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ECZ5033Vaccine Development and Vaccination2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PHARMACEUTICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Atila Taner KALAYCIOĞLU
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of vaccine development strategies for undergraduate program students is to introduce vaccines and vaccine development strategies that will be beneficial throughout their educational and professional life. During this course the basic immunology, the working mechanism of the immune system and vaccine development strategies will be taught to students.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : In the historical process, the development of vaccines and the implications for public health are learned.8,101,
LO - 2 : The immune response agains vaccines are learned. 8,101,
LO - 3 : The protective immune mechansms gained by vaccines are learned. 8,101,
LO - 4 : Information about vaccine types and vaccine immunogens are learned. 8,101,
LO - 5 : Classical and new generation vaccine development strategies are learned. 8,101,
LO - 6 : Childhood and adult vaccination programs are learned.8,101,
LO - 7 : The relationship between enfectious disease control and herd immunity are learned. 8,101,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The contents of course includes presentations and lectures.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Vaccine development and public health implications in historical process
 Week 2Vaccine induced protective immune response
 Week 3Vaccines and antigens
 Week 4Live-attenuated and killed vaccines
 Week 5Inactivated toxin and toxoid bacterial vaccines
 Week 6Non-replicating virüs vaccines
 Week 7Recombinant DNA technology and vaccines
 Week 8Covid-19 vaccines and thier protective capacity
 Week 9Midterm exam
 Week 10Virus-like particles
 Week 11Herd immunity and control of infectious diseases
 Week 12Improving immunogenicity by including immune modulatory adjuvants
 Week 13Improving immunogenicity by using next generation delivery systems
 Week 14Emerging viral diseases and vaccine development strategies
 Week 15Factors affecting vaccine efficacy and safety
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Abul K. Abbas MBBS, Andrew H. H. Lichtman MD PhD, Shiv Pillai MD. 2014; Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 7th Edition with STUDENT CONSULT. ELSEVIER 2011ISBN-9781437715286
2David Male, Jonathan Brostoff, David B Roth, and Ivan M Roitt 2016; Immunology Eight Edition ELSEVIER2013 ISBN-13 9780323080583
3Stanley Plotkin Walter Orenstein Paul Offit Kathryn M. Edwards. 2017.: Plotkin's Vaccines 7th Edition, Elsevier, Hardcover ISBN: 9780323357616 eBook ISBN: 9780323393010
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 30.11.2023 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 20.01.2024 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 7 14
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 4 4 16
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 7 14
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load104