35932 - Apoptosis

Academic Year 2015/2016

  • Docente: Marina Marini
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: BIO/13
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

The student will learn to understand the main modalities of cell death, with special emphasis on apoptosis. The student will understand the physiological and pathological context of cell death and the biochemical and molecular modifications that lead to apoptosis and autophagy

Course contents

Cell death within its physiological and pathological context. Cell senescence. Necrosis. Apoptosis. Autophagy. Biochemical and molecular modifications and pathyways that underlay cell death and make the cell choose one particular way of death.
Lesson schedule is reported in the section "communications" of each teacher.
Lessons will be held in Via Belmeloro 8, Aula Polo Carinci

Readings/Bibliography

Since regular text books do not deal in a satisfactory way these subjects, students will be given copies of scientific papers

Teaching methods

Lessons

Assessment methods

The student will be asked to answer by writing to three out of 10-12 written questions
Exams dates will be published in the web site of the responsible teacher prof.ssa M. Marini

Teaching tools

Lessons. Power point files will be inserted in the ams campus depository

Office hours

See the website of Marina Marini