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20401081 -
ETHOLOGY AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
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Also available in another semester or year
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20401656 -
BIOGEOGRAPHY
(objectives)
After the course, the students should be able to:
1) discuss the historical and ecological factors affecting the geographical distribution of animals, plants and other organisms;
2) formulate hypotheses and models explaining the shape, size and position of the geographic range of a taxa;
3) give an interpretation of recent events of range expansion or contraction, due to climatic changes or habitat transformation caused by human activities;
4) describe the fauna, flora and vegetation of each continent, in relation to past and present, geographical and ecological factors;
5) give a contribution to biodiversity conservation and management by identifying the most possible number of hotspots in all biogeographical regions, by monitoring invasive alien species and providing data for the development of predictive models that take into account the climate changes and landscape alteration.
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6
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BIO/05
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40
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10
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20410266 -
GESTIONE E PIANIFICAZIONE GIARDINI STORICI ED AREE ARCHEOLOGICHE
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410278 -
MICROBIOLOGIA AMBIENTALE
(objectives)
1. acquire knowledge of the fundamental role of microorganisms in ecosystems and of the factors affecting their distribution and interactions with other organisms:
- metabolic and functional biodiversity, structure and dynamics of microbial communities
- bacteria and archea taxonomic groups
2. knowledge of traditional, molecular and cultivation-independent methods for identification/typing and analysis of microbial populations
3. evaluation of the multiple potential applications of environmental microorganisms also as bioindicators
4. acquisition of critical skills by reading scientific articles.
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6
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BIO/19
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44
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5
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20410291 -
TECNICHE CARTOGRAFICHE E GIS NELLE APPLICAZIONI ECOLOGICHE
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410259 -
ENTOMOLOGIA
(objectives)
The main formative targets are:
1) the acquisition of a basic knowledge on morphology, anatomy, physiology and evolution of the main insect groups.
2) the acquisition of both theoretical and practical knowledge on systematics and classification of the hexapoda.
3) the construction of a solid cultural background for an advanced discussion on causes and effects of the amazing evolutionary success and diversity of insects and on their importance in basic and applied studies.
4) the acquisition of the tools for the insect taxonomic identification, expecially for those orders and families present in the italian fauna.
5) to stimulate the curiosity and the ability of critically observe the nature.
6) the self-evaluation by the student of the competence whitin the animal biology, and in particular in the entomology.
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6
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BIO/05
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32
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20
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20410295 -
ETNOBOTANICA ED ETNOZOOLOGIA
(objectives)
The relationship between humans and the environment: ethnobotany to ethnoecology. Methods used in ethnobiology.
Uses of wild plants (medicinal, food, handicrafts, cosmetics). Ethnobotany and its possible applications (e.g., education, urban home-gardens, tourism, food sector, herbalism, pharmacognosy).
Ethnobiology in various geographical and cultural contexts and relationships with anthropology.
The contribution of ethnozoology to zoology and biogeography. Folk taxonomy and its relationship with the scientific taxonomy.
Traditional and Local Ecological Knowledge.
Overview of subsistence strategies of indigenous communities (hunter-gatherers, farmers, pastoralists).
The role of ethnobiology in environmental conservation and restoration. Concepts of adaptation, resilience, vulnerability and tipping points in Social-Ecological Systems. An analysis of the tragedy of the commons in social-ecological systems (e.g., unregulated fishing and hunting, threatened species).
Traditional management systems of Common resource systems.
Ethnobiology and Ecosystem Services
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BIO/03
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32
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| 2
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BIO/05
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20
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20401676 -
FRESH WATER ECOLOGY
(objectives)
The main aim is to provide a solid knowledge on both abiotic and biotic features of ecological processes considered to be common in aquatic systems.
A second goal is to develop identification ability of the main lotic and lentic species by a comparative analysis of the different life strategies and colonization patterns, and the possibility to origin more and more structured multi-species assemblanges to start ecological series.
During the course, it will be introduced methods and tools to perform aquatic investigations.
Students will receive information to design and execute sampling sessions on plankton, benthos and nekton, to analyze and show findings.
