COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MOT 6041 MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Molecular Medicine

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SERPIL TANRIVERDI AKHISAROĞLU

Offered to

Molecular Medicine

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is that students learn basic molecular structure and functions of the immune system and gain knowledge about various applications in immunology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning basic structure and functions of the immune system
2   To become knowledgeable about the principles of immunochemistry
3   Understanding the functions of the cells in the immune system
4   Examination of the humoral immune system response mechanisms
5   Gain knowledge about innate and adaptive immunity
6   Understanding the fundamentals of immune system disorders

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An introduction to immunology The molecular basics of innate immunology The three dimensional structure of antibodies and the recognition of antigen The molecular basics of adaptive immunology The Lymphocyte antigen receptors Cell mediated immunity The humoral immune response
2 The principles of immunochemistry Clinical use of immunological measurement methods Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity Allergy and hypersensitivity Transplantation and tumor immunology Immunodeficiencies Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Essential Immunology, Ivan Roitt
2. Janeway s Immunobiology, Kenneth Murphy,Paul Travers
3. Temel Immünoloji, Abul K. Abbas
4. Lippincott Immünoloji,Doan, Melvolt

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be run in an integrated way-winding theory with case discussion. The methods of learning will be interactive.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.30 +RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The student is expected to read the resources before coming to class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)


Serpil Tanriverdi-Akhisaroglu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Molecular Medicine,
Health Science Institute
Dokuz Eylul University
35340 Inciralti/Izmir Turkey
Office: 0090 232 412 2605

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 5 50
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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