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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 |
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TERP 3A1S | Oct 1, 2020 | Nov 7, 2020 |
TERP 2A1S | Oct 5, 2020 | Dec 2, 2020 |
TERP 1A1S | Oct 12, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 |
TERP 3A2S | Feb 8, 2021 | Mar 12, 2021 |
TERP 1A2S - 1 periodo | Feb 8, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 |
TERP 2A2S | Mar 8, 2021 | May 14, 2021 |
TERP 1A2S - 2 periodo | Apr 12, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
Session | From | To |
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TERP ROV SESSIONE INVERNALE 2 ANNO | Dec 14, 2020 | Jan 22, 2021 |
TERP ROV SESSIONE INVERNALE 1-3 ANNO | Jan 11, 2021 | Feb 5, 2021 |
TERP ROV SESSIONE ESTIVA 2 ANNO | May 24, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 |
TERP ROV SESSIONE ESTIVA 1 ANNO | Jul 5, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 |
TERP ROV SESSIONE ESTIVA 3 ANNO | Jul 5, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 |
TERP ROV SESSIONE AUTUNNALE | Sep 1, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 |
Session | From | To |
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TERP ROV SESSIONE AUTUNNALE | Nov 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 |
TERP ROV SESSIONE PRIMAVERILE | Mar 1, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 |
Period | From | To |
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FESTIVITA' IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE | Dec 8, 2020 | Dec 8, 2020 |
Vacanze Natalizie | Dec 24, 2020 | Jan 3, 2021 |
VACANZE PASQUALI | Apr 2, 2021 | Apr 5, 2021 |
Santo Patrono | Aug 5, 2021 | Aug 5, 2021 |
Vacanze Estive | Aug 9, 2021 | Aug 15, 2021 |
Description | Period | From | To |
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TERP 3^ anno - 1^semestre | TERP 3^ anno - 1^semestre | Nov 9, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 |
TERP 2^ anno - 2^semestre (1 periodo) | TERP 2^ anno - 2^semestre (1 periodo) | Jan 25, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 |
TERP 1^ anno - 2^semestre (1 periodo) | TERP 1^ anno - 2^semestre (1 periodo) | Mar 8, 2021 | Apr 9, 2021 |
TERP 3^ anno - 2^semestre (1 periodo) | TERP 3^ anno - 2^semestre (1 periodo) | Mar 15, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 |
TERP 3^ anno - 2^semestre (2 periodo) | TERP 3^ anno - 2^semestre (2 periodo) | May 10, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 |
TERP 1^ anno - 2^semestre (2periodo) | TERP 1^ anno - 2^semestre (2 periodo) | May 24, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 |
TERP 2^ anno - 2^semestre (2 periodo) | TERP 2^ anno - 2^semestre (2 periodo) | Jun 28, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 |
TERP 2^ anno - 2^semestre (3 periodo) | TERP 2^ anno - 2^semestre (3 periodo) | Aug 30, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 |
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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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Biomolecular fondamentals of life (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S000089
Credits
4
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Also offered in courses:
- Biomolecular fondamentals of life - BIOCHIMICA of the course Bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene
- Propaedeutic physical and biological sciences - BIOCHIMICA of the course Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy
The teaching is organized as follows:
Program
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MM: BIOLOGIA APPLICATA E GENETICA
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• Characteristics of the living beings
• Chemistry of living organisms and biological molecules
• prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell: organization of the cell; internal membranes and compartmentalization; organelles, characteristics and functions: nucleus, ribosomes, RER, REL, Golgi, lysosomes, peroxisomes, cytoskeleton, cell wall, extracellular matrix. Animal and plant cells. Mitochondria and plastids (chloroplasts, amyloplasts, chromoplasts) and endosymbiont theory.
• Biological membranes: structure and proposed models; passage of materials across cell membranes: passive transport (facilitated diffusion and simple), osmosis, directly and indirectly active transport, co-transport. Exocytosis and endocytosis. Anchoring, tight and gap cell junctions in animal and plant cells.
• Cell communication: types of cellular communication: endocrine, paracrine, autocrine and iuxtacrine. Sending and receiving the signal.
• Organization of DNA in chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis. DNA and proteins, nucleosomes, heterochromatin, euchromatin, chromosome condensation. The cell cycle and its regulation. Mitosis, meiosis and sexual reproduction
• DNA and its role in heredity. DNA structure and replication.
• Gene expression: transcription, genetic code and translation. Gene definition.
• DNA mutations and mutagenesis
• Hereditary character transmission and Mendel’s laws; definition of phenotype, genotype, locus, gene, dominant and recessive allele, homozygosity and heterozygosity. Segregation and independent assortment. Independence and association. Crossing-over and recombination. Genetic determination of sex. Gene interactions. Incomplete dominance, condominance, multiple alleles, epistasis and polygeny.
• The human genome: karyotype analysis and pedigrees; autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, X-linked diseases.
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MM: BIOCHIMICA
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PREPARATORY CHEMISTRY (several notions are included in the basic knowledge required)
1. Atomic structure and periodic properties of the elements: matter composition, atom, atomic particles; atomic theory; quantum numbers, and orbitals; electronic configuration, periodic table and chemical reactivity of the elements; electronic affinity, electronegativity.
2. The chemical bond: molecules and ions; ionic and covalent bond; intermolecular forces; hydrogen bond.
3. Solutions and acid-base reactions: concentration of the solutions, acid-base theories of Arrhenius and Brőnsted-Lowry; hydracids, hydroxides, oxyacids; acid-base reactions; pH and buffer solutions.
