELLA LIBERAZIONE | Apr 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 |
FESTIVITA' DEL LAVORO | May 1, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
FESTIVITA' DEL SANTO PATRONO SAN ZENO | May 21, 2020 | May 21, 2020 |
FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA | Jun 2, 2020 | Jun 2, 2020 |
Description | Period | From | To |
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TIROCINIO 1° SEMESTRE ESCLUSI PERIODI DI VACANZA | TIROCINIO 1° SEMESTRE ESCLUSI PERIODI DI VACANZA | Oct 1, 2019 | Feb 15, 2020 |
ATTIVITA' FACOLTATIVA O DI RECUPERO TIROCINIO | ATTIVITA' FACOLTATIVA O DI RECUPERO TIROCINIO | Oct 1, 2019 | Sep 30, 2020 |
TIROCINIO 2° SEMESTRE ESCLUSI PERIODI DI VACANZA | TIROCINIO 2° SEMESTRE ESCLUSI PERIODI DI VACANZA | Feb 17, 2020 | Jul 24, 2020 |
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 enrollment 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.
Applied Biology (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S01530
Credits
8
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/13 - EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
The teaching is organized as follows:
BIOLOGIA E GENETICA
BIOLOGIA
Learning outcomes
To offer the basic knowledge of human biology in an evolutionary perspective, underlying the molecular and cellular processes shared by all living organisms. To encourage students to critically evaluate experimental data by illustrating prime experiments of the past and contemporary biology. To describe the following processes: duplication, transmission, expression of the hereditary information; how changes arise To describe the hierarchy of master genes involved in tooth development and their interactions. To offer an updated information about the recombinant DNA technology and its applications to dentistry To teach the genetic bases of inherited diseases and how to interpret their modes of transmission To illustrate in particular various genetic conditions affecting dental health. At the end of the course, students must demonstrate to have gotten acquainted with basic knowledge of cellular functions, cell reproduction, cell-cell interactions, organism-to –organism interactions and organisms-to-environment interactions. They must also demonstrate to know how genetic traits are transmitted (mendelian and post-mendelian genetics, population genetics). They should be able to recognize inheritance patterns of genetic disorders, in particular those involving teeth development and structure. All these notions are a pre-requisite for further in depth studies , which will be undertaken by the students in subsequent courses.
Program
Macromolecules common to living organisms: basic characteristics. Life’s origin: the chemical evolution hypothesis (Urey & & Miller experiment). The evolutionary theory proposed by Darwin. The modern vision of evolutionism. “Nothing in biology makes sense but in the light of evolution”. The evolution of human species. Model organisms in biology Three major groups of living organisms: Eubacteria, Archea, Eukarya. Main characteristics of Prokaryotes: cell structure, cell wall structure, genome, reproduction, habitats, interactions with other living organisms. Cyanobacteria: how they changed the terrestrial athmosphere. Evolution of eukaryotes, the endosymbiontic theory. Brief recall of organelles structure and functions (from the Citology module); roles and functions of the cell memebrane. From unicellular to multicellular eukaryotes. Cell communication, signal molecules. Cell growth and energetic metabolism in brief. Cell cycle and its regulation. Cell division (mitosis). The nucleus; DNA, chromatin, chromosomes. Cell death: apoptosis and necrosis. Ploidy and reproductive strategies; sexual reproduction. Meiosis and human gametogenesis. Nomal and pathological human karyotype. Methods of prenatal and post natal analysis . Cytogenetic anomalies and syndromes. Molecular biology: the historical experiments that led to the discovery of DNA as the genetic material (F.Miescher; Griffith, di Avery, McLeod e McCarty, Hershey e Chase) . The structure of the double helix (R.Franklin, M. Wilkins, J Watson & F Crick); DNA replication (Meselson & Stahl). Also RNA is an informational molecule (Fraenkel- Conrat).. DNA polymerase and DNA replication “in vivo”( in prokaryotes and eukaryotes) and “in vitro” (the PCR technique). Telomerase and telomeres replication. Denaturation, renaturation, hybridization of DNA molecules; molecular probes , applications (FISH). The informational flow: from DNA to proteins. A. Garrod’s studies, the “one gene-one enzyme hypothesis by Beedle & Tatum, the central dogma of molecular biology. Roles of various RNA species in the informational flow. Gene expression in prokaryotes, polycistronic RNAs, the operons. Gene transcription in eukaryotes, promoters, RNA polymerase II, RNA processing (splicing mechanism), alternative splicing and its evolutionary significance. mRNA translation, the genetic code, codons and anticodons, the “wobbling” theory. Protein synthesis in the eukaryotic cell post-translational modifications, protein sorting and secretion. The regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. Chromatin structure and modifications. X chromosome inactivation in female somatic cells. DNA binding proteins which act as activators/repressors of transcription, DNA binding motives. The role of non-coding RNAs (nc-RNAs) The beta globin genes cluster: a paradigm of space/time regulation of gene expression Developmental biology. Master genes (e.g. the HOX selector genes) ; model organisms (Drosophila) Master genes which act in tooth development Cell reprogramming: from the beginning to nowadays (the experiments of Briggs, Wilmut and Dolly sheep, S. Yamanaka) Gene expression and sex determination (SRY and DAX1 genes). The human genome and its plasticity. Transposable elements, gene families, repeated sequences, pseudogenes. Genome evolution. Mutations: pre-adactativity ; mutations and selection, m. and fitness. Spontaneous mutations: how do they occur; induced mutations , types of mutagens , mode of action. DNA repair systems: Proof-read repair, MMR; DSB repair, BER, NER. Ames’ test for the identification of mutagens. Ionizing radiations, definition of LET and EBR. Somatic mutations and cancer: target genes in tumorigenesis (proto-oncogenes, oncosuppressor genes, DNA repair genes) The process of cell ageing: causes, consequences, antidotes. The recombinant DNA technology: principles, tools, applications. The production of therapeutic proteins. Transgenic animals: knock-out and knock-in mice. Genome editing Genetics. Mendel’s experiments. Allelic segregation , independent assortment. T. Morgan’s school: gene association and recombination. Genetic maps. Human genetics. Blood groups: ABO; Rh. Modes of inheritance: autosomal dominant/recessive, X linked. Various examples of inherited diseases; genetics of tooth anomalies and defects. Examples of pedigrees: how to interpret them correctly. Exceptions to Mendelism: a) cytoplasmic (mithocondrial) inheritance,; b) dynamic mutations; uniparental dysomies; Imprinted genes. Allelic and genotypic frequencies in populations. The Hardy Weinberg law: its conditions of validity, its exceptions How and when to apply it. DIDACTIC MODES Attendance to lessons is mandatory. Classes will consist of theorical lessons covering the whole exam program. Oral explanations will be coadiuvated by PowerPoint presentations and videos, which will be made available to students through a dedicated Department web site. Additional didactic supports (multiple choice quizzes for self-assessment, journal articles , reviews, etc.) may be suggested during the course and will be made available to students for download. During the whole Academic Year, students may request personal reception to the teachers, by e mail. -SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS - Le basi della biologia (Cellula-Genetica-Evoluzione) H. Helena Curtis, et al., I edizione italiana, 2017 Zanichelli ed. Bologna, ISBN: 9788808768988 -Campbell Biologia e Genetica, Pearson Italia 2015; ISBN: 9788865189320
Bibliography
Activity | Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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BIOLOGIA E GENETICA | Sadava, Hillis, Craig Heller, Hacker | Elementi di Biologia e Genetica (Edizione 5) | Zanichelli | 2019 | 9788808820655 | |
BIOLOGIA E GENETICA | Maurizio Clementi | Elementi di Genetica Medica (Edizione 1) | EdiSES | 2016 | 9788879598910 | |
BIOLOGIA | Reece Urry Cain Wasserman Minorsky Jackson | Campbell Biologia e Genetica (Edizione 1) | Pearson | 2015 | 9788865189320 |
Examination Methods
Written test (25 multiple choice quizzes plus 5 open questions) concernin the entire program. Goals of the written test are: a) to monitor students’ learning process, b) to monitor students’ capacity of personal re-elaboration of notions, c) to monitor students’ ability to apply theoretical notions to experimental queries.
