- Docente: Mattia Lauriola
- Credits: 1
- SSD: BIO/17
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)
Learning outcomes
Describe basic concepts in stem cell biology, including origin and plasticity. Differentiate between embryonic and adult stem cells, and describe their characteristics. Define the molecular mechanisms of stem cell differentiation. Discuss potential applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine.
Course contents
PROGRAM
Pluripotent stem cells and reprogramming
Adult Stem Cells
Stem Cells of the Vascular system
Skin Regeneration
Intestinal stem cells and the gastrointestinal microenvironment
Cancer stem cells
Readings/Bibliography
Recommended Textbook: G.P. Bagnara, Stem Cells, Ed. Esculapio.
Articles provided during the frontal lessons
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons. The acquisition of the knowledge may be monitored with oral and written tests
Attendance Requirements: Attendance to this learning activity is mandatory; the minimum attendance requirement to be admitted to the final exam is 60% of lessons. For Integrated Courses (IC), the 60% attendance requirement refers to the total amount of I.C. lessons. Students who fail to meet the minimum attendance requirement will not be admitted to the final exam of the course and will have to attend relevant classes again during the next academic year. Professors may authorize excused absences upon receipt of proper justifying documentation, in case of illness or serious reasons. Excused absences do not count against a student’s attendance record to determine their minimum attendance requirement.Assessment methods
The students will be evaluated by written exam, with multiple choice tests and/or open questions on the EOL - Exam OnLine Platftorm. During the written test, a mark scoring from 0 to 6 will be displayed next to the relevant question.The final mark is given by the arithmetic sum of the scores from each answered question. Wrong answers or missing answers will score as 0.
Interpretation of the score:
- <18 – failure, not scored. The student fails to satisfactorily address all of the questions.
- 18 Poor. The student inadequately addresses most of the questions with serious inherent weaknesses.
- 21– Fair. The student broadly addresses most of the questions, but there are significant weaknesses.
- 24– Good. The student addresses the questions well, but a number of shortcomings are present.
- 27– Very good. The student addresses the criterion very well, but a small number of shortcomings are present.
- 30– Excellent. The student successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the questions. Any shortcomings are minor.
- 30 cum laude. The student successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the questions with no shortcomings.
The final score will be a "weighted average mark":
Below the applied formula
[(Histology M1*2)+(Histology M2*2)+(Embryology*2)+(Stem Cell Biology*1)+(Histology Lab*1)]/8= Final score
- Alert- Attendance Requirements - Alert-
Attendance to this learning activity is mandatory; the minimum attendance requirement to be admitted to the final exam is 66% of lessons. For Integrated Courses (IC), the 60% attendance requirement refers to the total amount of I.C. lessons. Students who fail to meet the minimum attendance requirement will not be admitted to the final exam of the course and will have to attend relevant classes again during the next academic year. Professors may authorize excused absences upon receipt of proper justifying documentation, in case of illness or serious reasons. Excused absences do not count against a student’s attendance record to determine their minimum attendance requirement
Teaching tools
power point and online videos
Office hours
See the website of Mattia Lauriola