Studying at the University of Verona

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.

Type D and Type F activities

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Molecular and Medical Biotechnology - Enrollment from 2025/2026

Type D learning activities are the student's choice, type F activities are additional knowledge useful for job placement (internships, transversal skills, project works, etc.). According to the Teaching Regulations of the Course, some activities can be chosen and entered independently in the booklet, others must be approved by a special committee to verify their consistency with the study plan. Type D or F learning activities can be covered by the following activities.

1. Modules taught at the University of Verona

Include the modules listed below and/or in the Course Catalogue (which can also be filtered by language of delivery via Advanced Search).

Booklet entry mode: if the teaching is included among those listed below, the student can enter it independently during the period in which the curriculum is open; otherwise, the student must make a request to the Secretariat, sending the form to carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it during the period indicated.

2. CLA certificate or language equivalency

In addition to those required by the curriculum/study plan, the following are recognized for those matriculated from A.Y. 2021/2022:

  • English language: 3 CFUs are recognized for each level of proficiency above that required by the course of study (if not already recognized in the previous course of study).
  • Other languages and Italian for foreigners: 3 CFUs are recognized for each proficiency level starting from A2 (if not already recognized in the previous study cycle).

These CFUs will be recognized, up to a maximum of 6 CFUs in total, of type F if the study plan allows it, or of type D. Additional elective credits for language knowledge may be recognized only if consistent with the student's educational project and if adequately justified.

Those enrolled until A.Y. 2020/2021 should consult the information found here.

Method of inclusion in the bookletrequest the certificate or equivalency from CLA and send it to the Student Secretariat - Careers for the inclusion of the exam in the career, by email: carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it

3. Transversal skills

Discover the training paths promoted by the University's TALC - Teaching and learning center intended for students regularly enrolled in the academic year of course delivery https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali

Mode of inclusion in the booklet: the teaching is not expected to be included in the curriculum. Only upon obtaining the Open Badge will the booklet CFUs be automatically validated. The registration of CFUs in career is not instantaneous, but there will be some technical time to wait.  

4. Contamination lab

The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.  

Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).  

Find out more:  https://www.univr.it/clabverona 

PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.  

5. Internship/internship period

In addition to the CFUs stipulated in the curriculum/study plan (check carefully what is indicated on the Teaching Regulationshere you can find information on how to activate the internship. 

Check in the regulations which activities can be Type D and which can be Type F.

Please also note that for traineeships activated after 1 October 2024, it will be possible to recognise excess hours in terms of type D credits, limited only to traineeship experiences carried out at host organisations outside the University.

Academic year:
Semester 1  From 10/1/24 To 1/31/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
Python programming language [English edition] D Carlo Combi (Coordinator)
Semester 2 From 3/3/25 To 6/13/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
Python programming language [Edizione in italiano] D Carlo Combi (Coordinator)

Teaching code

4S003667

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

BIO/18 - GENETICS

Period

Semester 2 dal Mar 3, 2025 al Jun 13, 2025.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

The advent of the new sequencing technology (Next Generation Sequencing, NGS) had a great impact on the ability to study genome complexity at genomic, transcriptomic and epigenetic level and provided interesting opportunities for the development of bioinfomatic resources for data analyses and management. The course will provide a general overview of the main computational methods based in NGS data that can be applied in genomic studies (mainly focused on the human genome) as for example , sequence alignment, genome sequencing, genome resequencing for the identification of variants, transcriptomic analysis for the identification of differentially expressed genes. At the end of the course the student should be able to: Know the main data file formats Know the different algorithm used in genomic studies and their applications Setting up a pipeline for data managing and analysis

Prerequisites and basic notions

No specific prerequisites are required. Basic knowledge of bioinformatics (e.g. sequence alignment) may be helpful but is not essential to better understand the program.

Program

1. Introduction to next-generation sequencing (NGS) data a. Illumina sequencing bias and errors b. FastQ format c. Sequence quality verification d. Sequence preprocessing 2. Overview of genome assembly methods a. Overlap-layout-consensus b. Debrujin graph c. Assembly quality verification 3. Alignment of NGS data to a reference genome a. Dynamic programming b. Heuristic methods c. SAM/BAM format 4. Resequencing and variant calling a. Germline variant calling b. Somatic variant calling c. Bioinformatics methods for structural variant calling d. VCF and gVCF file formats 5. Computational methods for candidate gene prioritization 6. Analysis of transcriptomic and RNA-seq data a. RNA-seq sequence alignment b. Transcript reconstruction (genome-guided / denovo) c. Gene quantification d. Data normalization e. Identification of differentially expressed genes f. Enrichment analysis

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

The teaching methods adopted in the course are: - Frontal lessons - Computer laboratory exercises - Reading and presentation of scientific articles

Learning assessment procedures

The exam consists of a written test of the level of knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course. The test consists of 6 open questions. The student must demonstrate that he/she has understood the functioning and application of the main bioinformatics programs and approaches explained in class.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

The level of understanding of the topics and the command of language will be evaluated.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Each question will be assigned a score of 10, the final grade will be scaled to 30. The activity of presenting scientific articles is not mandatory, students who intend to present a scientific article will be able to have a bonus of up to two points to add to the exam grade.

Exam language

Inglese/Italiano