Knowledge of the main classes of organic compounds and biological macromolecules. Knowledge of the functioning of respiratory proteins. Knowledge of enzymes functioning and kinetics.
Knowledge of the logic of energy metabolism in humans and the role played by the main classes of biomolecules.
General knowledge of the main metabolic pathways and, in more detail, of the glucose catabolism pathways.
The course aims to provide the student with the main notions on the inheritance of monogenic, chromosomal and multifactorial diseases. The student must acquire knowledge of the main methods of analysis useful for the diagnosis of these pathologies. It will also have to demonstrate the ability to analyse genealogical trees and clinical and genetic-molecular data for genetic counselling purposes.The Biology module aims at providing the students with the morphological and functional organization of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, focusing on both the descriptive aspects and the basic notions of biochemistry and cellular physiology required to understand the functions of the cell as a basic unit of living organisms.
The objective of the course is the learning of the constructive logic of the biological structures at the different levels of organization of living matter, the principles that govern the functioning of the different biological systems, the learning of the experimental method and its applications to the study of biological phenomena.
Students will learn the unitary mechanisms that regulate cellular activities, gene expression and genetic material transmission.