APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
Stampa
Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
BIO/09 (PHYSIOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
BIOENGINEERING
Curriculum
Sanita' digitale
Year of study
Period
1st semester (27/09/2021 - 21/01/2022)
ECTS
3
Lesson hours
23 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
MOCCIA FRANCESCO (titolare) - 3 ECTS
Prerequisites
An adequate knowledge of general physiology, biochemistry, physics and mathematics is required.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing deeper insights into the role of ion channels in sensory physiology and at describing the possible therapeutic applications of ion channel physiology: e.g. optogenetics and optoceutics.
Course contents
Membrane physiology: signal transduction and ion channels. Optogenetics. Sensory physiology and TRP channels. Functional applications of TRP channels: optoceutics. Ca2+ signaling and functional applications of Ca2+ signaling in cell physiology.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures.
Reccomended or required readings
Fisiologia e Biofisica delle Cellule - Taglietti e Casella, plus material provided by the teacher.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Further information
No more information.
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030