Biology

General skills The general purpose of the course is to learn the principles and aims of clinical biochemistry. The most frequently used analytical techniques in biochemical analysis laboratories are described. The main objectives are the learning of the principles and purposes of biochemistry laboratory, the development of the critical interpretation skills of the results of laboratory tests and the critical evaluation of the various analytical procedures. The program includes the presentation of some of the main methods of clinical laboratory investigation and their application in the diagnosis of diseases. The course requires basic knowledge of chemistry and biochemistry acquired in the courses of the first years of the three-year degree in Biological Sciences. Specific skills A) Knowledge and understanding - Knowing and understanding the principles of biochemistry techniques: Centrifugation, Chromatography, Electrophoresis, Spectroscophy - Immunological techniques and their diagnostic applications - Determinations of enzymatic activities - Diagnosis of some pathologies B) Applying knowledge and understanding - Be able to use the specific terminology - Knowing how to identify the right procedures to solve some questions of Clinical Biochemistry C) Making judgements - Acquire analytical skills, also through the study of the progress of knowledge in Clinical Biochemistry - Ask questions for the elaboration and deepening of the knowledge learned D) Communication skills - Be able to communicate what has been learned during the oral exam E) Learning skills - Learning the specific terminology - Be able to make the logical connections between the topics covered