84262 - Biochemistry Laboratory (G1)

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)

Learning outcomes

Describe the principal biochemical techniques and their applications in medicine.

Course contents

Lectures:

- Immunoglobulins and Vaccines

- Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE) disease and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease  

- Clinical case study presentations

 

Practical laboratory experiences:

- extraction, quantification and electrophoresis of proteins;

- enzyme activity evaluation of salivary α-amilase;

- evaluation of cell viability of oral bacteria;

- evaluation of reducing sugars in acqeous solution.

Mock exam

Readings/Bibliography

PowerPoint presentations integrated by personal notes can give a useful outline of the course.

For the practical lab experiences, protocols will be available in Virtuale.

Teaching methods

Traditional lecture-based teaching on Power Point presentations together with support in practical laboratory experiences and in the preparation of the clinical case presentation.

Assessment methods

The course does not include a final exam but attendance in at least 1 practical laboratory experience and the clinical case presentation is mandatory.
At the end of each practical experience, the student will have to answer a short self-assessment questionnaire.

Teaching tools

All the lectures will be supported by PowerPoint presentations and recordings, downloadable from virtuale.it

Jove App will be used for a learning auto-evaluation.

Office hours

See the website of Cristiana Caliceti