Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Academic calendar

The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.

Academic calendar

Course calendar

The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..

Definition of lesson periods
Period From To
Lezioni CLID Rov. 1 semestre Oct 1, 2019 Dec 20, 2019
Lezioni CLID Rov. 2 semestre Mar 2, 2020 May 8, 2020

Exam calendar

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Academic staff

A B C D F G L M P S T U Z

Aleotti Renata

symbol email renata.aleotti@apss.tn.it symbol phone-number 0461-364187 364174 o 0464 582475

Antonucci Francesco

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Baccini Francesca

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Bonetti Martina

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Borghesi Armando

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Burro Roberto

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Cazzoletti Lucia

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Faccioni Fiorenzo

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Fumagalli Guido Francesco

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Gotte Giovanni

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Lazzeri Renata

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Lombardo Giorgio

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Mantovani William

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Marchiori Mattia

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Mariotti Raffaella

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Pedrolli Carlo

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Pertile Riccardo

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Scapini Patrizia

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Schweiger Vittorio

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Signoretto Caterina

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Tam Enrico

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Trabetti Elisabetta

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Trevisiol Lorenzo

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Uber Dario

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Zancanaro Carlo

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Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A/B
MED/28 ,MED/50 ,M-PSI/01
6
A/B
MED/04 ,MED/28 ,MED/36
7
A/B
MED/07 ,MED/17 ,MED/42 ,MED/44 ,MED/45
3
E/F
L-LIN/12

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
4
B
MED/28 ,MED/50
7
B/C
MED/28 ,MED/38 ,MED/50 ,M-PSI/04

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
11
B
MED/28 ,MED/50
5
A/B
ING-INF/05 ,MED/01 ,MED/50
Prova finale
7
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A/B
MED/28 ,MED/50 ,M-PSI/01
6
A/B
MED/04 ,MED/28 ,MED/36
7
A/B
MED/07 ,MED/17 ,MED/42 ,MED/44 ,MED/45
3
E/F
L-LIN/12
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
4
B
MED/28 ,MED/50
7
B/C
MED/28 ,MED/38 ,MED/50 ,M-PSI/04
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
11
B
MED/28 ,MED/50
5
A/B
ING-INF/05 ,MED/01 ,MED/50
Prova finale
7
E
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S000089

Credits

4

Language

Italian

Also offered in courses:

The teaching is organized as follows:

BIOCHIMICA

Credits

2

Period

TERP 1A1S

Academic staff

Giovanni Gotte

BIOLOGIA APPLICATA

Credits

2

Period

Lezioni CLID Rov. 1 semestre

Academic staff

Elisabetta Trabetti

Learning outcomes

L’insegnamento si propone di fornire le conoscenze di biologia umana in una visione evoluzionistica con particolare riferimento ai processi molecolari e cellulari comuni a tutti gli organismi viventi, di far conoscere le strutture e le funzioni delle macromolecole biologiche e le principali vie metaboliche nelle quali esse sono coinvolte.
Lo studente dovrà essere in grado di spiegare i meccanismi cellulari alla base del funzionamento dell’intero organismo e cogliere il significato patogenetico di eventuali alterazioni di essi; dovrà inoltre essere in grado di riconoscere le diverse modalità di trasmissione dei caratteri mendeliani nell’uomo ed infine stimolare l’interesse dello studente verso le scienze biomolecolari dando massimo risalto alle interconnessioni tra i processi biochimici e le variazioni energetiche ad essi connesse.

MODULO BIOCHIMICA
Obiettivi formativi: Il corso si propone di presentare la relazione fra struttura e funzione delle macromolecole biologiche e le principali vie metaboliche nelle quali esse sono coinvolte.
Obiettivo fondamentale è stimolare l’interesse dello studente verso le scienze biomolecolari dando massimo risalto alle interconnessioni tra i processi biochimici e le variazioni energetiche ad essi connesse.
Al termine dell’insegnamento lo/la studente/studentessa dovranno dimostrare di aver acquisito terminologie e nozioni utili per un’analisi critica dei processi biochimici vitali in modo da conseguire autonomia di valutazione critica e globale dei processi stessi.

