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MBG3027Tissue Culture3+0+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Tuğba TOPAL
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
It is aimed for students to have information about the cell culture development process, to comprehend the primary and secondary cell culture development steps, to learn laboratory equipment and rules, to obtain information about laboratory safety, to obtain information about current culture techniques.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Knows primary cell culture development steps1,3,71,
LO - 2 : Knows how to access detailed information about a cell line1,3,71,3,
LO - 3 : Knows laboratory safety and rules.1,3,71,
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
Historical development of cell culture, cell culture development steps, cell culture laboratory rules and layout, Cell culture laboratory equipment and materials, Contamination and aseptic techniques, Laboratory safety, Culture media components, substrate - gas phase - medium - heat, Sterilization and other preparations, Degradation of tissues and development of primary culture, Characterization of culture cells, 3D cultures, lab-on-a-chip / human-on-a-chip applications, Plant tissue culture
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Historical development of cell culture
 Week 2Cell culture development steps
 Week 3Cell culture development steps
 Week 4Cell culture laboratory rules and organization
 Week 5Cell culture laboratory equipment and supplies
 Week 6Cell culture laboratory equipment and supplies
 Week 7Contamination and aseptic techniques
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Laboratory safety
 Week 10Culture media components
 Week 11Culture media components
 Week 12Tissue lysis and primary culture development
 Week 13Characterization of cultured cells
 Week 143D cultures, lab-on-a-chip / human-on-a-chip applications
 Week 15Plant tissue culture
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Demir İ, Hücre Kültürü Ders Notları, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Biyoloji Bölümü
 
Recommended Reading
1Freshney, I.A., 2010; Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications, Wiley-Blackwell
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 9. hafta 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 14 14. hafta 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 16. hafta 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 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 1 15 15
Arasınav için hazırlık 1.5 7 10.5
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 1 10 10
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 1.5 15 22.5
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load102