Score (in /30) of the written test strongly influences final outcome. A positive score will be achieved with at least 18 correct MCQ plus 1 open question. An oral examination may follow only if written text score is ≥ 18/30. Students can either retire from the examination or refuse the proposed score at any time. In both cases they shall enroll again for the whole examination (written and oral)
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Sbarramenti
E' consentito il passaggio da un anno di corso al successivo, esclusivamente agli studenti che, al termine della sessione autunnale, abbiano superato gli esami previsti nel piano didattico per quell’anno di corso con un debito didattico massimo di 31 CFU.
Gli esami che rientrano nel debito didattico devono essere superati prima di sostenere gli esami di profitto del successivo anno di corso.
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Propedeuticità degli esami di profitto
Un esame si definisce propedeutico se deve necessariamente essere superato prima di un altro esame.
LO STUDENTE È TENUTO A RISPETTARE LE PROPEDEUTICITÀ DEGLI ESAMI DI PROFITTO, PENA L’ANNULLAMENTO DEGLI ESAMI SUPERATI.
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Passaggio/trasferimento da altro corso di studio
Informazioni generali relative a passaggio di corso al seguente link:
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Fermo restando l’indefettibile numero di posti disponibili e il numero di CFU riconoscibili, il Collegio Didattico o organo delegato, al fine di determinare una graduatoria di merito degli ammissibili ad anni successivi al primo, può deliberare la somministrazione di una prova integrativa o altri criteri di valutazione, i cui termini e modalità saranno resi noti contestualmente alla pubblicazione dell’apposito bando concorso.
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Riconoscimento della carriera pregressa
1) Criteri di valutazione Ai fini della valutazione, saranno considerati solo i CFU conseguiti per esami completati e registrati entro la data di presentazione della domanda di valutazione. Non saranno valutati esami parzialmente superati. Possono essere riconosciuti CFU per attività formative nell’ambito dei crediti a libera scelta (Attività didattica elettiva - ADE) fino ad un massimo di 5 CFU. Non saranno riconosciuti esami superati nei corsi di laurea delle Professioni sanitarie ad esclusione di esami ritenuti completamente equipollenti sulla base dei contenuti dei relativi programmi. La validità temporale dei contenuti degli obiettivi e dei programmi degli insegnamenti (Syllabus) è soggetta al principio di obsolescenza. L'obsolescenza si calcola a decorrere dall’anno solare di presentazione della domanda di valutazione della carriera pregressa a ritroso di otto anni. Si applica solo a studenti con carriere in corso. Il Collegio Didattico o altro organo delegato, valuterà e delibererà il riconoscimento della carriera pregressa, analizzando i programmi degli esami superati, i CFU assegnati, la congruità delle tipologie e dei contenuti delle attività formative con gli obiettivi formativi specifici delle attività previste dal CdLM a Ciclo Unico in Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria dell’Ateneo di Verona, incluse le attività pratiche. 2) Abbreviazione di carriera. I CFU acquisiti a seguito della valutazione della carriera pregressa, con esclusione dei CFU relativi all’attività didattica elettiva, possono consentire l’ammissione ad anni successivi al primo e quindi l’abbreviazione di carriera, a condizione che si realizzino i seguenti presupposti:
27 CFU per l’ammissione al secondo anno; 85 CFU per l’ammissione al terzo anno; 143 CFU per l’ammissione al quarto anno; 203 CFU per l’ammissione al quinto anno; 263 CFU per l’ammissione al sesto anno; Al fine di determinare la graduatoria di merito degli ammissibili ad anni successivi al primo è prevista la somministrazione di una prova integrativa, i cui termini e modalità di espletamento saranno resi noti contestualmente alla pubblicazione del bando di concorso annuale. |
Modalità e sedi di frequenza
La frequenza è obbligatoria.
Maggiori dettagli in merito all'obbligo di frequenza vengono riportati nel Regolamento del corso di studio disponibile alla voce Regolamenti nel menu Il Corso. Anche se il regolamento non prevede un obbligo specifico, verifica le indicazioni previste dal singolo docente per ciascun insegnamento o per eventuali laboratori e/o tirocinio.
Non è consentita l'iscrizione a tempo parziale. Per saperne di più consulta la pagina Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
La sede di svolgimento delle lezioni e degli esami è la Piastra odontoiatrica.