COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOBANK

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MOT 6043 BIOBANK ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Molecular Medicine

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HILAL KOÇDOR

Offered to

Molecular Medicine
Molecular Medicine

Course Objective



Biological samples are indispensable sources in the studies of disease diagnosis, treatment, genetic, drug development. Currently, a large part of the biobanks was established in universities and research centers. The aims of the course are to create awareness about high quality medical record systems, comprehensive data-base connections, ethical issues encountered in the process of biobanking and relevant rearrangements.



Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have basic theoretical knowledge about the storage of biological samples and critically discuss with others
2   To have knowledge about specific techniques in biobank-relevant studies.
3   To analyze information critically
4   To evaluate research in biobanking field and able to make interpretation
5   To Access into data bases about biobanking and able to use collected data effectively
6   Plan whole ethical issues in the biobanking processes in detail.
7   To have skills in the application of basic laboratory techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Biobank definition, Ethical regulations on biobanking, quality management, Access to samples Organ, tissue, cell and DNA banks Pathological sample archieves and banking. Blood Banks
2 Disease-specific biobanks, commercial biobanks, public based genetic data banks, forensic puposes banks Bone marrow banks Umblical cord blood banks Stem cell biobanks Biobank asembling and its management

Recomended or Required Reading


Suggested readings of the course:
1. OECD. Biological Resource Centres. Underpinning the future of life sciences and biotecnology.2001
2. Ollier W,at all. UK Biobank: from concept to reality. Pharmacogenomics. 2005;6:639-46.
3. TCK Madde 90: Insan üzerinde deney (Article 90: Human trials on the Turkish Penal Code)
4. Organ ve doku nakli hizmetleri yönetmeliği (Organ and tissue transplantation sevices regulation)
5. TC. Sağlık Bakanlığı AÇS ve Aile Planlaması Genel Müdürlüğü, Üremeye yardımcı Tedavi Merkezleri Yönetmeliği. (Turkish Ministry of Health, assited reproductive medicine regulation)
6. TC. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Kordon kanı bankacılığı yönetmeliği (Turkish Ministry of Health, cord blood banking regulation)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 SEM SEMINAR
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + SEM * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

as interactive manner, lectures will be handled with their theoric bases and structured-case-studies. Students are expected to be read lecture notes given by course coordinators before the lecture
Methods: Interactive presentations, group discussions, student presentation

Assessment Criteria


Students performance will be evaluated by using literature survey about a specific project, data collection, its organization, analyzing as well as the abilities on reporting, presentation and discussion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules


Students are expected to be read the topic before the lectures. Unattendance should be informed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of MOLECULAR MEDICINE Inciraltı/ Izmir
e-mail: hilal.kocdor@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 30 1 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Field study 5 5 25
Preparing presentations 5 4 20
Preparing report 1 45 45
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.3555
LO.45555
LO.55555
LO.65555
LO.75

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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