1	Course Title:	STEM CELL BIOLOGY
2	Course Code:	MBG4119
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi BURCU ERBAYKENT TEPEDELEN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Burcu ERBAYKENT TEPEDELEN e-posta: berbaykent@uludag.edu.tr 0 224 29 42847 Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to examine the definition of stem cells, the use of stem cells in therapy and their application areas.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Providing the necessary theoretical knowledge for internship and work in research laboratories and companies working on stem cells,

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Knowledge about the definition of stem cells ; 2 To know the biology of stem cells ; 3 Understanding stem cell types ; 4 Knowledge about cancer stem cells ; 5 Understanding stem cell differentiation ; 6 Knowledge about stem cell therapies for different diseases ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction and stem cell definitions
2	Stem cell types
3	Embryonic stem cells
4	Adult stem cells
5	Hematopoietic stem cells
6	Mesenchymal stem cells
7	Induced pluripotent stem cells
8	Cancer stem cells
9	Gene regulation in stem cell differentiation: Wnt signaling pathway
10	Gene regulation in stem cell differentiation: Hedgehog signaling pathway
11	Detection and imaging of stem cells
12	Clinical use of stem cells
13	Clinical use of stem cells
14	Clinical use of stem cells

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Song Li, Nicolas L’Heureux, Jennifer Elisseeff, “Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering”, World Scientific, 2011. 2. Nadja M. Bilko (Editor), Boris Fehse (Editor), Wolfram Ostertag (Editor), Carol Stocking (Editor), Axel R. Zander (Editor), “Stem Cells and Their Potential for Clinical Application” (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology) Springer, Netherlands, 2007.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Written examination
Information	The system of relative evaluation is applied.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	6	84
Homeworks, Performances	0	9	27
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	10	10
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			183
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,77
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 LO1 5 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 4 4 LO2 5 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 4 4 LO3 5 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 4 4 LO4 5 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 4 4 LO5 5 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 4 4 LO6 5 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 4 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High