Finally students will learn to develop applicative aspects of work in diverse issues in the field of aquatic biomonitoring and hydrobiology.
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I modulo
(objectives)
The main aim is to provide a solid knowledge on both abiotic and biotic features of ecological processes considered to be common in aquatic systems. A second goal is to develop identification ability of the main lotic and lentic species by a comparative analysis of the different life strategies and colonization patterns, and the possibility to origin more and more structured multi-species assemblanges to start ecological series. During the course, it will be introduced methods and tools to perform aquatic investigations. Students will receive information to design and execute sampling sessions on plankton, benthos and nekton, to analyze and show findings. Finally students will learn to develop applicative aspects of work in diverse issues in the field of aquatic biomonitoring and hydrobiology.
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3
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BIO/07
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20
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5
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II modulo
(objectives)
The main aim is to provide a solid knowledge on both abiotic and biotic features of ecological processes considered to be common in aquatic systems. A second goal is to develop identification ability of the main lotic and lentic species by a comparative analysis of the different life strategies and colonization patterns, and the possibility to origin more and more structured multi-species assemblanges to start ecological series. During the course, it will be introduced methods and tools to perform aquatic investigations. Students will receive information to design and execute sampling sessions on plankton, benthos and nekton, to analyze and show findings. Finally students will learn to develop applicative aspects of work in diverse issues in the field of aquatic biomonitoring and hydrobiology.
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3
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BIO/07
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20
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5
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20410324 -
VALUTAZIONE STRATEGICA DI IMPATTO AMBIENTALE
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410325 -
METODI E TECNICHE DI EDUCAZIONE E DIVULGAZIONE NATURALISTICA ED AMBIENTALE
(objectives)
To grow in the students knowledge, skills and skills professionalized in the fields of education and naturalistic and environmental dissemination.
Getting to know the students the professions related to dissemination and education in natural and environmental field, potential working unleash for specialists in the sector of management and the protection of ecosystems, information and scientific dissemination, and teaching in the field of natural
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6
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BIO/07
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40
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10
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20410284 -
PARASSITOLOGIA EVOLUZIONISTICA
(objectives)
Offering the students a new perspective in the study of parasitology, by means of an ecological, evolutionary and comparative approach.
The intimate and intricate nature of the association between hosts and parasites, has traditionally been studied by giving emphasis on its pathogenicity for non-human and human animal hosts. in contrast, this course offers the student the opportunity to deepen topics such as adaptive strategies of parasitic life-style, the impact of parasitism on the community structure or else the role of a parasite in the trophic energy transfer in the community.
Emphasis will be given to the host as key element in the parasite environment and, as such, its important role as a selective pressure.
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6
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BIO/05
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40
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10
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20402025 -
Bioindication and Environmental Monitoring
(objectives)
Knowing the importance of the bioindication and the use of plants and animals as bioindicators for monitoring environmental quality status (water, air, soil).
Have a thorough knowledge of the instrumental methods, acquisition methodology, data analysis in the field of bioindication and ecosystem monitoring.
Acquire the knowledge for using the modern systems of bioindication, biomonitoring and bioremediation.
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6
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BIO/02
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40
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10
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20410302 -
BIODIVERSITA' ED ECOLOGIA DELLA FAUNA DEL SUOLO
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Also available in another semester or year
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20402508 -
NATURAL PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
(objectives)
The course aims at giving:
1) a general knowledge of the biosynthetic pathways of secondary metabolism;
2) information about the main natural products derived from microorganism, plants and animals and their role in natural environment;
3) knowledge on the structure/biological activity relationship of the main secondary metabolites used in pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
4) attainment of the basic educational background necessary to understand the chemical equilibria that regulate the origins, the transport, the transformations and the effects of the environmental chemical species, either of natural or human origin.
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6
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CHIM/06
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48
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20410299 -
FONDAMENTI DI ECOFISIOLOGIA E PATOLOGIA VEGETALE
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410301 -
ECOLOGIA E GESTIONE DEGLI ECOSISTEMI COSTIERI
(objectives)
Major goals of this course are: to acquire an appropriate knowledge of the biodiversity and of general principles of the ecology of coastal ecosystems and their relationship with other ecological branches (plant and animal ecology).
