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Language
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Turkish
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Program Time (Year)
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4
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Max.Program Time (Year)
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6
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Program Quota
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Internships Status
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Absent
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About Programme
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Immunology programs for Master of Sciences (MSc) and Doctorate (PhD)
studies in The Graduate School for Health Sciences have been admitting students
since establishment of The Immunology Department in The Medical School of Gazi
University. However, usually students have been admitted for a Doctorate Degree
based on the preferences of the Immunology Department.
Candidates who hold a MD Degree or a
MSc degree in Biology, Molecular Biology, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy can
apply for the Immunology Program studies. Applications are evaluated based on
the scores of examinations as a part of the evaluation criteria that is adapted
by The Graduate School for Health Sciences. Successful candidates are admitted
for the program.
Students in the program are trained on
basic medical immunology. Following the introductory course of fundamental
immunology, students are educated on methods and advanced topics in immunology.
The program is enriched by theorical and practical courses on basic as well as
clinical immunology.
The Department of Immunology possesses research
and clinical laboratories equipped with modern instruments and devices for
advanced immunologic investigations. Those facilities and resources are available
for students of the program. Students have many opportunities to join ongoing
research projects about vaccine development, monoclonal antibody development,
tumor immunology, immune reactions for infectious diseases, and other topics of
immunology. By doing so, they gain quite useful experiences to became ideally
perfect scientists. Students who are successful in the doctoral comprehensive
examination (the PhD Qualifying Exam), begin to study on the required research
project for their dissertation.
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The Main Branch of Science
History
Immunology, which can be traced back to the first vaccine applications as a field of science, is a huge research and application area in today's world. Immunology is known as immunology in our country. At the point reached today, it tends to be divided into many sub-science fields and the institutions of immunology institutes including these science fields are observed. In the world, there is a development in which sub-science fields such as cellular and humoral immunity, tumor-cancer immunology, cancer vaccines, infection immunology, vaccine and adjuvant efficacy, immunological techniques, allergy and hypersensitivity immunology are rapidly evolving into independent divisions within themselves.
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, located in the Department of Immunology is one of three departments located within the medical faculties in Turkey. Establishment initiatives for our department started in 2000 and officially established on February 27, 2001. Immunology, which is a relatively new department, continues to develop. As of 2009, six faculty members are continuing their research and education activities in our department, which has two faculty members during its establishment phase. In addition to undergraduate courses within the Faculty of Medicine, Immunology Master's and Doctorate Education Programs were opened in 2002 under Gazi University Institute of Health Sciences. Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctorate courses are given within our department. Currently, five doctoral students are continuing their education in our department, which has just trained two doctors of science.
Immunology Department Research Laboratory is located on the 2nd floor of the Faculty of Medicine Dean's Office. In our laboratory, laminar flow cabinet, Cell Culture Room with carbon dioxide-humid oven, Cytomix FC 500 device for flow cytometry applications, refrigerators, -80 ° C deep freezer, various centrifuges, electrophoresis tank and power supply, HPLC (high pressure liquid chromatography) device There are devices such as ELISA reader, automatic ELISA washer, immunofluorescence microscope, inverted microscope and light microscope, liquid nitrogen tank.
In the Department of Immunology, research studies such as preparation and optimization of ELISA tests, antigen and antibody purification, hybridoma technology, polyclonal and monoclonal antibody production, immunovirology, examination of cellular and secretory immune system functions and preparation of cancer vaccines are ongoing. Certain research and projects are carried out with various faculties and disciplines within Gazi University, as well as with various basic science and clinical fields of study within the Faculty of Medicine.
The basic vision of our Immunology Department is to be a pioneering and innovative address at both national and international level and to develop solutions and products for the needs of our country. Our faculty members continue to work on this axis.
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Qualification Awarded
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Students are successfully complete the program are gain the PhD in Immunology.
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Admission Requirements
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General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.
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Higher Grade Transition
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Students who successfully complete the Ph.D. programme and meet the requirements of the courses can have a further academic career by being employed in the University as a faculty member meeting the requirements of ?Faculty Members Acceptance and Preferment Criteria?. In addition, they can apply to post-doc programmes.
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Graduation Requirements
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The requirements for graduation are stated in The Regulations for Graduate Education and Examination of Gazi University. In order to graduate from immunology PhD programme, students should attend courses of the department or related departments (120 ECTS credits), pass doctoral proficiency exam and prepare PhD thesis (120 ECTS) and should present his/her PhD thesis orally in presence of an academic assessment committee.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates
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Students may work in health sector and universities.
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Assessment and Grading
(1) Students take the final exam and/or the final project in addition to the mid-term exams and/or mid-term studies. Examination calendar is published on the website of the related academic department.
(2) The success of the students is evaluated with the methods and criteria which are stated on the course description forms that are declared at the beginning of semester.
(3) Students are obliged to succeed in must courses. They can reselect a failed elective course or select another elective instead.
(4) Mid-term exams and/or mid-term studies and final exam and/or the final project are evaluated over 100 raw points. Letter success grades over 100 raw points are given for seminars, thesis studies, term project courses and proficiency exams. To succeed in courses, the minimum letter success grades must be CC for master?s degree and CB for doctorate and integrated (post bachelor) doctorate.
(5) A student whose raw point is under 25 fails the course by receiving an (FF) grade directly. The success grade of a student whose raw point is 25 or above is evaluated with the grades of which coefficients and definitions are stated below considering the general status of the class, average points and statistical range. After this evaluation, it is possible for the letter success grade equivalents of raw points that are 25 and above to be (FF).
(6) Coefficients and letter success grades are evaluated as shown below:
a)
Coefficients Letter Success Grades
4.00 AA
3.50 BA
3.00 BB
2.50 CB
2.00 CC
1.50 DC
1.00 DD
0.50 FD
0.00 FF
b) The letter grades other than the ones in the clause ?a? are:
1) D: Absent 2) G: Not attended 3) E: Incomplete (The E grades which are not corrected until after 3 weeks from the finalization of letter success grades are converted to FF) (7) The CumGPA is calculated via dividing the final grades of all of the courses throughout a student?s study period by the total number of credits. The obtained CumGPA is shown with two decimals after the point. (8) While calculating both the GPAs of semesters/years and the CumGPA, the letters grades from AA to FF are based on. G and D grades are processed as FF. (9) All grades are included in the transcripts of students. (10) For graduation, the CumGPA must be 2,50/4,00 minimum for master?s degree with or without thesis; 3,00/4,00 minimum for doctorate or integrated (post bachelor) doctorate programmes. Despite completing all the credits, students who cannot provide the graduation conditions take new courses to do so. (11) Students who do not provide the attendance conditions or other course requirements cannot take the final exam of the course and are regarded as absent (D).
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