COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STEM CELLS AND REGENERATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BST 6017 STEM CELLS AND REGENERATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HATICE GÜNEŞ ÖZHAN

Offered to

Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Course Objective

1. To study and compare the molecular mechanisms of how cells of different tissues/organs respond to tissue damage or injury
2. To discuss strategies on how to repair or replace various tissues and organs to solve major clinical problems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To figure out the fundamental differences in regeneration processes throughout the animal kingdom
2   2. To understand the molecular mechanisms of vertebrate tissue regeneration
3   3. To be able to comment on the evolution of regenerative ability across the animal kingdom
4   4. To understand the relation between stem cells presence and regenerative ability in mammals
5   5. To understand the molecular mechanisms of stem cell maintenance
6   6. To unravel the potential of stem cells and their use in inducing regeneration/repair in regenerative medicine
7   7. To acquire the ability to access, present and discuss the knowledge on tissue repair and regeneration via scientific articles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Control of growth during regeneration
2 Regenerative cell death
3 Regeneration in planarians
4 Wound healing in Drosophila
5 Aging and regeneration in vertebrates
6 Mechanisms of cardiac regeneration
7 Regeneration of the digestive tube
8 The basis of muscle regeneration
9 Pancreas regeneration and therapeutic applications
10 Bone tissue regeneration
11 Kidney regeneration and therapy approaches in renal diseases
12 Central nervous system regeneration
13 Spinal cord injury and regeneration
14 Appendage regeneration in adult vertebrates
15 Mechanisms of lung regeneration and emerging stem cell populations

Recomended or Required Reading

The course will be covered through recent articles and review papers. The following textbooks can be recommended for further reading but is not absolutely necessary for the students to obtain.
Textbooks:
Mechanisms of Regeneration. 1st ed. 2014. Edited by Brigitte Galliot. Volume 108. eBook ISBN: 9780123944108 Hardcover ISBN: 9780123914989
Organ Regeneration Based on Developmental Biology. 1st ed. 2017. Edition by Takashi Tsuji. ISBN-13: 978-9811037665 ISBN-10: 9811037663

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature search, oral presentation and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN *0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge and interpretation skills will be evaluated by oral presentation and exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gunes.ozhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 8 120
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Preparing presentations 2 25 50
Final 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 305

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555
LO.6555555
LO.7555

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