Other goal of this course is the growth of a thorough interest to ecological problems discussing the relationship between man and nature focusing in the coastal environment, analyzing main disturbance factors.
The course is also intended to develop basic insights for the acquisition (sampling and monitoring), organization and interpretation of ecological data recorded in coastal ecosystems.
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| 4
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BIO/03
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16
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20
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Attività formative affini ed integrative
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| 2
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BIO/05
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16
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20410287 -
METODI E TECNICHE IN ECOLOGIA DELLA VEGETAZIONE
(objectives)
The acquisition of the knowledge on the main methods for the study of vegetation are assumed as formative objectives. in particular:
acquire the knowledge about main methods of vegetation study;
increase the ability to interpret the natural and artificial phenomena with particular attention to the plant landscape mechanisms;
develop the capacity of choice the most appropriate study and monitoring methodologies for conservation and management purposes;
implement the ability of interpretation of experimental data and scientific articles in the fields of plant ecology, geobotany and applied ecology.
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6
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BIO/03
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32
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20
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20410303 -
BIOTECNOLOGIE PER IL MIGLIORAMENTO GENETICO DELLE PIANTE
(objectives)
This course will provide students with an in-depth knowledge of plant transformation techniques and plant biotechnology applications for crop improvement and the production of new molecules.
This course will also give information on emerging technologies, such as transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and will describe their importance in plant biotechnology research.
Another important aim of the course is to prepare students to conduct laboratory work and research in the sectors of plant biotechnology and food industry, as well as to critically analyze scientific information.
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6
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BIO/04
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40
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10
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20410305 -
LABORATORIO DI MICROSCOPIA ELETTRONICA
(objectives)
The course aims to provide the student with theoretical knowledge and technical skills to adress the ultrastructural morphological study of biological materials. The educational objectives contain:
1) learning of the basic principles of electronic microscopy;
2) knowledge and application of methodologies related to the preparation of biological samples of different nature (organisms procarioti and eucarioti) for ultrastructural analysis;
3) use of ultrastructural survey tools (scan, transmission and ionic beam microscopes);
4) observation, capture and elaboration of microscopic images;
5) qualitative interpretation and quantitative analysis of ultrastructural data.
The student will be able to autonomously prepare an experimental protocol appropriate to the type of sample and the investigation objective.
The knowledge acquired during the course will also allow the student to make a critical analysis of the morphological results in a functional context.
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| 3
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BIO/05
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8
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20
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Attività formative affini ed integrative
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| 3
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BIO/06
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8
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20
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Attività formative affini ed integrative
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20410208 -
Biologia marina
(objectives)
The course is one of the optional training activities of the Master’s Degree in “Biodiversity and management of Ecosystems” and allows students to acquire a basic knowledge of Marine Biology and of the marine environment conservation, with a specific attention given to the Mediterranean Sea. Educational objectives of the course are:
1) to acquire basic skills of Oceanography, related to the physico-chemical factors and the movement of the sea;
2) to acquire basic skills related to the biology and adaptations of marine organisms, as well as the most important Mediterranean species and habitats of conservation interest and Mediterranean biogeography;
3) to improve knowledge about monitoring and data collection techniques in the marine environment;
4) to acquire the concepts and skills related to the critical issues existing in the Mediterranean Sea, and the tools availablefor its management and protection.
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6
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BIO/07
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40
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10
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20410485 -
Biologia vegetale dei beni culturali
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410487 -
Ecologia animale II
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410488 -
Ecologia tropicale
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410489 -
Flora di campo
(objectives)
Course aims:
The course aims to provide to students the basic knowledge related to the spontaneous flora most representative of the different environmental types of the Mediterranean area.
It also aims to provide the necessary tools for the taxonomic recognition in field and in laboratory of the plant species
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6
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BIO/02
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32
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20
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20410492 -
Tecniche di campionamento zoologico
(objectives)
The course aims at providing the theoretical and practical basis for data collection aimed at carrying out zoological research.
