COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Basic Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEKIYE SULTAN ALTUN

Offered to

Basic Oncology
Basic Oncology

Course Objective

The aim of this course the acquisition of basic knowledge about cancer research specific cell cultures which is one of the techniques commonly used techniques associated with it
and to introduce the necessary tools to make cell culture and related laboratory methods and thus their thesis and research projects associated with cancer cell culture studies will continue.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Prof.Dr. Ahmet Münir KINAY,Prof.Dr. Ahmet Uğur YILMAZ,Prof. Dr. Hülya ELIDOKUZ,Prof.Dr. Safiye AKTAŞ,Doç.Dr. Zekiye Sultan ALTUN,Doç Dr. Yasemin Baskin,MSc. Pınar Erçetin,YL Öğr Gizem Çalıbaşı,"Research methods used in basic ", Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Izmir, (2011) ,Handbook.
Supplementary Book(s): Cancer Cell Cultures Methods and Protocols, Simon P. Langdon, Humana Press.
References: Zekiye Sultan Altun, Serpil Tanrıverdi Akhisaroğlu, Janserey Batu, Halil Ateş, Hatice Şimşek, Semra Koçtürk,"Discrimination effectiveness of CK18 on cell death modes in colon cancer cells", Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 35(1):20-28, 2010. Zekiye Sultan Altun, Dilek Güneş, Safiye Aktaş, et al.,"Protective Effects
of Acetyl-L-Carnitine on Cisplatine Cytotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Neuroblastoma.",
Neurochemical Research, 35(3):437-43, 2010

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical and applied Lectures, cancer cell culture practices, transactions related to the cell culture itself by given a cell to students to practice with it, presentation about the culture of cancer cells by students, giving a homework.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1- The ability to express the cancer cell culture with its main lines will be evaluated with the presentations, assignments and applications they will prepare.
2- Laboratory applications of cancer cell culture basic methods
3- By doing homework, presentation and exam on cancer cell types
4- To be able to determine and interpret cancer cell viability; with laboratory applications
5- To be able to research studies on cancer cell culture; will be evaluated with homework, presentation and exam

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define outlined cancer cell culture which will evaluate with presentations prepared by themselves, homework and their laboratory applications .
2. The learner will clearly apply basic methods of cancer cell culture laboratory practices.
3. The learner will assignments related to the cancer cell types, making the presentation and homework.
4. The learner will clearly identify and interpret of cancer cell viability with laboratory practices
5. The learner will recognize cancer cell culture studies; will evaluate with homework, prepared presentations by themselves and exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zekiye.altun@deu.edu.tr 0 232 4125871/25801

Office Hours

on Tuesday at: 13.30-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes