CHEMISTRY OF RECEPTORS

The student is expected to acquire, by attending lessons and through individual study, the following competences.

Knowledge and understanding: the student should demonstrate to know the physico-chemical bases which underlie the function of nuclear and membrane receptors and the mechanism by which small molecules activate or block these receptors.

Applying knowledge and understanding: the student should demonstrate to be able to make use of his/her knowledge, ability of analysis and understanding of the structure-activity relationship for series of drugs to ideate and put forward argumentations to solve practical problems related to the discipline. The student should demosntrate to have a professional approach to the discipline.

Furthrmore, attending the lessons has the objective to increase the 'making judgment' ability and to increase the communication skills.

Making Judgment: the student should be able to interact with the topics and themes proposed by the teacher and be able to make autonomous judgments.
Communication skills: the student should be able to communicate in a clear and critical form the results of his/her individual elaboration, thus demonstrating the appropriate knowledge of the topics covered in the course.