Introduction to Translational Pathology 2023-2024

Contact information: leesal@utu.fi

Target group: Master and doctoral students in the field of Biosciences

Credits: 4,5 or 5 ECTS

Course enrolment

If you are NOT a student at the University of Turku, please register via the link below. If you are an UTU student , please register via Peppi. 

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Learning outcomes

After the course students

1.       know in theory how to dissect male and female mice and collect samples for biomedical research

2.       know in theory how to process histological samples

3.       know mouse histology

4.       are aware of spontaneous pathological alterations in different mouse strains

5.       know the most relevant differences between mouse and human histology

Contents

This course covers the following topics

1.       Mouse dissection

2.       Histological sample preparation

3.       Mouse histology demonstrated in six common mouse strains (C56Bl6J and N, FVB/N, C3HeBFeJ, 129P2OlaHsd and BalbcbyJ)

4.       Mouse versus human comparative anatomy and histology

Teaching methods

1.       On-line videos and lectures (recorded)

2.       Independent learning (webmicroscopy and reading)

3.       On-line exercises

4.       Final examination

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Passed/failed. Approved on-line exercises and final examination.

Timetable

12.12.23- 19.1.24

Study material

Online material in Moodle. The official study book of the course is “Comparative Anatomy and Histology”, edited by Piper Treuting and Suzanne Dintzis.



Kotiorganisaatio/hanke: Jobitti