Course Syllabus
Aims
Practical laboratories activities useful for medical students
Contents
To learn practical laboratories activities useful for medical students including basic knowledge and practical aspect of the proteomics.
Detailed program
To became acquainted with safety rules for laboratory activities. To learn basic activities useful for medical students such as: prepare solutions, measure the pH, modify the pH, prepare buffers, make correct aliquotations, make dilution. To perform basic protein analysis by electrophoresis and western blot. To learn basic knowledge and practical aspect of the protein identification and of tissue molecular imaging done by mass spectrometry oriented to clinical applications.
Prerequisites
Chemistry, cell biology and propedeutical biochemistry course attended
Teaching form
Laboratory activity and lectures done during the Clerkship
Semester
First semester
Assessment method
Assignments will be given and carried on under the supervision of the teacher based on discussion during the laboratory activity.
Office hours
on appointment.