- The student will learn the criteria for choosing the model and sampling techniques most suitable for:
(i) the selected animal group (invertebrate, vertebrate, aquatic, terrestrial, flier etc.),
(ii) the type of research to be carried out on it (ecological, taxonomic, phylogenetic , anatomical, etc.),
(iii) the biology and ecology of the study species and populations (e.g. behaviour, spatial structure, biological cycle),
(iv) the evaluation of the number of sample units,
(v) the context of the sampling effort,
(vi) the spatial and temporal pattern of sampling.
- Through simulations in the laboratory and in the field, the student will learn the techniques for sampling the main Metazoan taxonomic groups, based on direct and indirect samplings, qualitative and quantitative collections, capture-marking-recapture methods, radiotrekking, traps (with or without attractants , photo-traps, light traps, pheromones, etc.)
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6
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BIO/05
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24
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30
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20410490 -
Primatologia e antropologia
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Also available in another semester or year
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20402360 -
CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410207 -
Biochimica della nutrizione
(objectives)
The Nutrition Biochemistry course is aimed at providing to the students the basic knowledge to understand the molecular mechanisms by which the human organism uses macro- and micro-nutrients to produce the energy needed to maintain the order which characterizes every living being.
In particular, the objectives of the course are the comprehension of the pathways through which the different groups of nutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins and minerals) and other substances of natural and non-natural origin (ethanol, stimulant beverages, xenobiotics) are assimilated and transformed in the human body, and how they influence its metabolic status.
Finally, one of the aims is also that of illustrating the production of reactive oxygen species linked to metabolism and the protective role exerted by antioxidant compounds of dietary origin.
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6
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BIO/10
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48
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-
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20401653 -
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR CLINICAL BIOLOGY
(objectives)
Main goals of the course are:
i) to provide an overview of the activities of a clinical laboratory looking at the organizational context and current business;
ii) to illustrate the various stages which are at the basis of main analytical methods, either molecular or biochemical, used in biomedical laboratories for modern diagnostic purposes;
iii) to provide the key of interpretation for the obtained results from a pathophysiological point of view. to promote a critical approach towards laboratory diagnosis.
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6
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BIO/12
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48
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20402363 -
BIOCHEMICAL PHYSICS
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410484 -
Metodi per lo studio del funzionamento di proteine ed enzimi
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410253 -
NEUROBIOLOGIA CELLULARE APPLICATA
(objectives)
The aims of this course are:
- to gain knowledge of the specialized cellular architecture of glia and neurons;
- to deepen the knowledge of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in cell communication between glia and neurons.
Special emphasis will be given to nitric oxide-regulated pathways. in this course students can use state of the art equipment and learn current techniques employed in cell biology research labs.
Moreover students are allowed to critically discuss the scientific literature in the field of neurobiology.
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6
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BIO/06
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32
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20
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20410486 -
Laboratorio di neurobiologia cellulare
(objectives)
The aims of this course are:
1) to gain knowledge of the specialized cellular architecture of glia and neurons;
2) to deepen the knowledge of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in cell communication between glia and neurons.
Special emphasis will be given to nitric oxide-regulated pathways. in this course students can use state of the art equipment and learn current techniques employed in cell biology research labs.
Moreover students are allowed to critically discuss the scientific literature in the field of neurobiology.
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6
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BIO/06
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32
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20
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20410210 -
Biotecnologie microbiche applicate all'industria del farmaco e degli alimenti
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410255 -
BIOTECNOLOGIE MOLECOLARI
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Also available in another semester or year
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20402204 -
BIO-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(objectives)
The course will address the chemical transformations shared by organic chemistry and biological systems. indeed, although the functional group elaborations are formally the same, the followed reaction pathways result to be quite different with respect to the experimental conditions of both organic syntheses and biological processes.
In such a context, the enzymatic action modes in living systems will be compared with the key role performed by temperature, pressure, ph, catalysts and solvents.
Keeping this in mind, a few of the most well-known chemical reaction mechanisms will be studied, underlining, step by step, the main similarities and distinctions with the analogous biological transformations.
