Medicine and Surgery

Essential objectives of the integrated course Upon completion of the integrated course, the student must: - know the structure and function of the major classes of biomolecules with emphasis on macromolecules and supramolecular structures and the main biochemical methodologies used in their study; - be able to recognize the principles underlying the structure-function relationships of biological macromolecules; - be aware that the study of molecular structures forms the conceptual basis for understanding metabolic processes and cellular pathophysiology. - know the major metabolic pathways, their regulation at the molecular and cellular levels, and their integration; - be able to recognize the logic that regulates the fluxes of intermediate metabolites; - be aware of how alterations in the structure of biological macromolecules responsible for reactions and regulation of metabolic pathways are reflected in cellular and systemic pathological conditions.