COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MOT 6042 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Molecular Medicine

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR YASEMIN SOYSAL

Offered to

Molecular Medicine

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is that students learn basic molecular structure and functions about developmental biology and the role of genetic factors in development

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning basic structure and functions of developmental biology
2   To become knowledgeable about the anatomic approach to developmental biology
3   Understanding the roles of genetic factors in developmental biology
4   Gain knowledge about the early development of invertabrates and some vertabrates
5   Gain knowledge about ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm and tetrapot development
6   Gain knowledge about fertilization, sex determination and postembryonic development
7   To discuss the medical points of developmental biology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of development in biology, Anatomical approaches to developmental biology
2 Genetic approaches to developmental biology
3 Cell Cell communication in development
4 Fertilization, Early development in selected invertabrates
5 Early drosophilia and early mammalian development
6 Formation of ectoderm, Neural crest and axonal specificity
7 Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm
8 Lateral plate mesoderm and endoderm
9 Development of the tetrapod limb
10 Sex determination
11 Postembryonic development
12 Medical points of developmental biology

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Gelişim Biyolojisi, Scott F. Gilbert, Çeviri Editörleri Prof.Dr. Melike Erkan, Prof.Dr. Tülay Irez, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri Ltd.Sti. 2013, ISBN: 978-975-420-954-9
2. Principles of Developmental Genetics, Sally A. Moody, Academic Press, Elsevier, USA, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-12-369548-2
3. Principles of Development, 3rd Ed., Lewis Wolpert, Oxford University Press, New York, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-19-927537-3
4. Developmental Genetics, Gurbachan S. Miglani, I.K. International, New Delhi, 2006, ISBN: 81-88237-59-0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

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)

Yasemin Soysal,
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Molecular Medicine,
Health Science Institute
Dokuz Eylul University
35340 Inciralti/Izmir Turkey
Office: 0090 232 4126905

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 8 96
Preparing presentations 1 17 17
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.154555
LO.2554
LO.35544444
LO.4554
LO.55544
LO.65544
LO.7544444445554

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

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