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.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021 A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017 A.A. 2015/2016

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

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.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
MED/04
6
B
BIO/10
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
MED/43
6
B
BIO/14
6
B
MED/15
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
BIO/12
6
B
MED/03
6
B
MED/08
6
B
MED/03
Two courses to be chosen among the following
6
B
BIO/10
6
B
CHIM/01
6
B
CHIM/06
6
B
INF/01
Three courses to be chosen among the following
6
B
BIO/11
6
B
BIO/18
6
B
MED/07
6
B
BIO/18
6
B
MED/07
6
B
BIO/10

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Training
2
F
-
12
D
-
Final exam
40
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Training
2
F
-
12
D
-
Final exam
40
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Two courses to be chosen among the following ("Biotechnology in Neuroscience" and "Clinical proteomics" 1st and 2nd year; the other courses 2nd year only)
6
C
BIO/17
6
C
CHIM/01
6
C
BIO/15
6
C
FIS/01
6
C
MED/04
6
C
BIO/15

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.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Systems biology  (2021/2022)

Teaching code

4S003680

Academic staff

Carlo Laudanna, Gabriela Constantin

Coordinator

Carlo Laudanna

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

MED/04 - EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Period

Secondo semestre dal Mar 7, 2022 al Jun 10, 2022.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

The class will provide the students with an overview of different aspects of Systems Biology applied to life and medical science. The class will be initially focused on general aspects of Systems Biology, including the concepts of complexity, emergent properties, abstraction, mathematical modeling and biological networks. the course will provide a number of examples regarding general principles and methods typical of systems biology, data-bases and software widely used in the field. Furthermore, in the course we will introduce as propaedeutic background, some examples of complex systems in biology, including signal transduction and metabolic networks. In the second part of the course we will proceed with the description of complex systems relevant to medicine, such as the immune systems, autoimmune diseases and cancer in the context of systems biology. Several examples will be explained and extensively illustrated. Moreover, a general view of systems biology in the context of a transition toward personalized medicine will be proposed. In the context of the degree, the class will provide the necessary bases to understand the interdisciplinary nature of biomedicine and bioinformatics.

Program

General concepts - foundations:

1) Complexity: definition, origin and nature of complexity in biology
2) The “emergent properties” of biological systems: the cellular and molecular circuits
3) Science based on thesis and the deductive method; science based on experimental data the inductive method
4) Systems Biology: definition and experimental connotation of Systems Biology
5) Why Systems Biology? The reductionist approach versus the holistic approach
6) The concept of model: predict the future in biology?
7) Static models: the network abstraction and the topological properties of biological networks
8) Dynamic models and biological kinetics

Methods in Systems Biology:

9) High-performance technologies (high throughput methods)
10) Bioinformatics
11) Biological database
12) Software for systems biology
13) Contexts of Systems Biology: transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.

Systems Biology in practice - applications of Systems Biology to biomedical contexts:

14) Networks and diseases
15) The immune system
16) Inflammatory mechanisms
17) Cancer
18) Neurodegenerative diseases
19) Autoimmune diseases
20) Systems pharmacology and drug discovery

Teaching methods consist of frontal lessons devoted to the transmission of basic and applied notions, as well as in computer exercises with tasks that will be assigned to students in order to apply the notions learned during lessons. The exercises will be performed at the Center for Computational Biomedicine (CBMC) of the University.

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Examination Methods

Written exam with multiple choice questions
The language of the exam will be English

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