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| BYF5005 | Biophysical Research Methods | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOPHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Selcen Abidin
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Harun Başoğlu | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Learning the commonly used microscopy, spectroscopy techniques and physical models of biological events |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | explain the fluorescence techniques used in this fields | | | | PO - 2 : | Calculate solubility | | | | PO - 3 : | do physical models of the biological events | | | | PO - 4 : | recall the principles and varieties of spectroscopy | | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Theoretical introduction of research methods used in biophysics and information about their usage areas will be given. Spectroscopy (classical, x-ray, infrared, etc.) techniques, modern applications in microscopy: Confocal, electron microscopy |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Light and Optic laws | | | Week 2 | Refraction, Lenses, mirrors | | | Week 3 | Laser and biological effect | | | Week 4 | Flourescence and fosforescence events | | | Week 5 | Optogenetic and photodynamic application | | | Week 6 | Flourescence microscopy and fluorescence techniques | | | Week 7 | Confocal and multiphoton microskopy | | | Week 8 | Midterm | | | Week 9 | Electron microscopy | | | Week 10 | İmage processing | | | Week 11 | Spectroscopy applications: Clasic | | | Week 12 | Spectroscopy applications: IR, X-ray | | | Week 13 | Biopotentials and Bioelectric aplications | | | Week 14 | Physical models of the biological events | | | Week 15 | Physical models of the biological events | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Molecular and Cellular Biophysics. Jack A. Tuszynski
Introduction to Experimental Biophysics
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| 1 | Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. BH Brown, RH Smallwood, DC Barber, PV Lawford, Dr Hose. | | | |
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