The aim of the course is to provide notions of advanced biological technologies such as quantitative PCR, DNA microarrays, protein microarrays, miRNA microarrays, comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-on-Chip, Next-generation sequencing and genome editing. Notions of bioinformatics for the genome analysis and the search of biological databases will also be acquired.

D1 – Knowledge and ability of comprehension. The student must demonstrate to possess solid knowledge of basic molecular biology and good knowledge of molecular technologies teached during the course. 

D2 – Ability to apply knowledge and comprehension. The student must be able to implement/use these knowledges for the application in the research and/or diagnostics fields. 

D3 – Autonomy of judgement. The student will be able to critically evaluate the methods/strategies used for diangostics or research applications. 

D4 – Communication skills. The student must acquire adequate scientific language skills, and he must have a participatory and critical attitude to the topics of the lectures.

D5 – Learning skill. The student will be able to build his own learning path, using learning materials furnished by the teacher or autonomously acquired.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Search for biological information in public databases.

Teaching

Lectures

Attendance

None

Course books

Molecular Diagnostics, 2nd Edition 2009 Patrinos, Ansorge. Elsevier academic press. 

ppt files and scientific reviews published on international journals will be made available online (moodel platform)

Assessment

Oral examination. During the examination the student must demonstrate: that it has acquired full mastery of the concepts and technologies covered during the course; to be able to make logical connections between the techniques learned and their applications; to be able to illustrate the key concepts in a limited time and using appropriate scientific language.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

Molecular Diagnostics, 2nd Edition 2009 Patrinos, Ansorge. Elsevier academic press. 

ppt files and scientific reviews published on international journals will be made available online (moodel platform)

Assessment

Oral examination. During the examination the student must demonstrate: that it has acquired full mastery of the concepts and technologies covered during the course; to be able to make logical connections between the techniques learned and their applications; to be able to illustrate the key concepts in a limited time and using appropriate scientific language.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.