- Docente: Maria Raffaella Barbaro
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MEDS-26/B
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will acquire the fundamental knowledge required for the critical evaluation and interpretation of laboratory results, as well as of the basic principles underlying the laboratory methods used in the main enzymatic determinations and their clinical applications. Students will also gain knowledge of the main laboratory profiles used for the monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases.
Course contents
1 Quality of the analytical system (specificity, sensitivity, accuracy and precision)
2 Quality control and calibration
3 Laboratory methods used in the main enzymatic determinations in the clinical setting:
enzymatic assays
enzymatic immunoassays
chromatographic and electrophoretic methods
laboratory profiles used in the monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of diseases
4 Cell cultures
primary cultures
cell lines
characteristics of cell growth in culture
composition of culture media
instrumentation
Readings/Bibliography
Elementi di Biochimica Clinica e Medicina di Laboratorio. M. Ciaccio. 2020
Guida all'uso delle Colture Cellulari. C. Ciavarella, G. Pasquinelli. 2019
Teaching methods
Lectures with ppt presentations
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test with 11 multiple-choice questions. There are three possible answers for each question, only one of which is correct.
Students with learning disorders and/or temporary or permanent disabilities are kindly requested to contact the relevant office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible, so that appropriate accommodations can be proposed. Requests for adaptations must be submitted in advance (at least 15 days before the examination date) to the lecturer, who will assess their suitability in accordance with the course learning objectives.
Teaching tools
ppt files will be made available to the students (Virtuale).
Office hours
See the website of Maria Raffaella Barbaro