Integrated systems physiology

The course is aimed to enhance knowledge in the functional integration of organ systems for the maintenance of body homeostasis. In particular, the course is designed to challenge and stimulate the student's interest in how the complex integration of organ systems is necessary for the body wellness and how alteration can explain diseases and drugs' side-effects.

By the end of the course the students will be able:
- to recognize the role played by the different physiological systems in the body's integrated responses;
- to apply this knowledge to understand the disease onset mechanisms that may allow the identification of new therapeutic targets and the design of new biotechnological drugs.
Expected learning outcomes will also include the acquisition of communication skills enabling the description and the discussion of the physiological adaptation processes that take place in response to changes in environmental conditions.