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6
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CHIM/06
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48
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20401282 -
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCE
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Also available in another semester or year
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20401662 -
PHARMACOLOGY
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410262 -
ENDOCRINOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410211 -
Fisiologia della nutrizione
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Also available in another semester or year
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20402369 -
MICROBIAL GENETICS
(objectives)
The main educational goal of the genetics of microorganisms course is to provide students with knowledge on:
1) the prokaryotic genome and the mechanisms that ensure its replication, transcription, translation and integrity throughout generations;
2) the regulation mechanisms of the genetic expression in bacteria;
3) the mechanisms responsible for horizontal gene transfer (conjugation, transformation and transduction);
4) the molecular basis of cellular differentiation and adaptive response.
Students will also acquire basic knowledge on genetic engineering and omic approaches to study microbial communities.
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6
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BIO/18
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40
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10
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20410314 -
GENETICA DEI SISTEMI COMPLESSI
(objectives)
The course aim to provide a wider and deeper outlook of genetics topics not addressed in the course of genetics. special attention will be paied to the role of human genome (and epigenome) in the regulation of complex biological processes and in the individual response to endogenous and exogenous factors.
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6
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BIO/18
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40
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10
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20401777 -
PUBLIC HEALTH
(objectives)
General objectives
at the end of the course, the student will be able to design epidemiological studies to address public health problems and to identify activities to prevent chronic and infectious diseases.
Specific objectives:
-to know the major mortality and morbidity indicators
-to identify the epidemiological study more appropriate to describe the burden of major diseases in the population and to assess the relation between diseases and possible -risk factors associated to them
-to interpret epidemiological data
-to discuss the importance of the health education and of the health promotion
-to list and discuss problems related to water supply, sanitation and waste management
-to argue about necessary controls/monitoring to protect the environment and the community
-to design health promotion programmes.
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6
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MED/42
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48
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20401821 -
IMMUNOLOGY
(objectives)
Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the immune response with a particular interest for those implicated in the response against pathogens.
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6
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MED/04
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48
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20410270 -
LABORATORIO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE DEI MICRORGANISMI
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410273 -
NEUROBIOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO
(objectives)
Aim of the course is to provide students with advanced knowledge of developmental biology, focussing on vertebrate nervous system.
Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neural differentiation and morphogenesis will be addressed in different in vivo and in vitro models. the role of neurogenesis and plasticity throughout the lifespan of individuals will be examined.
Students will be able to:
1) describe major neural processes in vertebrates;
2) identify molecular pathways driving stem cells to neuronal or glial cell fates;
3) correlate abnormal cellular processes with specific neurodevelopmental or age-related disorders.
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6
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BIO/06
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40
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10
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20410212 -
Genetica umana applicata
(objectives)
1. To consolidate knowledge in Human Genetics acquired during previous basic courses, with particular reference to biological mechanisms involved in genetic diseases
2. To carry on theorical notions on a practical point of view by the knoledge of diagnostic laboratory methods and strategies.
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6
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BIO/18
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24
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30
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20410316 -
MODELLI SPERIMENTALI IN BIOLOGIA
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410213 -
Nutrienti di origine vegetale
(objectives)
Origin of agriculture and plant domestication.
Characteristics of the main crops: poaceae, fabaceae, rosaceae, solanaceae, brassicaceae. nutritional values of the different plant organs and nutrients bioavailability.
Primary and secondary metabolism.
Nutrients from plants: proteins, lipids and oils, carbohydrates, fibers, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.
Nutritional values of secondary metabolism and bioactive compounds: terpenes, phenols, alkaloids, cyanogenic glucosides, glucosinolates, non-protein amino acids.
Effects of the environmental conditions on primary and secondary metabolism: food quality and production of aromas, flavors and toxins.
Plant bioactive compounds as dietary supplements. effects of storage conditions and pre- and post-harvest diseases on nutritional quality of plant foods. allergy and intolerances caused by plant substances in crop species.
Genetic improvement and biotechnology approaches to develop crop plants resistant to environmental stress with high nutritive contents.
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6
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BIO/04
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44
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5
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20410214 -
Nutrigenomica
(objectives)
The course will deal with diet-genome interactions and the application of nutritional strategies in health maintenance.
