Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cell Death
Course Code: ONK527
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the types of cancer-related cell deaths and their treatments.

Course Content

Types of cell death, apoptosis, autophagy, apoptosis and autophagy mechanisms, apoptosis and autophagy detection methods

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Review of cancer-related cell death types
2.To learn the mechanisms of cell death
3.Investigation of targeting of programmed cell death in cancer treatment
4.Know the differences between cell death types
5.Determine the cell death mechanisms in the laboratory
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cell Death, Douglas R. Green, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2018, 2nd edition
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Cell Death
Week 2 - Theoretical
Types of cell death
Week 3 - Theoretical
Apoptosis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Autophagy
Week 5 - Theoretical
Necrosis
Week 6 - Theoretical
DNA Damage and Cell Death
Week 7 - Theoretical
Signal Pathways leading to Cell Death-1
Week 8 - Theoretical
Signal Pathways leading to Cell Death-2 (Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Programmed cell death / apoptosis formation mechanisms
Week 10 - Theoretical
Apoptosis Analysis Methods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cancer Treatments and Apoptosis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Mechanisms of Autophagy
Week 13 - Theoretical
Autophagy Analysis Methods
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cancer Treatments and Autophagy
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment118119
Quiz118119
Midterm Examination124226
Final Examination148250
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)156
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026