Information Package / Course Catalogue
Future Medical Applications
Course Code: TIP183
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

In this course, the potential of technological developments to be used in future medical applications will be discussed.It is aimed to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages and to discuss the ethical dimensions.

Course Content

Technological applications and current and potential uses in medical applications

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mehtap KILIÇ EREN
Learning Outcomes
1.Have basic knowledge about the application of basic molecular biological methods to future medical practices.
2.Have basic knowledge about the application of nanomedicine applications to future medical practices.
3.Gains a basic perspective on future medical practices
4.Gains scientific discussion skills by discussing the advantages and disadvantages of potential approaches and their ethical dimensions.
5.Gains the ability to do literature research and evaluation.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.NCBI-Pubmed current articles
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course, presentation of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Personalized medicine applications, targeted therapies, next generation sequencing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Vaccines, mRNA vaccines
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cancer vaccines, immunotherapy applications
Week 5 - Theoretical
Robotic applications in medicine
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lab-on-a-chip technologies
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nanotechnological applications, nanorobots
Week 8 - Theoretical
The potential for use of artificial intelligence and digital approaches in diagnosis and treatment
Week 9 - Theoretical
gene therapies
Week 10 - Theoretical
genetic editing, CRISPR
Week 11 - Theoretical
Stem cell therapies and applications
Week 12 - Theoretical
artificial organs
Week 13 - Theoretical
Telomere-telomerase and cellular immortality
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cryonics applications (Cryonics) - Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory120224
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)44
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
OÇ-2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
OÇ-3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026