1. Introduction to laboratory work. Safety rules. Presentation and use of basic laboratory equipment. Introduction to the clinical environment.
2. Design and implementation of experimental protocols. The scientific method. Collecting results, obtaining conclusions and drawing up reports, understanding the limitations of the experimental method used.
3. Introduction to experimental and laboratory approaches. Levels of structural complexity: molecular, sub-cellular, cellular, tissue, organ and whole organism levels.
4. Biochemical techniques.
5. Separation techniques (Electrophoresis, Chromatography). Detection and quantification techniques (Mass spectrometry, MALDI/TOF).
6. Obtaining, handling and molecular techniques based on nucleic acids.
7. Advanced biomolecular titration techniques. Omics.
8. Basic immunological techniques
9. Basic microbiological techniques
10. Experimental cell and tissue techniques
11. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Advanced spatial imaging and microscopy.
12. Neuropsychological and behavioural testing.
13. Electrophysiological methods for the study of the nervous system.
14. Electromyography and somatosensory evaluation.
15. Invasive techniques for the study of the Nervous System.
16. Imaging technologies (X-ray, CT, PET, MRI).
