- Docente: Maria Raffaella Barbaro
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
Learning outcomes
The student will have acquired the fundamental knowledge required to critically evaluate and interpret results and laboratory methods.
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.
Teaching tools
ppt files will be made available to the students (Virtuale).
Office hours
See the website of Maria Raffaella Barbaro