
Prof. Dr. Meltem YEŞİLÇİMEN AKBAŞ
Email: akbasm
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 125
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 30

Prof. Dr. Asuman DEMİROĞLU-ZERGEROĞLU
Email: ademiroglu
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 102
Phone: +90 (262) 0262 605 2513/2550
Molecular Biology of Cancer,
Cell Signal Transduction Mechanisms,
Cell Death Mechanisms,
Anti-Cancer Drugs,
2D/3D Cell Culture Systems
Cell Signal Transduction Mechanisms,
Cell Death Mechanisms,
Anti-Cancer Drugs,
2D/3D Cell Culture Systems

Prof. Dr. Ayten KANDİLCİ
Email: akandilci
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 228
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 25
Research efforts in my laboratory are focused on the investigation of the function of the DEK gene in normal and carcinogenic cellular processes.

Prof. Dr. Işıl KURNAZ
Email: ikurnaz
gtu.edu.tr

Office: , 2524
Phone: +90 (262) 02626051000
Molecular neurobiology, gene regulation, ETS proteins, neuronal survival, neuroprotection, neurodegeneration, brain tumors, biotechnology, bioeconomy

Prof. Dr. Ferruh ÖZCAN
(Chair)
(Chair)
Email: ferruh.ozcan
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 211
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 08 - 25 49
Neuronal etiology of obesity. Protein homeostasis and secretion in hypothalamic neurons. Unfolded Protein Response, ER stress and autophagy in CNS.

Prof. Dr. Yelda ÖZDEN ÇİFTÇİ
Email: ozden
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 2512
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 12 - 25 53
Plant tissue culture, plant biotechnology, molecular markers, cryopreservation, synthetic seed production, gas chromatography, gene editing, CRISPR, plant-bacteria interaction, microbial fertilizator

Prof. Dr. Nuri ÖZTÜRK
Email: nuriozturk
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C, 110
Phone: +90 (262) 605-2521
CRISPR-based genome editing and its biotechnological applications, Effect of circadian clock on human health (Cancer and Stem cell differentiation), resetting of circadian clock by light.

Prof. Dr. Uygar Halis TAZEBAY
Email: tazebay
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 210
Phone: +90 (262) 6052522
Functional genomics, Molecular regulation of cytokinesis, Cellular solute transport and transcriptional regulation of transporter protein encoding genes.

Prof. Dr. Sedef TUNCA GEDİK
Email: sgedik
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 116
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 09 - 25 34
Molecular Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, Biotechnology.
Molecular approaches to the elucidation of molecular mechanisms affecting microbial secondary metabolite biosynthesis.
Molecular approaches to the elucidation of molecular mechanisms affecting microbial secondary metabolite biosynthesis.

Prof. Dr. Tamer YAĞCI
Email: tyagci
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 224
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 73

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem AKKAYA
Email: ozlem
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block D, GTU MAR-Z19
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 10, laboratuvar: 25 29
Microbial Biotechnology, Biodegradation, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Plant-Bacteria Interaction

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatma AYDINOĞLU
Email: faydinoglu
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 101
Phone: +90 (262) (0262) 605 25 71
Plant growth regulatory genes, Plant cell division, Genetic regulation of Plant cell cycle, Transcriptomic and genomic analysis of plant stress response genes

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Funda ŞENTÜRK AKFIRAT
Email: senturk
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, Ofis No: 201
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 31 - 25 57
Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Determination of relationship using molecular markers, Species determination with association of morphologic and molecular data

Assist. Prof. Can Murathan ERİŞTİ
Email: ceristi
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 214
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2517 - 2550

Assist. Prof. Mine GÜL ŞEKER
Email: gul
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C, GTU-MBG 112
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 96
Microbiology, antibacterial effect, plant viruses, plant-bacteria interactions, endophytic bacteria

Assist. Prof. Saliha İŞSEVER ÖZTÜRK
Email: siozturk
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 111
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 14 - 25 40
Molecular Biology, Molecular Biotechnology, Industrial Enzymes, Therapeutic Proteins, Protein Engineering, Enzyme Engineering

Assist. Prof. Yosun MATER
Email: ymater
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 113
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 18 - 25 37
Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Glycobiology, Transmission Electron Microscopy

Assist. Prof. F. İnci ÖZDEMİR
Email: i.ozdemir
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 0 262 605 2516
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 16 - 25 35
PROTEASES; ATP-dependent (proteasome, HslVU, Lon, Clp, FtsH proteases) and traditional proteases in thermophilic bacteria.
Siderophore production.
Siderophore production.

