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B029585 - ADVANCED AND INNOVATIVE ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR APPLICATIONS IN LIFE SCIENCES
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Suggested readings
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Type of Assessment
Course program
Academic Year 2020-21
Coorte 2020 - Second Cycle Degree in ADVANCED MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Chemistry "Ugo Schiff"
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
CHIM/01 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
56
Teaching Term
14/09/2020 ⇒ 23/12/2020
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
English
Course Content
The course deals with advanced analytical techniques and innovative methodologies for applications in the life sciences. The following contents will be covered: Sampling and Sample treatment. Statistics for analytical measurements. Clinical analytical chemistry: consideration on accurate results and how to get good analytical performances. Bioelectrochemistry. Bioanalysis. Innovative diagnostic tools. Selected laboratory experiments.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
1) Analytical Chemistry: A Modern Approach to Analytical Science [Robert Kellner, Jean-Michel Mermet, Matthias Otto, Miguel Valcarcel, H. Michael Widmer] 2nd Edition, Wiley-VCH
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: The aim of the course is to provide the necessary familiarity with the analytical methods commonly used in life sciences.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: students will be able to identify and optimize sampling programs and experiments for answering questions in the field of life sciences.
Autonomy of judgment: Acquisition of expertise in analytical chemistry and evaluation of the analytical data
Communicative skills: students acquire the ability to communicate knowledge, problems and solutions related to analytical chemistry, to formulate and interpret analytical chemistry data in the field of life sciences; to connect the outcome of the analytical chemistry interpretation and scientific progress in life sciences.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: students will be able to identify and optimize sampling programs and experiments for answering questions in the field of life sciences.
Autonomy of judgment: Acquisition of expertise in analytical chemistry and evaluation of the analytical data
Communicative skills: students acquire the ability to communicate knowledge, problems and solutions related to analytical chemistry, to formulate and interpret analytical chemistry data in the field of life sciences; to connect the outcome of the analytical chemistry interpretation and scientific progress in life sciences.
Prerequisites
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Teaching Methods
Lectures and laboratory training
Further information
Most of the material will be present on the Moodle e-learning platform
Type of Assessment
Oral test in order verify the knowledge, the ability to apply knowledge, autonomy of judgment, the skills to communicate the issues related to analytical techniques.
Course program
Analytical workflow in life sciences: from sample preparation and treatment to data acquisition and analysis
Analytical technologies and methodologies in the field of “omics” research: advanced mass spectrometric procedures and techniques, innovative hyphenated techniques, advanced high throughput techniques.
Bioelectrochemical methods in life sciences.
Innovative diagnostics and POC (Point of Care) analytical tools
Innovative materials for analytical chemistry
Laboratory activities.
Analytical technologies and methodologies in the field of “omics” research: advanced mass spectrometric procedures and techniques, innovative hyphenated techniques, advanced high throughput techniques.
Bioelectrochemical methods in life sciences.
Innovative diagnostics and POC (Point of Care) analytical tools
Innovative materials for analytical chemistry
Laboratory activities.