Program Overview

GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Course Details

• Code: 67952
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Credits: 2 cfu anno 2 OSTETRICIA 9278 (L/SNT1) - GENOVA
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: MED/04
• Language: Italian
• Teaching Location: GENOVA
• Semester: 1ｰ Semester

Overview

The General Pathology and Immunology Science are multidisciplinary sciences relating to human health, focusing on how and why health disturbances happen, including the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie disease.

Aims and Content

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The course aims to train experts in the field of midwifery, providing a specific basis for basic materials needed for the student's education. Students will learn the fundamental skills necessary for understanding the biological basis and principal pathophysiology concepts of General Pathology and Immunology.

Teaching Methods

Teaching activities are conducted through lectures with screen presentations. Teaching material is available in PDF format on AulaWeb, allowing students to learn and deepen their understanding of the topics.

Syllabus/Content

• IMMUNOLOGY:
  • Innate immunity
  • Adaptive immunity
  • Immune system disorders
  • Passive immunity of the fetus
    ewborn
• ONCOLOGY:
  • Benign and malignant tumors
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular basis of tumor transformation
• HEMATOLOGY:
  • Hemopoiesis and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Erythropoiesis

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• Didactic resources presented by the teacher during lessons
• Abul K. Abbas et al., Immunologia cellulare e molecolare, Edra
• Robbins e Cotran, Le basi patologiche delle malattie, Elsevier

Teachers and Exam Board

• Teacher: Gabriella Pietra
• Exam Board:
  • Valerio Gaetano Vellone (President)
  • Francesca Buffelli
  • Giovanna Leoncini
  • Gabriella Piatti
  • Gabriella Pietra (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

Lessons

• Lessons start in the 2nd year, 1st semester
• Class schedule available on Portale EasyAcademy

Exams

Exam Description

The end-of-course exam aims to assess the achievement of the educational objectives of the course. Exams are oral and in-person.

Assessment Methods

The assessment takes place only through the final exam, ensuring the effective acquisition by the student of the expected learning outcomes. To pass, students must demonstrate knowledge of principal topics, ability to reason and connect various topics, and adopt appropriate terminology.

Exam Schedule

• Dates: 16/01/2026, 13/02/2026, 12/06/2026, 10/07/2026, 11/09/2026
• Time: 14:30
• Location: GENOVA
• Degree type: Orale

Further Information

Attendance allows students to better learn the contents of the course. The teaching material is available online. Students with SLD or other special educational needs are encouraged to contact the teacher to agree on teaching methods and compensatory instruments.