Program Overview

LABORATORY TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS

Overview

This course provides students with a 20 hours-long direct experience in a biomedical research laboratory. The course aims to give students a comprehensive view of the research work and provide them with the opportunity to practice the most common methods used in biomedical research laboratories.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to enable students to know and practice the most common methods used in biomedical research laboratories involved in pre-clinical and clinical projects. Students will be acquainted with analytical practices, biological dosages, and the production of experimental data.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The student will learn experimental practices mainly associated with the three scientific areas of the course: physiology, biochemistry, and applied biology. In detail, the student will learn the biomedical techniques in use in the laboratory affiliated to the course chosen by the student. This includes techniques used in genetic counseling, cellular and molecular biology techniques, biochemical investigation of metabolic diseases, microscopy techniques, analysis of tissue sections, and biological samples.

Teaching Methods

The course is composed of a 25 hours-long research training in a laboratory directed by a biomedical scientist affiliated to the University of Genoa. The student chooses the research lab preferred and takes accord with the director of the lab to plan the period of attendance. During the course, the student interacts with the personnel of the research lab and is engaged in the experimental practices of the lab. At the end of the course, the head of the research staff evaluates the activity of the student and, if positive, provides the coordinator of the course with an eligibility certificate.

Syllabus/Content

The program is strictly dependent on the research area of the biomedical research laboratory chosen by the student.

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

The student will receive appropriate material from the Research staff, such as research articles, reviews, and book chapters.

Teachers and Exam Board

The teachers for this course include:

• Aldo Pagano
• Anna Fassio
• Piero Ruggeri
• Franco Onofri
• Anna Margherita Corradi
• Silvia Giovedi'
• Laura Avanzino
• Pietro Baldelli
• Laura Sturla
• Gianluca Damonte
• Monica Averna
• Mario Passalacqua
• Roberta De Tullio
• Elena Zocchi
• Sveva Bollini
• Chiara Gentili
• Sara Tavella
• Roberta Tasso
• Claudia Cantoni
• Gabriella Pietra
• Barbara Marengo
• Roberta Ricciarelli
• Susanna Penco
• Grazia Maria Spaggiari
• Simona Sivori
• Roberta Castriconi
• Alessandra Dondero
• Mariella Della Chiesa
• Silvia Pesce
• Emanuela Marcenaro
• Emanuela Luisa Faelli
• Marco Bove
• Ambra Bisio
• Angelo Schenone
• Diego Ferone
• Giampaola Pesce
• Evgeniya Peshkova
• Pierluigi Valente
• Paolo Giannoni
• Lorenza Pastorino
• Antonio Puccetti
• William Bruno
• Paola Ghiorzo
• Caterina Valetti
• Stefano Di Marco
• Katia Cortese
• Cansu Gorgun
• Manolo Sambucci

The Exam Board is composed of the above-mentioned teachers, with the following presidents:

• Marica Arvigo
• Laura Avanzino
• Monica Averna
• Pietro Baldelli
• Sveva Bollini
• Cristina Bottino
• Marco Bove
• William Bruno
• Santina Bruzzonne
• Claudia Cantoni
• Roberta Castriconi
• Anna Margherita Corradi
• Katia Cortese
• Gianluca Damonte
• Emanuela Luisa Faelli
• Franco Fais
• Anna Fassio
• Chiara Gentili
• Paola Ghiorzo
• Fabio Giuseppe Ghiotto
• Paolo Giannoni
• Silvia Giovedi'
• Emanuela Marcenaro
• Barbara Marengo
• Franco Onofri
• Aldo Pagano
• Mario Passalacqua
• Susanna Penco
• Luisa Perasso
• Giampaola Pesce
• Roberta Ricciarelli
• Piero Ruggeri
• Daniele Saverino
• Simona Sivori
• Grazia Maria Spaggiari
• Laura Sturla
• Roberta Tasso
• Sara Tavella
• Pierluigi Valente
• Caterina Valetti
• Elena Zocchi

Lessons

Lessons Start

The start of lessons can be found on the University of Genoa's Web Agenda.

Class Schedule

The class schedule for Laboratory Training for Physicians is available on the University's website.

Exams

Exam Description

The head of the research team (professor) verifies if the student has reached a comprehensive view of the research work and provides the coordinator of the course with a certificate of eligibility of the student.

Assessment Methods

The head of the research team (professor) interacts with the student frequently and has the opportunity to verify their point of view and level of knowledge.