84262 - Biochemistry Laboratory (G2)

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • 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 

- Clinical case study presentations

Practical laboratory experiences:

- extraction, quantification and electrophoresis of proteins;

- enzyme activity evaluation of salivary α-amilase; 

- 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 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