Learning objectives
<br />The course is structured to provide students with fundamentals on structure and function of the cell and its components, modes of reproduction of organisms, and evolution in general and to understand the biochemical pathways and their relationships and metabolic regulations. These notions are basilar to the full comprehension of the organic world and understanding of topics of more advanced courses.Moreover the student must recognize the interactions between the organism and the environmental pathogenic factors in order to evaluate the inherent risks of disease and to anticipate the effects to come.