MANUAL AND AUTOMATED ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Biomedical Laboratory techniques
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
1
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
12
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (12 hours)
Requirements: 

No prior knowledge is required

Written exam (two hours) using
Multiple choice questions aimed at assessing the accuracy and rigor in the study
and Open questions aimed at verifying: the ability to discursively organize knowledge, the ability to reason critically on the study carried out, the quality of the exposure

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The class aims to demonstrate the advantages of automation in the diagnostic laboratory procedures, the principles and troubleshooting of the previous manual methods, the new tasks for the laboratory technician in the presence of automated procedures

Automation in the different fields of the diagnostics, troubleshootings, complexity of manual procedures and overcoming with the introduction of automation.
Methods and related procedures (manual and automated) used for 1) the extraction of nucleic acids from different types of biological samples; 2) nucleic acid sequencing; 3) the study of gene expression

The slides, protocols, videos used for the lessons are available on e-learning platform

The course follows an interdisciplinary approach, aimed at the direct involvement of students and makes use of:
Classic frontal lessons, videos,
study and critical analysis of protocols used for the explained procedures