CODE 80755 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 BIOTECNOLOGIE 8756 (L-2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/13 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: BIOLOGY AND GENETICS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW This course provides a basic outline of the principles of modern biology and genetics in the context of evolution. It focuses on the main molecular and cellular mechanisms that are involved in life sciences emphasising the mechanisms at the base of the main biological processes such as the molecular basis of heredity. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES This module will provide the basic knowledge about biology that is required to understand biotechnology concepts and techniques for productive purposes. The aim of the course is to place the main biological processes within a setting that allows biotechnologists to take advantage of their potential and translate knowledge into biotech products. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course, students should be able to recognize and describe genetic phenomena and demonstrate knowledge of: -How to study life. -Cellular and subcellular structures and functions -Structure and function of genetic material -gene expression and its regulation. TEACHING METHODS Lectures and exercises SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1: How to study life 2: Biotechnology 3: Scientific methods and literature 4: The origin of life 5: Cell theory 1 6: Seminar 7: Cell Membrane 8: Chromosomes 9: Cell cycle and cell division 10: From mendelian to modern genetics 11: Origin and development of Molecular Biology 12: From DNA to Proteins, from genotype to phenotype 13: Eukaryotic genome and its expression 14: Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology 15 Genome sequencing, molecular biology and the origin of molecular medicine 16: Developmental biology 17: The history of life on earth 18: Evolutionary mechanisms 19: The origin of species and the evolution of genomes 20: Procaryotes 21: Origin and diversification of Eukaryotes 22: Phylogenesis 23: The origin of animals and their body plan 24: Seminar RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Principi di Biologia” Sadawa, Heller, Orians, Purves, Hillis. (Ed. Zanichelli). TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ALDO PAGANO Ricevimento: Scheduling an appointment (aldo.pagano@unige.it, Tel: 010-5558213) PAOLO GIANNONI Ricevimento: Office hours for students are normally set on Thursdays from 09:00 to 11:00. The office address is: Biology Section, Dept. Experimental Medicine, entrance: Via Pastore 3 or C.so Europa 30, second floor. E-mail appointments are strongly encouraged. The teacher's e mail address is the following: paolo.giannoni@unige.it. Alternatively the teacher can be reached at the following phone number: 01035338201. If necessary appoiments may also occur on-line, depending on previous agreements between the students and the teacher. Exam Board PAOLA GHIORZO (President) PAOLO GIANNONI (President) ALDO PAGANO (President) LORENZA PASTORINO (President) LESSONS LESSONS START October 1th Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 27/01/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 10/02/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 25/02/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 23/06/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 14/07/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 07/09/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 22/09/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION All the topics covered in class can be found in the ”aula web” slides. Any other, more in-depth material is mentioned at the end of the lesson and can be found in the “aula web” slides. https://www.biotecnologie.aulaweb.unige.it
