Course Details

BIOCHEMISTRY

SS218

Course
BIOCHEMISTRY
Code
SS218
Academic Year
2023/2024
Curriculum Year
2023/2024
Degree Programme
IMAGING AND RADIOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
0.25
Lecture Hours
1.5
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/10 - Biochemistry
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Annuale
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents

Research activities at UPO and other research institutions will be presented to provide an overview of the frontiers of the discipline.
Reference Texts

ACCESS MEDICINE - Mc Graw Hill (online access for UPO students)
Learning Outcomes

The student is able to contextualize clinical practice with the latest developments in the discipline. Stimulate curiosity towards research as a means of improving clinical practice.
Prerequisites

none
Teaching Methods

Every year we organize: seminars (online and in presence), lectures (in presence), discussions of clinical cases (online or in presence).
Additional Information

The student must attend a number of lessons/seminars equal to the number of hours.
Assessment Methods

Attendance is recorded both in person and online.
Detailed Syllabus

Seminars vary from year to year depending on the possibilities offered by the research of UPO professors and the scientists who come to UPO to give seminars.
Lectures include:
-oncological disease markers
-cell death markers
-misfolding/prion diseases
-primary immunodeficiencies (XLP-1/WAS)
Expected Learning Outcomes
The student is able to understand a research article related to the discipline and relate it to clinical practice.
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