Academic Year 2017/2018
- Docente: Rita Casadio
- Credits: 6
- SSD: FIS/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Physics (cod. 8025)
Learning outcomes
The student will acquire basic knowledge on modern biology,
learning how to cope deal with biological complexity both
structurally and functionally. Insights into cell complexity will
be used to model higher order systems with specialised functions.
Focus will be on how to model complex biological systems
Course contents
The physical and biological complexity. How to model biological
problems. Molecular and mesoscopic approaches: what is necessary to
link different domains of investigations. The cell and systhetic
biology. In silico models of cells. Molecular elements: DNA,
Proteins and biological nanomachines. The Universe of biological
structures and that of biological sequences. The omic era in modern
biology and data analysis. Interactions networks to understand
molecular interactions. Increasing levels of complexity. The human
brain and its connectome: modern neurosciences. Biomedical
applications.
Readings/Bibliography
Suggested reviews and scientific papers. Suggested books
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures and tutored working groups
Assessment methods
Mid term written assessments and final oral examination
Teaching tools
Slides, on line, demo
Office hours
See the website of Rita Casadio