Research Assistants
Res. Assist. Dr. Alper Baran Sözmen
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Chemical Engineering (2015)
B.Sc. (Double major): Ege University, Bioengineering (2016)
M.Sc.: Ege University, Chemical Engineering (2017)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2024)
Research Interests
- Biosensor technologies
- Diagnostic methods
- Engineering E Building, K1-44
- alpersozmen@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Dr. Eyüp Bilgi
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2012)
M.Sc.: Ege University, Biomedical Technologies (2015)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering (2023)
Research Interests
- Bioinformatics
- Animal cell culture
- Nanotoxicology
- Industrial biotechnology
- Engineering E Building, K1-44
- eyupbilgi@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Dr. Gamze Doğan
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2017)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2025)
Research Interests
- Natural product chemistry
- Nanobiotechnological guided medicines
- Drug targeting strategies
- Engineering E Building, E105
- gamzedogan@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Dr. Göklem Üner
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2016)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Biotechnology (2019)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2025)
Research Interests
- Natural product chemistry
- Semi-synthesis studies
- Cell death
- Cancer
- Engineering E Building, E105
- goklemuner@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Dr. İlayda Özkan
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2016)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2025)
Research Interests
- Tissue engineering
- Magnetic manipulation of cells
- Engineering E Building, K1-44
- ilaydaozkan@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Dr. Melis Küçüksolak
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2014)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2022)
Research Interests
- Natural product chemistry
- Microbial biotransformation
- Fermentation
- Scale-up studies
- Engineering E Building, K1-44
- meliskucuksolak@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Dr. Nilgün Yakuboğulları Özefe
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2015)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2018)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2024)
Research Interests
- Natural product chemistry
- Semi-synthesis
- Immunomodulatory agents
- Adjuvants and vaccine formulations
- Engineering E Building, K1-44
- nilgunyakubogullari@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Ahmet Yiğit Savru
Education
B.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2023)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Computational Biochemistry
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations
- Molecular Docking
- Molecular Modeling
- Engineering E Building, E105
- ahmetsavru@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Alper Şahin
Education
B.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering (2018)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2022)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Recombinant DNA technology
- Protein characterization
- Protein design and production for biomaterial applications
- Engineering E Building, E104
- alpersahin@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Ayşe Ezgi Bayraktar
Education
B.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2022)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Biosensor technologies
- Diagnostic tools
- Engineering E Building, E105
- aysebayraktar@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Ece Özmen
Education
B.Sc.: Yıldız Technical University, Bioengineering (2017)
B.Sc. (Double major): Yıldız Technical University, Chemical Engineering (2019)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Tissue engineering
- Biomaterials
- Emulsion templating
- Engineering E Building, E105
- eceozmen@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Ekin Kestevur Doğru
Education
B.Sc.: Cumhuriyet University, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2012)
M.Sc.: Gebze Institute of Technology, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2017)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2020)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Bioinformatics
- Rational protein design
- Structural biology
- Engineering E Building, E104
- ekinkestevur@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Filiz Başer
Education
B.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2018)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Food Engineering (2022)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Medical Biotechnology (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Molecular Nutrition and Human Physiology
- Bioaccessibility, Bioavailability, Biofunctionality
- Sensing of nutrients
Res. Assist. Fatih Özefe
Education
B.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2018)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2021)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Microfluidics
- 3D-cell culture
- Bioanalysis
- Engineering E Building, E105
- fatihozefe@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Göktürk Cinel
Education
B.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2022)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Machine Learning
- Computational Biochemistry
- Engineering E Building, E105
- gokturkcinel@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Hilal Deniz Yılmaz Dağdeviren
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2017)
M.Sc.: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Bioengineering and Material Engineering (2021)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Tissue engineering
- 3D cell culture models
- Biopolymers
- Decellularisation
- Engineering E Building, E105
- hilalyilmaz@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Meltem Güzelgülgen
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2017)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2020)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Stem cell applications
- Tissue engineering and biomaterials
- 3D tissue scaffolds
- Engineering E Building, E105
- meltemguzelgulgen@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Mustafa Ünver Kurt
Education
B.Sc.: Ege University, Bioengineering (2017)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2019)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Phytochemistry
- Optimisation and Method Development
- Scale Magnification
- Engineering E Building, E105
- mustafakurt@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Özge Can
Education
B.Sc.: Konya Food and Agriculture University, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2021)
B.Sc. (Minor): Konya Food and Agriculture University, Food Engineering (2021)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (2024)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects
- Secondary metabolites
- Drug discovery studies
- Drug design
- Engineering E Building, E105
- ocan@iyte.edu.tr
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Res. Assist. Özgür Ülker
Education
B.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2021)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Biosensors
- Engineering E Building, E105
- ozgurulker@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile
Res. Assist. Özüm Yıldırım Semerci
Education
B.Sc.: Yıldız Technical University, Bioengineering (2018)
Ph.D: İzmir Institute of Technology, Bioengineering (ongoing)
Research Interests
- Tissue engineering
- 3D cell culture
- Biomaterials
- Engineering E Building, E105
- ozumyildirim@iyte.edu.tr
- GCRIS profile