14041 - Biochemistry Lab-based Course (B)

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 6731)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student will acquire methodological and practical tools useful for integrating the knowledge gained in the Biochemistry course. su

Course contents

The Biochemistry Laboratory course is part of the integrated Biochemistry course included in the first-year curriculum of the Medicine and Surgery degree program.
In the second semester, some sessions will be held in the computer lab using suitable software (Nutrigeo, Progeo Medical, Italy) to design personalized dietary plans, taking into account an individual's nutritional status and energy expenditure, aimed at the prevention and/or treatment of specific pathologies.
This experience will allow students to deepen their understanding of the metabolic pathways related to the organs studied in the Metabolic Biochemistry course and how these pathways are altered in classical diseases (e.g., diabetes).

Readings/Bibliography

Specific websites related to the topics covered in the laboratory sessions will be recommended.

Teaching methods

Laboratory activities guided by the professor.
Presentation of a professional software tool aimed at teaching how to assess an individual's nutritional status, total energy expenditure, and how to develop specific dietary plans for the prevention/treatment of various diseases.

 

Assessment methods

The laboratory activity contributes to achieving the learning objectives of the Metabolic Biochemistry module. Students' learning is assessed through questions included in the written Metabolic Biochemistry exam.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Dedicated software tools are used.

Office hours

See the website of Claudia Zanna