| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Doctorate Of Science |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn nutrient intakes that enhance the expression of genes associated with disease
- Have information about nutrition's effect on genetics
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course involves heritability; genetic diversity - ethnic differences and gene variants- genetic variation; the future of genetic nutrition - nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Nutritional genomics: concepts, tools and expectations |
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2nd Week |
Interaction between genes and nutrients or food components |
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3rd Week |
Nutrients and gene expression |
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4th Week |
Genetic variation and nutritional requirements |
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5th Week |
Vitamin-mineral metabolism, genetics and the environment |
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6th Week |
Nuclear receptors and control of gene expression by fatty acids |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Cellular adaptation to amino acid availability: mechanisms involved in the regulation of gene expression |
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9th Week |
The genetics of type 2 diabetes |
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10th Week |
Gene variants and obesity |
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11th Week |
Gene polymorphisms, nutrition and the inflammatory response |
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12th Week |
Gene variants, nutritional parameters, and hypertension |
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13th Week |
Gene variants, nutrition, and cancer |
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14th Week |
Cancer and gene variants in enzymes metabolizing dietary xenobiotics |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Simopoulos AP, Ordovas JM. Nutrigenetics And Nutrigenomics, World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics,Vol.93,Karger, 2004.
Brigelius-Flohe R, Joost HG. Nutritional Genomics: Impact on Health and Disease, 2006.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Report Preparation
- Project
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
25 |
| Project |
1 |
30 |
| Total(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
45 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
6 |
84 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
48 |
48 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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|
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
2 |
45 |
90 |
| Total Work Load | 292 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 9.73 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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