Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Translational Oncology |
Level of Course Unit |
Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GIZEM ÇALIBAŞI KOÇAL |
Offered to |
Translational Oncology |
Course Objective |
Microbes living in the human body - the human microbiome - can affect the initiation, progression of cancer, and response to treatment, including cancer immunotherapy. The mechanisms of action of the microbiome on cancer may offer advantages for new diagnostic and treatment options, but much is unknown in this respect. Because of the interactions between microbes, diet, host factors, drugs, and cell-cell interactions within the cancer itself are highly complex, and it cannot explain all of microbiome-based behavior. However, the development of next-generation sequencing technology has allowed the microbiome to be comprehensively studied, allowing the taxonomic and metabolomic relationships between the microbiome and cancer. It has been observed. In addition to being descriptive, these studies also help to reveal the mechanisms of biological processes that affect both the tumor microbiome and the microbiome of other host niches separated from the tumor. With the emergence of biomarker candidates that may be new therapeutic targets as a result of the demonstration of these relationships, trials for therapies that change the microbiome composition of cancer patients have begun to be investigated |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
Microbiome and Cancer. 2019. Springer. Editors: Robertson, Erle S. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Lectures, the topics with classroom activities (presentations and homework assignments) to consolidate and discussion |
Assessment Methods |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
None |
Assessment Criteria |
Defined LO1 and LO2 will be evaluated with mid-term exam. |
Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
Course Policies and Rules |
To be announced. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
gizem.calibasi@deu.edu.tr ; 0 232 412 58 35 |
Office Hours |
Thursday 14:00-15:00 |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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