MODULO BIOLOGIA APPLICATA
Obiettivi formativi: Fornire conoscenze di biologia umana in una visione evoluzionistica con particolare riferimento ai processi molecolari e cellulari comuni a tutti gli organismi viventi.
Fornire conoscenze sull’azione mutagena di agenti chimici e fisici. Fornire conoscenze relative alla trasmissione dei caratteri ereditari.
Lo studente dovrà essere in grado di spiegare i meccanismi cellulari alla base del funzionamento dell’intero organismo e cogliere il significato patogenetico di eventuali alterazioni di essi; dovrà inoltre essere in grado di riconoscere le diverse modalità di trasmis-sione dei caratteri mendeliani nell’uomo.
Al termine dell’insegnamento lo studente dovrà dimostrare di avere acquisito le conoscenze di base dei meccanismi che regolano la vita e la riproduzione cellulare, le interazioni fra cellule, fra organismi e fra organismi e ambiente. Dovrà inoltre dimostrare di avere acquisito conoscenze sui meccanismi di trasmissione dei caratteri ereditari e dovrà saper riconoscere le modalità di trasmissione di malattie genetiche nell’uomo, in particolare quelle riguardanti sviluppo e struttura dei denti. Tali cono-scenze di base rappresentano un pre-requisito per ulteriori approfondimenti specialistici che saranno oggetto degli insegnamenti dei successivi anni di corso.

Program

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MM: BIOCHIMICA
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PREPARATORY CHEMISTRY (several notions are included in the basic knowledge required).
1. Atomic structure and periodic properties of the elements: matter composition, atom, atomic particles; atomic theory; quantum numbers, and orbitals; electronic configuration, periodic table and chemical reactivity of the elements; electronic affinity, electronegativity.
2. The chemical bond: molecules and ions; ionic and covalent bond; intermolecular forces; hydrogen bond.
3. Solutions and acid-base reactions: concentration of the solutions, acid-base theories of Arrhenius and Brőnsted-Lowry; hydracids, hydroxides, oxyacids; acid-base reactions; pH and buffer solutions.
4. Organic chemistry notions: carbon atom properties; hybrid orbitals; organic compounds classification: functional groups; hydrocarbons; alcohols, ethers, thiols, amines, aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids, esters, anhydrides.
BIOCHEMISTRY
1. Constitutive elements of the living matter: polymeric structure of the biological macromolecules.
2. Protein structure and function: aminoacid classification, buffering power, peptide bond, levels of protein structure; fibrous and globular proteins; hemoglobin and myoglobin: structure, function, factors influencing the oxygen bond; hemoglobin variants; enzymes: classification, role in the chemical reactions, regulation of the enzymatic activity.
3. Vitamins: hydro- and lypo-soluble vitamins; co-enzymes.
4. Bio-energetics: metabolism; chemical transformations in the cell; spontaneous and non-spontaneous reactions of the metabolic reactions; ATP as “energy exchange coin”; biologically relevant redox reactions.
5. Carbohydrates structure and metabolism: mono- and disaccharides; polysaccharides; glycoconjugates; glycolysis and its regulation; gluconeogenesis; hints of the penthose phosphate pathway; synthesis of the glycogen.
6. Citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation: mitochondria; acetyl-CoA synthesis; citric acid cycle control; respiratory chain and electron transport; ATP synthesis.
7. Lipids structure and metabolism: structural lipids and biological membranes; cholesterol; stock-reserve lipids; lipids digestion and fatty acid β-oxydation; keton bodies formation; hints of fatty acids biosynthesis.
8. Aminoacid metabolism: hints of gluco- and keto-forming aminoacids; transamination and oxidative deamination; the urea cycle.
Frontal teaching is the exclusive method adopted in this Course.

