B033349 - PRACTICE IN AGROENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR ONE HEALTH MISSION

Italian and English,
spoken and written, respectively

Biotechnology applied in research and applicative activities in agro-forestry and agri-food sectors, as well as in bio-remediation and the sustainable production of energy, with training modules that vary in the different Academic Years.

Scientific papers provided by the Academic staff on digital support (Moodle) and independent research by the students on scientific databases and ISI journals online.

Providing theoretical-practical tools and evaluation elements to tackle with multidisciplinary approach some issues of interest of agri-environmental biotechnologies, outlining possible solutions starting from the acquired skills and from bibliographic research on the most recent scientific-technical literature

Basic knowledge of molecular biology and microbiology are useful, although not mandatory

Lectures/Seminars = 1 credit (8 hours)
Laboratory = 3 credits (24 hours)
Interactive teaching = 2 CFU (16 h)
Introductory lectures to the course, contextualization of practical work experience and verification of experimental protocols. The assignments will be prepared, verified and discussed during interactive meetings/lessons.
Laboratory activities are planned in working groups.

Compulsory attendance for lab activities

The evaluation will be carried out both during the course, according to the ongoing performances in the lab and according to the assignments, and at the end of the course, with a written report followed by a oral examination, with the aid of a presentation (15 min) on the international scientific context in which the experience is located, on the experimental activities carried out and on the results obtained, discussing their possible applications in the agri-environmental field.

The Practice course is presented to the students at the end of the I semester, in December, to organize the working groups and to be able to start their activity at the beginning of the II semester.
The Practice course is held according to this general scheme:
- Frontal lesson introducing the problem
- Analysis and study of the problem, individually and / or in groups
- Organization of the experimental design and preparation of protocols
- Carrying out the experiments
- Verification of the results and their discussion
- Preparation of a report and of a seminar, to be given and discussed with BIOEMSA teachers and students

Primary production and food safety/security, as well as environmental protection and management are among the objectives covered worldwide by research and activities carried out in the frame of Biotechnology, differently declined according to the level of development of the different Countries, but still efficient.