Biotechnologies in Molecular Diagnostics and Fundamental of Statistics

Acquire knowledge on the organization of the clinical diagnostic laboratory and of principles and methodologies associated to the most advanced diagnostic techniques.
Definition of diagnostic biomarker, characteristics of the main biomarkers currently used in clinical diagnostics of different human diseases and in clinical and traslational research.
Acquire the knowledge related to the basic principles of the main non-invasive diagnostic techniques (RX, TAC, Nuclear-based techniques, Ultrasound, MRI, Optical imaging) and the biomarkers assessed by using these procedures
Understand the potential of different imaging techniques and potential applications in clinical and preclinical / experimental settings.
Acquire basic knowledge on the relationship between scientific and statistical method with reference to the problems of measurement in biomedicine with the basics of the planning of experiments.

To know the limits and applicability of the different methods used in advanced clinical diagnostics. To be able to choose between different methodologies.
To apply the use of different biomarkers and diagnostic criteria related to different human diseases.
To understand the potential of different imaging techniques and potential applications in clinical and preclinical / experimental settings.
Knowing how to interpret the results of the different clinical diagnostic methods on a statistical basis. Knowing how to use the basic statistical methods for data analysis in biomedical research.