CODE 80835 ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 CREDITS 2.5 cfu anno 2 BIOTECNOLOGIE MEDICO-FARMACEUTICHE 8767 (LM-9) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/04 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE AND GENE THERAPY OVERVIEW The course consists of 2,5 CFU corresponding to 20 hours of taught class. It allows students to acquire knowledge about the etiology and the pathogenesis of the major human pathologies on the basis of their molecular alterations/characteristics. AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course is focused on specific pathologies as the result of molecular alterations, wtih particular attention to cancer and primary immunodeficiencies. In addition, it will analyze the methodological approaches aimed at clarifying the diseases' molecular pathogenesis and will take into consideration the most recent therapeutic strategies, including gene therapy. TEACHING METHODS The course consists of 20 hours of taught class employing PowerPoint presentations. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Reference books: - Alberts et al. “Biologia molecolare della cellula”, Zanichelli ; - Mendelsohn et al. “The molecular basis of cancer”, Elsevier; - Robbins e Cotran, “Le basi patologiche delle malattie”, Elsevier. - Giacca M., “Terapia Genica”, Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GRAZIA MARIA SPAGGIARI Ricevimento: By appointment by email: Grazia.Maria.Spaggiari@unige.it Exam Board PAOLO GIANNONI (President) GRAZIA MARIA SPAGGIARI (President) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam ASSESSMENT METHODS In the oral examination, the student is asked to answer three questions, characterized by increasing complexity: the first regards a general issue/topic; the second is focused on more specific details of an issue; the third one is intended to assess the student's capacity of correlating different issues. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 26/01/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 23/02/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 22/06/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 04/07/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 19/07/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 10/09/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 25/09/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION At the end of the course, the student is asked to present a scientific work available in the literature regarding one of the course's topics. This oral presentation is performed together with all students and teachers of the course, in order to favour practice on the interpretation, evaluation, and report of current literature. The presentation also represents the final step of student's formation and can increase exam evaluation if judged positively.
