Proteomics

On completion of the course, the student is expected to:
- Acquire the basic concepts of proteomics and metabolomics, and of the most relevant technologies, such as mass spectrometry of the different types of instruments and of the numerous quantitative proteomics and metabolomics techniques;
- Acquire the tools necessary to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches with regard to manual work load, costs, sensitivity and scalability;
- Critically evaluate a proteomics workflow, from sample preparation, to the acquisition of spectra, to data analysis and interpretation;
- Carry out raw data analysis on collected measurement raw data, such as conversion to standardized formats, quality control and identification of proteins through search engines;
- Account for applications for proteomics and metabolomics in biomedicine and biology.

Student learning outcomes will be assessed by the faculty through a written test examining the student's learning of proteomic and metabolomic methodologies and in their use based on the syllabus carried out during the course.
The examination of the students by the lecturer will be mainly aimed at assessing the knowledge and understanding of proteomic and metabolomic techniques and data analysis and at evaluating the skills acquired by the student at the completion of the teaching itself. In particular, it will be evaluated the property of language used by the student, and the skills acquired to discriminate the choice of different methodologies and their possible integration to be applied to different scientific problems.