DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING

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Faculty Members

Assoc. Prof. Ceyda Öksel Karakuş

Chair
ceyda öksel karakuş

Education

B.Sc.: University of Ankara, Chemical Engineering (2011)

M.Sc.: University of Leeds, Chemical Engineering (2012)

Ph.D.: University of Leeds, Chemical Engineering (2016)

Research Interests

  • Computational Chemistry and Biology
  • Nanotoxicology
  • Bio/nano-materials
  • Multivariate data analysis and machine learning methods

Prof. Engin Özçivici

Education

B.Sc.: Dokuz Eylül University, Mechanical Engineering (2002) 

M.Sc.: Stony Brook University, Mechanical Engineering (2005)

Ph.D.: Stony Brook University, Biomedical Engineering (2009)

Research Interests

  • Cancer mechanobiology
  • Bone regeneration
  • Mechanical signalling
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Prof. Erdal Bedir

Education

B.Sc.: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy (1992)

M.Sc.: Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences, Pharmacognosy (1995)

Ph.D.:Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences, Pharmacognosy (1998)

Research Interests

  • Pharmacy
  • Natural Product Chemistry
  • Drug Discovery Studies
  • Biotransformation

Prof. Volga Bulmuş Zareie

Education

B.Sc.: Hacettepe University, Chemical Engineering (1993)

M.Sc.: Hacettepe University, Chemical Engineering (1995)

Ph.D.: Hacettepe University,  Bioengineering (2000)

Research Interests

  • Nanomedicine
  • Drug Release
  • Macromolecular Engineering
  • Biomaterials -Diagnostics
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Assoc. Prof. Ahu Arslan Yıldız

Education

B.Sc.: Hacettepe University, Chemistry (2003) 

M.Sc.: Middle East Technical University, Chemistry (2006)

Ph.D: Johannes Gutenberg University, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (2010)

Research Interests

  • Tissue Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • 3D tissue and disease models, drug screening systems
  • 3D Bioprinting
  • Biosensors
  • Microfluidic systems
  • Biomimetic systems

Assoc. Prof. Hüseyin Cumhur Tekin

Education

B.Sc.: Middle East Technical University, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
 (2005) 

M.Sc.: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2007)

Ph.D.: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Microelectronics and Microsystems (2012)

Research Interests

  • Biomedical technologies
  • Micro/nanotechnology
  • Lab-on-a-chip
  • Microfluidics
  • Bedside tests
  • Telemedicine

Assoc. Prof. Nur Başak Sürmeli Eraltuğ

Education

B.Sc.: Bilkent University, Chemistry (2003) 

Ph.D.: Princeton University, Chemistry (2009)

Research Interests

  • Protein Design and Engineering
  • Biocatalysis
  • Biochemistry

Asst. Prof. Arzu Uyar

Arzu Uyar

Education

B.Sc.: İstanbul University, Chemical Engineering (2004) 

M.Sc.: Boğaziçi University, Chemical Engineering (2008)

Ph.D: Boğaziçi University, Chemical Engineering (2014)

Research Interests

  • Computational Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Protein-Ligand (Drug) and Protein-Virus Interactions
  • Allosteric Regulation
  • Molecular Modelling and Development of New Modelling Methods
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  • Augmented Sampling
  • Coarse-scale Modelling Approaches (Elastic Network-Structure Models)
  • Molecular Docking/Adhesion
  • Virtual Molecule Screening
  • Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
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Asst. Prof. Betül Aldemir Dikici

Education

B.Sc.: Ege University Bioengineering (2014) 

B.Sc.: Anadolu University, International Relations

M.Sc.: İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University, Department of Biomedical Technologies (2016)

Ph.D.: University of Sheffield, Materials Science and Engineering (2020)

Research Interests

  • Tissue engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Emulsion templating (PolyHIPEs)
  • Additive manufacturing (3D printing)
  • Decellularisation 
  • Scientific and medical visualisation

Asst. Prof. Deniz Tanıl Yücesoy

Education

B.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2009) 

M.Sc.: Istanbul Technical University,   Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (2012)

M.Sc.: Washington University, Materials Science and Engineering (2014)

Ph.D.: Washington University, Materials Science and Engineering (2018)

Research Interests

  • Molecular Biomimetics
  • Deep Directed Evolution
  • Hard Tissue Engineering
  • Bio/Nano Interfaces
  • Biomaterials

Asst. Prof. Hümeyra Taşkent Sezgin

Education

B.Sc.: Koç University, Chemistry (2004) 

Ph.D.: Stony Brook University, Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry  (2010)

Research Interests

  • Protein Engineering
  • Antibody Engineering
  • Protein-Protein Interactions
  • Diagnosis Systems
  • Biochemistry
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Asst. Prof. Serkan Dikici

Education

B.Sc.: Ege University Bioengineering (2013) 

M.Sc.: İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Biomedical Engineering (2016)

Ph.D.: University of Sheffield, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (2020)

Research Interests

  • Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
  • Angiogenesis, Wound Healing and Skin Tissue Regeneration
  • In vitro and in vivo Angiogenesis Models
  • Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Model and Applications
  • 3D Texture Models