Teaching code

4S000351

Credits

8

Coordinator

Martina Montagnana

Language

Italian

Moodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning outcomes

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MM: BIOCHIMICA E CHIMICA DELL'INQUINAMENTO AMBIENTALE
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The course aims to acquaint the student of biochemistry and chemistry of environmental pollution: 1) specific terminology used 2) the mechanisms of pollution and depollution 3) the reasons for which man pollutes 4) the effects and the costs of pollution 5) the direct and indirect techniques of analysis of air, water and soil pollutants
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MM: METODOLOGIA DIAGNOSTICA MOLECOLARE
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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.
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MM: METODI E TECNICHE DI GENETICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
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The training objective is to provide adequate knowledge of the main diseases related to alterations of genes and theoretical principles of the techniques of cytogenetics and molecular genetics. Obtain adequate knowledge of the theoretical principles and applications of the techniques of detection of genetic alterations.
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MM: BIOTECNOLOGIE RICOMBINANTI
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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.
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MM: BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
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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 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.

Program

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MM: BIOCHIMICA E CHIMICA DELL'INQUINAMENTO AMBIENTALE
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Definitions; types of pollution; the causes of pollution; direct and indirect effects of pollution; methods of analysis; damage to health; costs; phenomena of self-purification; purification techniques; specific aspects of air, water and soil polluttants; landfills; incineration; composting.
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MM: METODOLOGIA DIAGNOSTICA MOLECOLARE
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Topics: • Introduction and organization of the molecular biology laboratory • Extraction of nucleic acids • Electrophoresis of nucleic acids • Hybridization dot/blot and reverse dot/blot • Microarrays • PCR e Real-time PCR • Sequencing and next generation sequencing • Main methods of proteomics (chromatography, spettrometry..) • FISH and Array-CGH
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MM: METODI E TECNICHE DI GENETICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
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Human genome organization, Genetic polymorphisms, Nucleic acid extraction, Nucleic acids labeling and quantification, Gene amplification techniques: Signal Amplification, Target amplification , Chromosomal aberrations, Conventional cytogenetics, Molecular cytogenetics, In situ hybridization FISH, Next generation Sequencing NGS, QF PCR, Array CGH, MLPA PCR, HLA typing, Genetic testing for clotting disorders, Tumor genetics, Forensic genetics.Pharmacogenetics, Genomic imprinting.
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MM: BIOTECNOLOGIE RICOMBINANTI
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1) History of modern Biotecnology. The Reproductive cloning. The Therapeutic cloning. Critical review of two fundamental scientific works: 1) Wilmut I, Schnieke AE, McWhir J, Kind AJ, Campbell KH.Viable offspring derived from fetal and adult mammalian cells.Nature. 1997 Feb 27;385(6619):810-3. 2) Schwartz SD, Regillo CD, Lam BL, Eliott D, Rosenfeld PJ, Gregori NZ, Hubschman JP, Davis JL, Heilwell G, Spirn M, Maguire J, Gay R, Bateman J, Ostrick RM5, Morris D, Vincent M, Anglade E, Del Priore LV, Lanza R. Human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium in patients with age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's macular dystrophy: follow-up of two open-label phase 1/2 studies. Lancet. 2015 Feb 7;385(9967):509-16. 2) Cloning vectors. Role of DNA ligase restriction enzymes, alkaline phosphatase. Plasmids. Methods for introducing DNA into a host cell: transformation and transfection. Vectors selection and isolation. 3) Transgenic animals. Gene transfer techniques: irestriction-enzyme-mediated integration (REMI), DNA microinjection, Sperm-mediated gene transfer, Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer. Gene targeting. knockout mice. 4) Clinical applications of recombinant drugs. Human recombinant TSH. production technique, commercial products, pharmacokinetic properties, approval for clinical use. Use in the diagnosis and follow-up of differentiated thyroid carcinoma 5) Clinical applications of recombinant drugs. Recombinant erythropoietin: production technique, commercial products, pharmacokinetic properties, approval for clinical use. Recombinant insulin: production technique, pharmacokinetic properties, clinical use, commercial products.
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MM: BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
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•Introduction and organization of the molecular biology laboratory •Cystic fibrosis: pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and diagnosis •Male infertility: laboratory tests in the diagnosis of congenital causes •Molecular biology in oncohematological diseases •Prenatal diagnosis: molecular and cytogenetic testing •Diagnostics of Genetic diseases in mental retardation •Hemocromatosis: pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and diagnosis •Application of Pharmaco-genetics and -genomics

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Examination Methods

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MM: BIOCHIMICA E CHIMICA DELL'INQUINAMENTO AMBIENTALE
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Oral examination
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MM: METODOLOGIA DIAGNOSTICA MOLECOLARE
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Written test, with open questions and multi choice questions.
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MM: METODI E TECNICHE DI GENETICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
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Oral and written reports
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MM: BIOTECNOLOGIE RICOMBINANTI
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Oral exam
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MM: BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
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oral exam