Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
BIO/11 (MOLECULAR BIOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(01/10/2021 - 14/01/2022)
Lesson hours
24 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of biochemistry and protein structure, as well as mechanisms of signal transduction
Learning outcomes
The course provides a molecular overview of important macromolecular systems involved in CNS and PNS signal tranduction, the methodological methods to achieve their characterization, plus a description of some important molecular mechanisms of receptor-drug interaction in the same molecular systems.
Course contents
1. Recap of structural biology and biochemistry of molecular interactions
2. Ion channels: structures, mechanisms, pharmacological targeting
3. ECM: components and their structures, pharmaceutical targeting
4. New approaches to molecular neurobiology
Teaching methods
Lectures and interactive visualization of molecular structures using dedicated softwares
Reccomended or required readings
N/A - Study materials will be provided during the course
Assessment methods
Oral Exam: presentation of a selected research article on course-related topics.
Further information
Final grade will be calculated by averaging the grades of the Molecular Neurobiology and the Neuropathology Complements sub-courses. Cum laude will be assigned only if obtained in both sub-courses.
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