4. Organic chemistry notions: carbon atom properties; hybrid orbitals; organic compounds classification: functional groups; hydrocarbons; alcohols, ethers, thiols, amines, aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids, esters, anhydrides.
BIOCHEMISTRY
1. Constitutive elements of the living matter: polymeric structure of the biological macromolecules.
2. Protein structure and function: aminoacid classification, buffering power, peptide bond, levels of protein structure; fibrous and globular proteins; hemoglobin and myoglobin: structure, function, factors influencing the oxygen bond; hemoglobin variants; enzymes: classification, role in the chemical reactions, regulation of the enzymatic activity.
3. Vitamins: hydro- and lypo-soluble vitamins; co-enzymes.
4. Bio-energetics: metabolism; chemical transformations in the cell; spontaneous and non-spontaneous reactions of the metabolic reactions; ATP as “energy exchange coin”; biologically relevant redox reactions.
5. Carbohydrates structure and metabolism: mono- and disaccharides; polysaccharides; glycoconjugates; glycolysis and its regulation; gluconeogenesis; hints of the penthose phosphate pathway; synthesis of the glycogen.
6. Citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation: mitochondria; acetyl-CoA synthesis; citric acid cycle control; respiratory chain and electron transport; ATP synthesis.
7. Lipids structure and metabolism: structural lipids and biological membranes; cholesterol; stock-reserve lipids; lipids digestion and fatty acid β-oxydation; keton bodies formation; hints of fatty acids biosynthesis.
8. Aminoacid metabolism: hints of gluco- and keto-forming aminoacids; transamination and oxidative deamination; the urea cycle.
Students are invited to choose a textbook of Biochemistry and Biology among those indicated in each module form.
Bibliography
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Stefani M, Taddei N | Chimica Biochimica e Biologia Applicata. | Zanichelli ed., Bologna | 2010 | ||
M. Samaja, R. Paroni | Chimica e Biochimica | Piccin | 2016 | ||
Bertoldi, Colombo, Magni, Marin, Palestini | Chimica e Biochimica | EdiSES | 2015 | 978-88-7959-878-1 | |
A. Fiecchi, M. Galli Kienle, A. Scala | Chimica e propedeutica biochimica | Edi-Ermes | |||
Luciano BINAGLIA, Bruno GIARDINA | CHIMICA e PROPEDEUTICA BIOCHIMICA (con CD-ROM) | Ediz. Mc Graw-Hill | |||
Solomon, Martin, Martin, Berg | Elementi di Biologia (Edizione 7) | EdiSES | 2017 | 978-88-7959-938-2 | |
Raven, Johnson, Mason, Losos, Singer | Elementi di biologia e genetica (Edizione 2) | Piccin | 2019 | ||
Sadava, Hillis, Craig Heller, Hacker | Elementi di Biologia e Genetica (Edizione 5) | Zanichelli | 2019 | ||
D. Voet, J. G. Voet, C.W. Pratt | Fondamenti di Biochimica (Edizione 4) | Zanichelli | 2017 | 9788808420961 | |
David L Nelson, Michael M Cox | I principi di biochimica di Lehninger (Edizione 7) | Zanichelli | 9788808920690 | ||
Bertoldi M, Colombo D, Magni F, Marin O, Palestini P. | Chimica e Biochimica (Edizione 1) | EdiSES | 2015 | 978 88 7959 878 1 | |
David L Nelson, Michael M Cox | Introduzione alla Biochimica del Lehninger | Zanichelli | 2018 |
Examination Methods
Goal of the exam for the Course of Biomolecular fondamentals of Life: to verify students' advanced comprehension of the whole program topics and their capability to expose their reasoning in a critical and precise manner using appropriate scientific terms.
6 examination sessions are foreseen in the whole Academic Year: 2 in the Winter Session after the Course ending, 2 in the Summer Session, and 2 in the Autumn session.
Students will undertake both modules (written test made of multiple choice quizzes and open questions) if they have attended at least 75% of the frontal teaching activity of the entire Course; further information about exam organization is available in each module form.
The final mark (/out of 30) will derive from the evaluation of both modules. Students will pass the examination if the overall rating of both modules, based on the weighted average of credits, is greater than or equal to 18/30. Students can retire or refuse the proposed mark.
Students who do not pass both exam modules in the same session will have to take the missing/insufficient module in one of the subsequent sessions, if only within the extra winter session of the next Academic Year. From the next summer session, students will need to take both modules.
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Orario lezioni
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Avviso per le matricole a.a. 23-24 | pdf, it, 66 KB, 22/09/23 |
Orario 1° anno 2° semestre a.a. 23-24 agg. 05/03 | pdf, it, 52 KB, 19/03/24 |
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Orario 3° anno 2° semestre a.a. 23-24 agg. 05/03 | pdf, it, 32 KB, 05/03/24 |
Servizi agli studenti - Polo Universitario Prof.ni Sanitarie - agg.02/24 | pdf, it, 1453 KB, 15/02/24 |
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AVVISO IMPORTANTE
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Guida per esami scritti verbalizzanti | pdf, it, 313 KB, 02/10/23 |
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Tirocinio professionalizzante
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Guida triennale all'attività di tirocinio_'23-'24_TERP | pdf, it, 146 KB, 15/02/24 |