-Provide students with the tools necessary for a detailed and critique analysis of the structure of proteins and their macromolecular complexes.

-The course consists of lessons and lectures that cover the main topics of the program, and practical sessions. Practical sessions are carried out in a computer room with the use of open source software for the visualization of the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules.

-Beside textbooks, students have access to lectures' slides, scientific articles, and other teaching resources made available trough the e-learning web site (https://elearning.uniroma1.it).

-By the end of the course students will have acquired the skills necessary to deal with the analysis and experimental study of biological macromolecules.

-They will learn how to retrieve protein and nucleic acid coordinates from the PDB database, recognize the fold and use software for a detailed analysis of their structure.