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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Medical bioinformatics - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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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3 courses among the following2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Medical Genetics (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S004560
Credits
6
Coordinator
Language
English
Courses Single
Authorized
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning objectives
The course aims at providig competences of human medical and molecular genetics and of advanced technologies and methods used to study and analyse genetic diseases, with emphasis given to the role played by genetic factors, defined at different resolution levels, from chromosome to single nucleotide, in Mendelian diseases, complex traits and cancer development and in the individual drug response, as well as at helping students develop thier ability to critically assess genetic information and apply it to theoretical, experimental and professional contexts. Upon succesful completion of the course, the students will gain broad knowledge and skills to - understand principles and mechanisms responsible for the occurrence of the different kind of genetic diseases and of the individual variation to pharmacological treatment and of precision medicine, - understanding of genetic data analysis in single individuals, families or populations and to interpret results - critically assess genetic information and apply it to theoretical, experimental and professional contexts, - choose the most appropriate tools and techniques for genetic analysis and critically evaluate the results, - communicate effectively with all the parties involved in the use or development of bioinformatics tools applied to molecular diagnosis and scientific research in the medical genetic field, - carry out autonomously further studies within the bioinformatics tools for genetic analysis.
Prerequisites and basic notions
To successfully address the course, a rudimentary knowledge of biology and formal genetics fundamentals may be helpful. To this purpose, the first lessons of this unit will be dedicated to briefly recapping these basic concepts, and the teacher will be available to provide additional didactic materials or didactic support to help students who lack parts or all of this basic knowledge.
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Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The exam consists of a single oral discussion on the topics listed in the syllabus of both units. At the end of the interview, a single global evaluation, expressed as a score of 30, will be made considering the student's overall preparation in both units. A final mark of 18/30 is needed to pass the exam.
Students can retire from the examination anytime and take the whole exam later.