Students should become familiar with the concept that external molecules present in our foods can affect human metabolism and gene expression in different cells and tissues. The course will address the utilization of the concept of “system biology” to nutrition.
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6
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BIO/11
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48
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20402205 -
MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY
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Also available in another semester or year
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20402377 -
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
(objectives)
The aims of the course are:
• know the aetiology and the molecular mechanisms of the human diseases;
• know how to interpret the pathophysiological mechanisms of the human diseases.
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6
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MED/04
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48
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20410319 -
FISIOLOGIA CELLULARE E MOLECOLARE
(objectives)
The course aims to deliver knowledge on some aspects of the regulation of cellular function on the basis of the most recent published works.
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6
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BIO/09
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40
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10
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20410491 -
Fisiologia della risposta cellulare allo stress
(objectives)
The primary objective of the course is to enlarge and update student’s knowledge about the physiology and regulation of cellular functions mainly regarding the molecular mechanisms activated by cells in response to stressing conditions to maintain intracellular homeostasis.
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6
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BIO/09
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48
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20402518 -
TOXICOLOGY
(objectives)
The course has the purpose of providing the student with fundamental knowledge on the basic principles of toxicology.
In particular, the involvements of toxicity arising form the voluntary use or from the involuntary exposure of the human organism to substances of different nature will be analyzed.
The description of mechanisms through which the substances in question produce their effects, constituting a cardinal point of discipline, will pursue the objective to supply the interpretative basis of the adverse effects suffered in apparatus and organs from different categories of products.
Such knowledge will allow the student to acquire professional capacities useful specifications in laboratories of experimental and analytical survey and to carry out professional activity in the field of pharmacy-toxicologic to protect the safety of the environment, foodstuffs, cosmetic products and pharmaceuticals, summary of natural origin.
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6
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BIO/14
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48
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-
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20410321 -
VIROLOGIA ANIMALE GENERALE ED APPLICATA
(objectives)
Deepening the knowledge about animal viruses (origins, classification, replicative strategies, virulence, immunoevasion mechanisms) and their applications (antiviral vaccines, viral vectors for gene expression, oncolytic viruses).
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6
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BIO/19
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40
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10
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20410493 -
Psicobiologia
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The course will address the main topics of interest in psychobiology, with the aim of promoting a basic knowledge of the subject, of the main experimental paradigms and methods used in psychobiology.
The aim of the course is therefore to provide knowledge of the biological and neuropsychological fundamentals and correlates of behavior and psychological functions in humans and animals, as well as the main methods and techniques used in psychobiological research.
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6
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BIO/14
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48
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20410496 -
Laboratorio di neuroscienze
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The Neuroscience Laboratory aims to provide students with a basic understanding of some of the experimental paradigms and study methods commonly used in the Neuroscience field.
In particular, in the first module we will provide information on the most commonly used preclinical techniques to study the neurobiological substrates of behavior, in normal or pathological conditions.
Examples of experimental approaches used to identify and validate new therapeutic targets for the treatment of psychiatric diseases will also be provided.
The second module will focus on neuromorphological approach to the study of different in vivo and in vitro models of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration.
Major methodologies to prepare neuroanatomical and neuronal culture samples for light, confocal and electron microscopy will be discussed and applied.
This lab experience will include observation and quantitative evaluation of samples treated by immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent techniques
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20410496-1 -
Primo modulo
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410496-2 -
Secondo modulo
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410494 -
Genetica forense
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Also available in another semester or year
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20410495 -
Microbiomica
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The goal of the Microbiomics course is to provide information about the structure, dynamics, evolution, and methods to investigate complex microbial communities as a whole. The rapid progress of omic sciences (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics) combined with high-throughput genome sequencing, global gene expression analysis tools, and powerful analytical method of metabolites has made feasible the analysis of complex and diverse microbial communities and their products as a whole.
The course is intended to provide state-of-art information on the impact of the microbiota in agriculture, food production, as well as animal and human health
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6
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BIO/19
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48
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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ITA |
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