| CODE | 58017 |
|---|---|
| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2021/2022 |
| CREDITS | 5 credits during the 1st year of 8745 MEDICINE AND SURGERY (LM-41) GENOVA |
| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | BIO/13 |
| LANGUAGE | Italian |
| TEACHING LOCATION | GENOVA (MEDICINE AND SURGERY) |
| SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
| MODULES | This unit is a module of: |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
The course aims at providing students with basic knowledge of the molecular mechanisms supporting the principal cell functions (from morphology and internal organization up to gene expression regulation, generation of differentiated cell lineages and genetic traits transmission).
Aim of this course is to provide the students with the knowledge of the basic principles of Cell Biology and Genetics as well as the ability to understand and analyze biological problems. Students will be requested to get acquainted with cell morphology and functions at the structural, ultrastructural and molecular levels
By the end of the module, students are supposed to be acquainted with:
a) the knowledge of the mechanisms regulating transmission and expression of genetic information;
b) the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the proliferation and the differentiation of eukaryotic cells;
c) the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction of the eukaryotic cell with other cells;
d) the genetic basis of development and evolution.
Biology module includes 3 CFU of lectures.
The module is divided in 4 main areas:
1. Macromolecules and general biology – Basic structure and properties of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates shall be presented with focus on chemical bonds and molecular structure and interactions to provide notions to understand the basic cell biology. Principles of classification of living organisms. Species and speciation. Cell theory: prokaryotes eukaryotes, general organization and their genomes, molecular evolution. phylogenetic trees.
2. Gene expression - Nucleic acids structure and functions, DNA duplication, transcription, translation, gene expression regulation.
3. Cell proliferation - Cell cycle and control mechanisms, mitosis, meiosis, gametogenesis, mechanisms and meaning of cell death (apoptosis and necrosis), mechanisms of cell differentiation and cell transformation.
4. Basic genetics - Genetic significance of meiosis and gametogenesis. Basic notions of classical genetics.
Alberts et al.; "L'essenziale di biologia molecolare della cellula"; Zanichelli Editori.
-Becker et al.; "Il mondo della cellula"; Pearsons Eds.
-Solomon et al.; "Biologia"; Edises
-Karp et al.; "Biologia cellulare e molecolare"; Edises
-Pollard et a.; "Biologia Cellulare"; Elsevier-Masson Eds.
-Russell et al.; “Genetica, un approccio moelcolare”, Pearson
Office hours: make an appointment by e-mail paola.ghiorzo@unige.it, or telephone 0105557255. Address: DiMI; Viale Benedetto XV, 6. Secondo floor , room 206
Office hours: By appointment by email: rodolfo.quarto@unige.it
ROBERTA CASTRICONI (President)
PAOLA GHIORZO (President)
EMANUELA MARCENARO (President)
SIMONA SIVORI (President)
SVEVA BOLLINI
WILLIAM BRUNO
LORENZA PASTORINO
ROBERTA TASSO
RODOLFO QUARTO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
Biology module includes 3 CFU of lectures.
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
Final test is based on a multiple choice test.
Should COVID19 restrictions be continued, final tests shall be held orally in remote mode.
Passing of the written test is achieved with at least a score of 18/30, and at least 6/10 for each single module.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/01/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 02/02/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 16/02/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 07/06/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 22/06/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 09/09/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale |