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Laurea in Bioinformatica - 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. 2015/2016

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
C
BIO/10
6
C
BIO/18
12
B
INF/01
activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
C
BIO/10
6
C
BIO/18
12
B
INF/01

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Teaching code

4S01911

Credits

6

Coordinator

Stefano Capaldi

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

BIO/11 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The teaching is organized as follows:

Laboratorio [II turno]

Credits

4

Period

I sem.

Academic staff

Maria Teresa Valenti

Laboratorio [I turno]

Credits

4

Period

I sem.

Academic staff

Stefano Capaldi

Teoria

Credits

2

Period

I sem.

Academic staff

Stefano Capaldi

Learning outcomes

The primary educational aim of the course is to provide the student an overview on the most common methodologies and techniques for the manipulation of DNA. In particular, the course covers the main techniques for purification of nucleic acids, their separation by electrophoresis, DNA amplification and methods for cloning in bacterial vectors.
In the practical exercises the student will apply these techniques for purification of plasmid DNA and genomic DNA, separation of DNA by electrophoresis on agarose gel, its digestion with restriction enzymes, preparation of gene constructs and their transformation into E. coli.
At the end of the course, the student will have learned the basics of manipulation of genetic material and will be able to use the main techniques for gene cloning.

Program

Theory:
The recombinant DNA. Cloning of Genes.
Bacterial and non bacterial vectors. cDNA and genomic libraries.
Manipulation of nucleic acids. Digestion with restriction endonucleases. Electrophoresis. Ligation of the DNA.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and its applications.
Bacteria colutres. Trasformation of bacterial and eukaryotic cells.
Production of recombinant proteins.

Laboratory experiences:
Purification of plasmid DNA
Purification of genomic DNA
Purification of RNA
Electrophoresis and purification of DNA from gel.
Digestion with restriction enzymes.
PCR and PCR product purification.
Transformation, colony PCR
Expression of a recombinant protein and its analysis by SDS PAGE and Western Blot.

Bibliography

Reference texts
Activity Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Laboratorio Amaldi, Benedetti, Pesole, Plevani Biologia Molecolare (Edizione 3) Ambrosiana 2018 978-88-08-18518-1
Teoria Karcher LABORATORIO DI BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE ed Zanichelli 1998
Teoria Michael R. Green e Joseph Sambrook Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Fourth Edition (Edizione 4) CSHL Press 2012 978-1-936113-42-2

Examination Methods

Laboratory activities report and oral examination

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