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MM: BIOLOGIA APPLICATA
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1. Characteristics of the living beings
2. Chemistry of living organisms and biological molecules
3. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell: organization of the cell; internal membranes and compartmentalization; organelles, characteristics and functions: nucleus, ribosomes, RER, REL, Golgi, lysosomes, peroxisomes, cytoskeleton, cell wall, extracellular matrix. Animal and plant cells. Mitochondria and plastids (chloroplasts, amyloplasts, chromoplasts) and endosymbiont theory.
4. Biological membranes: structure and proposed models; passage of materials across cell membranes: passive transport (facilitated diffusion and simple), osmosis, directly and indirectly active transport, co-transport. Exocytosis and endocytosis. Anchoring, tight and gap cell junctions in animal and plant cells.
5. Cell communication: types of cellular communication: endocrine, paracrine, autocrine and iuxtacrine. Sending and receiving the signal.
6. Organization of DNA in chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis. DNA and proteins, nucleosomes, heterochromatin, euchromatin, chromosome condensation. The cell cycle and its regulation. Mitosis, meiosis and sexual reproduction
7. DNA and its role in heredity. DNA structure and replication.
8. Gene expression: transcription, genetic code and translation. Gene definition.
9. DNA mutations and mutagenesis
10. Hereditary character transmission and Mendel’s laws; definition of phenotype, genotype, locus, gene, dominant and recessive allele, homozygosity and heterozygosity. Segregation and independent assortment. Independence and association. Crossing-over and recombination. Genetic determination of sex. Gene interactions. Incomplete dominance, condominance, multiple alleles, epistasis and polygeny.
11. The human genome: karyotype analysis and pedigrees; autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, X-linked diseases.

DIDACTIC METHOD
Attendance to lessons is mandatory.
Teaching methods consist of frontal lessons. In addition to the suggested texts, additional didactic supports are offered on the e-learning platform of the course.
Students can make an appointment directly with the teacher every time they need it throughout the academic year, by email.
Students are invited to choose a book among those indicated.

Bibliography

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Roberti, Antognelli, Bistocchi, Talesa Biochimica e Biologia per le professioni sanitarie (Edizione 2) McGraw-Hill 2013
A. Fiecchi, M. Galli Kienle, A. Scala Chimica e propedeutica biochimica Edi-Ermes  
Luciano BINAGLIA, Bruno GIARDINA CHIMICA e PROPEDEUTICA BIOCHIMICA (con CD-ROM) Ediz. Mc Graw-Hill  
M. Samaja Corso di Biochimica per Lauree Triennali Piccin Ed. Padova  
Solomon, Martin, Martin, Berg Elementi di Biologia (Edizione 7) EdiSES 2017 978-88-7959-938-2
Sadava, Hillis, Craig Heller, Hacker Elementi di Biologia e Genetica (Edizione 5) Zanichelli 2019
Raven, Johnson, Mason, Losos, Singer Elementi di biologia e genetica (Edizione 2) Piccin 2019

Examination Methods

Goal of the exam for the Course of Biomolecular fondamentals of Life: to verify students' advanced comprehension of the whole program topics and their capability to expose their reasoning in a critical and precise manner using appropriate scientific terms.

6 examination sessions are foreseen in the whole Academic Year: 2 in the Winter Session after the Course ending, 2 in the Summer Session, and 2 in the Autumn session.
Students will undertake both modules (written test made of multiple choice quizzes and open questions) if they have attended at least 75% of the frontal teaching activity of the entire Course; further information about exam organization is available in each module form.

The final mark (/out of 30) will derive from the evaluation of both modules. Students will pass the examination if the overall rating of both modules, based on the weighted average of credits, is greater than or equal to 18/30. Students can retire or refuse the proposed mark.
Students who do not pass both exam modules in the same session will have to take the missing/insufficient module in one of the subsequent sessions, if only within the extra winter session of the next Academic Year. From the next summer session, students will need to take both modules.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

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