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Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SEROLOGY AND SEROLOGICAL REACTIONS 34603005 2 + 0 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture, question-answer
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Goals To give information about the structure of the antigen and antibody, preparation, antigen-antibody interactions. to tell serological methods used for the identification of microorganisms based on antigen-antibody interactions and the diagnosis of disease, also monoclonal antibodies, and obtaining their use in the field of health.
Course Content To give information about definition of serology and serological methods.
Learning Outcomes 1) To interpret antigen, antigens of microorganisms, their obtaining methods
2) To explain antibodies, structure and types, the preparation of antisera
3) understand general principles for the antigen-antibody reaction.
4) To evaluate monoclonal antibodies, their preparation, their use in medicine and pharmacy
5) To distinguish precipitation and different precipitation reactions
6) To distinguish agglutination and different agglutination reactions
7) To explain neutralization and applications
8) To explain hemagglutination, hemagglutination inhibition reactions and their applications
9) To explain direct-indirect fluorescent antibody technique, complement and complement fixation test
10) To evaluate the ELISA and RIA tests

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Description of the serology, microbial antigens Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Preparing microbial antigens Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Antibodies, Types, Structure Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Preparation of antiserum Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week General Principles in the antigen - antibody reactions Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Monoclonal Antibodies, preparing Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Midterm Exam Question Answer

Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Agglutination and Applications Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Precipitation and Applications Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Hemagglutination, hemagglutination inhibition, coagglutination, latex agglutination Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Neutralization Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Direct-Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Complement, Complement Fixation Test Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week ELISA and RIA Applications Lecture; Question Answer

Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Homework Lecture

Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Roitt’s Essential Immunology, Roitt,I., Delves P.J., 2002.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 1 20
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 35
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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