Assist. Prof. Sonay ÖZKAN
Email: dr.sonayozkan
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 114
Phone: +90 (262) +90 (262) 605 25 15
Molecular biology. Microbiology. Bacterioplanktons. Marine biodiversity. Probiotic microorganisms.

Assist. Prof. Abu Musa Md Talimur REZA
Email: talimur
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 213
Phone: +90 (262) +48739504779
small RNAs (microRNA, transfer RNA)
Regulation of small RNA genes
tRNA modifications
cancer-stromal cross-talk
Regulation of small RNA genes
tRNA modifications
cancer-stromal cross-talk
Instructors

Dr. Hüseyin BALCI
Email: hbalci
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, Moleküler Genetik-Fermentasyon Laboratuvarı
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 40
Production and prufication of enzymes from recombinant strains, increasing of enzyme production with recombinant technics.

Instructor Dr. Nilüfer AKMAN DOĞAN
Email: nakman
gtu.edu.tr

Office: , Z11
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2501

Instructor İrem YALIM CAMCI
Email: iyalim
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 218
Phone: +90 (262) 0 (262) 605 25 46
Assistants

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hülya Akdemir
Email: hakdemir
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 205
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 54
Metabolic engineering, Microbial production of plant metabolites, Transgenic plants, Plant gene expression, Tissue culture

Dr. Merve TUZLAKOĞLU ÖZTÜRK
Email: m.tuzlakoglu
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 208
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2556

Structural studies on enzyme-substrate/inhibitor complexes involved in neurodegenerative and viral diseases by x-ray crystallography and molecular dynamics.

Res. Asst. Arzu AYSAN
Email: arzuaysan
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 218 Moleküler Hücre Biyolojisi Lab.
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 46
Hepatocellular carcinoma, Cancer molecular biology, Cell culture models, Neuroblastoma, Glioblastoma, Neuronal differentiation, Neurogenesis

Res. Asst. Büşra Nur ÇİÇEK
Email: bncicek
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 221-Moleküler Nörobiyoloji Laboratuvarı (AXANLAB)
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 48

Res. Asst. Hilal CİVELEK
Email: hcivelek
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C, 208
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2556

Res. Asst. Betül ERTURAL
Email: bertural
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 221-Moleküler Nörobiyoloji Laboratuvarı (AXANLAB)
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2548

Res. Asst. Pelin KİRAZ
Email: pkiraz
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 121
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 36

Res. Asst. Yaprak NARMANLI
Email: yapraknarmanli
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 218
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 46

Res. Asst. Emrah ÖZÇELİK
Email: eozcelik
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 0
Phone: +90 (262) 0 262 605 2556
Cancer Molecular Bıology, Molecular Hematology, Multiple Myeloma

Res. Asst. Gamze ŞEKER
Email: gseker
gtu.edu.tr

Office: , 121
Phone: +90 (262) 605 25 36
Industrial Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biofuel Production, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnological Applications of Bacterial Hemoglobin

Res. Asst. Gülseren TURHAL
Email: gturhal
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 223 - Kanser Sinyal İleti ve Apoptoz Lab. (KASİAL)
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2550
Cancer Molecular Biology, Cell Culture Models, Anti-Cancer Drugs and Their Effect Mechanisms, Cell Signal Transduction and Death Mechanisms

Res. Asst. M.Soner TÜRKÜNER
Email: msturkuner
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 221-Obezite ve Diyabet Araştırma Lab.(OBEDIA)
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2548

Res. Asst. Ayşe YAZICI
Email: ayseyazici
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 221- Obesity and Diabetes Research Lab. (OBEDIA)
Phone: +90 (262) (262) 605 2548
Molecular Cell Biology, Obesity and Diabetes, ER Stress, Hypothalamic Inflammation,

Res. Asst. Halil YILMAZ
Email: halil.yilmaz
gtu.edu.tr

Office: Block C2, 118
Phone: +90 (262) 605 2534
Bacterial Genetics, Biotechnology, Industrial Microbiology, Seconder Metabolits, Recombinant DNA Technology, Molecular Biology