-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.