👩🔬 Research Interests
Microbial biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Structural Biology
🎓 Education
- B.S. Ankara University (Biology) 2002
- Ph.D. Middle East Technical University (Biotechnology) 2010
👨🏫 Career/Academic Appointments
2002-2010: Research Assistant, Biotechnology Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TR 2008-2009: Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Biological Sciences, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 2010-2013: Research Assistant, Biology Department, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TR 2011-2012: Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Biological Sciences, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 2013-present: Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TR
👨💼 Administrative Positions
- 2006-present: Deputy Head of Department, Biology Department, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TR
🏆 Professional Honors & Recognition
- International/National/Regional:
- 2009: RCSB PDB Poster Prize at 25th European Crystallographic Meeting
- 2012: Poster Award (Third Prize) at British Crystallography Annual Meeting
- University:
- 2014: Kocaeli University Encouragement Award for Young Scientists (Biology)
🎓 Supervision of PhD Students
2020-present: Elif Kale Bakir, 2018-present: Semih Isik, 2017-2024: Günce Goc
🎓 Supervision of Master Students
2022-present: Kaan Solmaz , 2022-present: Ayşe Türkmenoğlu, 2022-present: Simge Çolak, 2018-2022: Bedirhan Öztürk 2018-2021: Çiğdem Akçay, 2018-2021: Bektore Mansurov, 2017-2019: Gulen Sinem Inci, 2016-2019: Eda Baykal Sarı 2016-2019: Ceren Aggez, 2016-2019: Binnur Yıldırım, 2015-2018: Semih Isik, 2015-2018: Gunce Goc, 2014-2016: Arzu Sertel 2014-2016: Sinem Balcı