Quantitative chemical structure and activity relationship
A.A. 2025/2026
Obiettivi formativi
The purpose of this course is that participants gain knowledge on and understand:
- the computational strategies for modelling targets, responsible for biological activity and toxicity, simulating both their interaction with xenobiotics or biotechnological products and their molecular recognition mechanisms at an atomistic level;
- methods to predict and validate the mechanism of action (MoA) of xenobiotics and biotechnological products, with particular attention to a better rational design of experiments on animal models, according to the 3Rs principle.
- the principal physicochemical properties of xenobiotics of relevance to health risk assessment;
- the accuracy of in silico approaches used in scientific studies and risk assessment reports.
- the computational strategies for modelling targets, responsible for biological activity and toxicity, simulating both their interaction with xenobiotics or biotechnological products and their molecular recognition mechanisms at an atomistic level;
- methods to predict and validate the mechanism of action (MoA) of xenobiotics and biotechnological products, with particular attention to a better rational design of experiments on animal models, according to the 3Rs principle.
- the principal physicochemical properties of xenobiotics of relevance to health risk assessment;
- the accuracy of in silico approaches used in scientific studies and risk assessment reports.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course, the student is expected to know:
- the application of the computational methods used in toxicological research;
to critically evaluate:
- the pros and cons of in silico prediction approaches used in risk assessment reports;
to gain:
- the bases for deeply understanding methods and results of a toxicological paper and/or data reports;
to obtain:
a multifaceted bioinformatics knowledgebase, useful for further student's personal study of this topic.
- the application of the computational methods used in toxicological research;
to critically evaluate:
- the pros and cons of in silico prediction approaches used in risk assessment reports;
to gain:
- the bases for deeply understanding methods and results of a toxicological paper and/or data reports;
to obtain:
a multifaceted bioinformatics knowledgebase, useful for further student's personal study of this topic.
Periodo: annuale
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
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Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
annuale
Moduli o unità didattiche
In Silico Methods in Toxicology
CHIM/08 - CHIMICA FARMACEUTICA - CFU: 5
Lectures: 40 ore
Docente:
Casula Manuela
Structural Bioinformatics
BIO/10 - BIOCHIMICA - CFU: 5
Laboratory individual activity: 16 ore
Lectures: 32 ore
Lectures: 32 ore
Docente:
Eberini Ivano
Docente/i
Ricevimento:
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