COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ONK 6100 TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Basic Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YASEMIN BASKIN

Offered to

Basic Oncology

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to promote translational medicine and results-oriented approach. Understand the importance of bed to bench, bench to bed concepts to provide knowledge about.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledgeable about the concept of translational medicine
2   Be able to know what is going on oncology drug development strategies.
3   Be able to critically evaluate the published literature in the field of the translational methods in cancer.
4   Be able to know research models of bed to bench
5   Be able to understand the importance of translational approaches in the field of Oncology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of "Laboratory to the bedside of cancer,"
2 Molecular approach to risk assessment and individual risk assessment
3 Biomarker concept in cancer 1
4 Biomarker concept in cancer 2
5 canceromics and disease management 1
6 canceromics and disease management 2
7 drug development strategies in oncology 1
8 drug development strategies in oncology 2
9 identification of therapeutic targets 1
10 Identification of therapeutic targets 2
11 Molecular approaches to tumor imaging
12 Biotechnological developments in the use of the cancer clinic1
13 Biotechnological developments in the use of the cancer clinic2
14 Research models of translational oncology 1
15 Research models of translational oncology 2

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Clinical and Translational Oncology, springer journal.
2. Translational Medicine and Drug Discovery, Edited by Bruce H. Littman; 2011 Cambridge University Press
3. Translational Oncology: Current Clinical Issues & Future Trends, Leonidas C. Platanias, Pedro Gascón Vilaplana, Medical Trends, 2008
Materials: Society for Translational Oncology; : http://www.sto-online.org

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Lectures, the topics in-class activities (presentations and assignments) to consolidate and discussion and homeworks

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PO * 0.40 + FN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PO * 0.40 + BUT*0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes, intermediate and long-answer questions will be evaluated with classical written final exam. Strengthened by homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yasemin.baskin@deu.edu.tr 0 232 4125890/5801

Office Hours

Monday 12.30-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 21 21
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 6 12 72
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155
LO.255555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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