Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Molecular and Cell Biology

Course structure diagrams for students enrolled a.y. 2023-24

International students with no previous knowledge of the Italian language must take the following activity: ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, that has to be registered in the study plan before graduation

First Year

Compulsory Learning Activities

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2024 - 31/01/2025 2: 03/03/2025 - 06/06/2025 E: 01/10/2024 - 06/06/2025 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B2229 Cell Physical Chemistry with Elements of Biostatistics 1 C CHIM/02 6
96024 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology - Not available for the year  2024/2025 1 B BIO/09 6
96025 Eukaryotic Systems Biology (I.C.) 1
85297  Bioinformatics 1 B BIO/18 6
96026  Non-Coding RNA in Eukaryotes 2 B BIO/11 6
96028 Microbial Genetics and Molecular Virology 1 B BIO/19 6
96030 Plant-Environment Molecular Interactions 1 B BIO/04 6
96022 Biochemistry of Cellular Signaling 2 B BIO/10 6
B2226 Models and Methods in Cell Biology 2 B BIO/06 6
96029 Molecular Genetics of Development and Diseases 2 B BIO/18 6

Second Year

1 - Additional Skills for Job Placement (3 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2024 - 31/01/2025 2: 03/03/2025 - 06/06/2025 E: 01/10/2024 - 06/06/2025 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
cfu ? Credits
90833 Additional Linguistic Skills 1 F 3

2 - Optional Courses (12 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2024 - 31/01/2025 2: 03/03/2025 - 06/06/2025 E: 01/10/2024 - 06/06/2025 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
96032 Crispr-Cas Systems: from Bacterial Adaptive Immunity to Genome-Editing Applications 1 C BIO/11 6
96033 DNA Regulatory Elements in Cell Identity and Disease 1 C BIO/11 6
96034 Emerging Topics in Cellular Phisiology 1 C BIO/09 6
B2227 MICROBIAL SENSING, SIGNALLING AND INTERACTIONS 1 C BIO/19 6
B2228 MOLECULAR ENZYMOLOGY AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING 1 C BIO/04 6

3 - Electives (12 - 24 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2024 - 31/01/2025 2: 03/03/2025 - 06/06/2025 E: 01/10/2024 - 06/06/2025 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
96046 Biophysical Methods for Protein Science (I.C.) 1 D
96047  Crystallography and Cryo-Election Microscopy for Protein Structure Determination 1 D CHIM/03 3
96049  Spectroscopic Methods for the Functional and Structural Characterization of Proteins 1 D CHIM/02 3
96040 Cancer Biology (I.C.) 1 D
96043  Genetics and Epigentics of Cancer 1 D BIO/18 3
96042  Metabolic Reprogramming of Cancer Cells 1 D BIO/10 3
96044  Methologies for the Study And Diagnosis of Cancer 1 D CHIM/02 3
96032 Crispr-Cas Systems: from Bacterial Adaptive Immunity to Genome-Editing Applications 1 D BIO/11 6
96033 DNA Regulatory Elements in Cell Identity and Disease 1 D BIO/11 6
96034 Emerging Topics in Cellular Phisiology 1 D BIO/09 6
36684 Italian Language Course - B2 - Cilta 1 D 5
B7012 METABOLOMICS TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCE 1 D BIO/15 3
B2227 MICROBIAL SENSING, SIGNALLING AND INTERACTIONS 1 D BIO/19 6
B2228 MOLECULAR ENZYMOLOGY AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING 1 D BIO/04 6
B7295 Advanced Functional Genetics in Model Organisms 2 D BIO/18 6
96052 Epigenomics LM - Not available for the year  2024/2025 2 D BIO/18 6
Electives from L Genomics (max limit 24 CFU)
91160 Livestock Genomics 2 D AGR/17 6
66159 Medical Genomics 2 D MED/03 6
93267 Metollomics 2 D CHIM/03 6
93266 Molecular and Genome Evolution 2 D BIO/05 6
91161 Networks, Security And Data Bases 2 D INF/01 6
29595 Pharmacogenomics 2 D BIO/14 6
91158 Plant Functional Genomics 2 D BIO/04 6
B2195 Stem Cells 2 D VET/01 6
91159 Systems and Synthetic Microbiology 2 D BIO/19 6
98159 Viral Genetics 2 D BIO/19 6
Electives from LM Bioinformatics (max limit 24 CFU)
B5804 BIOINFORMATICS FOR SYSTEM AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 1 D BIO/10 4
B5805 ELEMENTS OF BIOPHYSICS 1 D BIO/10 4
B5806 ELEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 1 D BIO/10 4
93282 Applied Machine Learning - Advanced 2 D FIS/01 6
93280 Applied Machine Learning - Basic 2 D FIS/01 4
B5807 INFRASTRUCTURES FOR BIG DATA PROCESSING 2 D FIS/01 4
B5808 NEUROSCIENCES 2 D BIO/09 4
Electives from LM Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (max limit 24 CFU)
93272 Advanced Immunology 1 D MED/04 3
90921 Advanced Techniques for the Study of Metabolism In Vivo 1 D BIO/12 3
70385 Genomics-Based Strategies in the Discovery of Novel Drug Targets 1 D BIO/14 3
90923 Neurobiotechnology 1 D BIO/09 3
90920 Stem Cells and 3D Organoid Systems 1 D BIO/17 3

4 - Final Examination (39 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2024 - 31/01/2025 2: 03/03/2025 - 06/06/2025 E: 01/10/2024 - 06/06/2025 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
cfu ? Credits
99465 Internship Abroad for Preparation of the Final Examination (37 CFU) 1 E 37
96060 Internship Abroad for Preparation of the Final Examination (12 CFU) 1 E 12
96061 Internship Abroad for Preparation of the Final Examination (25 CFU) 1 E 25
96058 Internship for Preparation of the Final Examination (12 CFU) 1 E 12
96059 Internship for Preparation of the Final Examination (25 CFU) 1 E 25
99466 Internship for Preparation of the Final Examination (37 CFU) 1 E 37
87954 Preparation for the Final Examination (12 CFU) 1 E 12
96056 Preparation for the Final Examination (25 CFU) 1 E 25
99467 Preparation for the Final Examination (37 CFU) 1 E 37
86266 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (12 CFU) 1 E 12
96057 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (25 CFU) 1 E 25
99468 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (37 CFU) 1 E 37
60750 Final Examination 2 E 2