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D0030 - BIOTECHNOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR TOOLS IN INBORN ERRORS OF IMMUNITY

Academic Year 2026/2027

                
                        Docente:
                        Francesca Conti
                    
                        Credits:
                        1
                    
                        SSD:
                        MEDS-20/A
                    
                        Language:
                        English
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        In-person learning (entirely or partially)
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                            Medical Biotechnology (cod. 6821)

                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Oct 12, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026

Learning outcomes

Basic knowledge on human susceptibility to infectious diseases, basic immunology, pathophysiology of Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEIs); Flow cytometry in IEIs; Functional genetics in IEIs; Genotype-phenotype correlation in IEIs.

Course contents

Human susceptibility to infectious diseases.

Fundamentals of immunology.

Pathophysiology of Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEIs).

Flow cytometry in the diagnosis and monitoring of IEIs.

Functional genetics in IEIs.

Genotype–phenotype correlations in IEIs.

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Readings/Bibliography

Slides and articles cited in the slides

Teaching methods

Frontal Lessons

Supplementary materials will be available in pdf and PPT

Assessment methods

Oral exam or written examination to verify the student's ability to apply his or her knowledge.

Gradation of the final grade (especially for the oral exam): Preparation on a very limited number of topics covered in the course and analytical skills that emerge only with the help of the teacher, expressed in an overall correct language → 18-19; Preparation on a limited number of topics covered in the course and ability to autonomous analysis only on purely executive matters, expression in correct language → 20-24; Preparation on a large number of topics covered in the course, ability to make independent choices of critical analysis, mastery of specific terminology → 25-29; Basically exhaustive preparation on the topics covered in the course, ability to make autonomous choices of critical analysis and connection, full mastery of specific terminology and ability to argue and self-reflection → 30-30L.

Teaching tools

Power point Lessons

Other Supplementary materials (Articles, Videos etc)

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Conti