Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vaccines in Parasitology
Course Code: MBTK627
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to give information about the vaccines that are being developed against the parasites that cause human infections

Course Content

General characteristics of vaccines, vaccine side effects, malaria and vaccination studies, hydatid cyst and vaccination studies, Leishmania and vaccination studies

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to understand the basics of vaccines in parasitic diseases
2.Be able to have knowledge about vaccination studies at the site.
3.Be able to have knowledge about the difficulties encountered in the development of vaccines
4.Be able to learn the basic features of vaccinations
5.Be able to learn the efficacy ratios and protection of vaccines.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Moleküler Parazitoloji. Özcel MA, Tanyüksel M, Eren H. (Editörler) Türkiye Parazitoloji Derneği Yayını No:22, 2009
2.Parazit Hastalıklarında Tanı. Özcel MA, Korkmaz M, Ok UZ (Editörler) Türkiye Parazitoloji Derneği Yayını No:23, 2011
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Vaccine components
Week 3 - Theoretical
Activity of vaccinations
Week 4 - Theoretical
Safety of vaccinations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Vaccine development work and challenges (Quiz)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cross-sectional studies and vaccine development
Week 7 - Theoretical
Cost and vaccinisation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Adjuvant choice for vaccines (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Plasmodium vaccine studies
Week 10 - Theoretical
Leishmania vaccination studies
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cyst hydatid vaccine studies (Quiz)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Toxoplasma vaccination studies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Cryptosporidium vaccine studies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Vaccine studies in other parasites
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures14%5
Quiz2%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Assignment42216
Reading140342
Individual Work141242
Quiz60318
Midterm Examination1033
Final Examination1033
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)194
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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