- Docente: Claudio Ceccarelli
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
Learning outcomes
As main learning outcomes students will be able to plan and manage immunohistochemical techniques in the histopathological laboratory. They would also be able to critically review their work in order to improve the final product and tuning it on histopathologist's demands.
Course contents
The teaching plan: 1. The antibody: Principles of the
antigen-antibody reaction, What kind of antibodies we use, Pitfalls
in immunohistochemical antibody applications; 2. Detection
systems; 3. Antigen Retrieval techniques; 4. How to select the right immunohistochemical test: strategies and pitfalls; 5.
Immunohistochemical markers and histopathological differential
diagnosis; 6. Pitfalls in immunohistochemistry.
Readings/Bibliography
Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry. Theranostic and genomic applications. David J. Dabbs. 3th Edition. Elsevier Saunders Ed.2010
Assessment methods
In the final assessment the student must answer one question on the program carried out. The student has a series of multiple choice questions to check his preparation during his class attendance.
Teaching tools
PowerPoint presentations
Office hours
See the website of Claudio Ceccarelli