Academics
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran
Education
B.Sc.: 1998, Dicle University
Ph.D.: 2006, Middle East Technical University
Research Areas
- Molecular biology of cancer
- Genetics of leukemia
- Mechanisms of multi drug resistance
- Bioactive Sphingolipid
- +90 232 750 7315
- office: D308, lab: K111
Prof. Dr. Bünyamin Akgül
Education
B.Sc: 1991, Ankara University
Ph.D.: 2001, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Research Areas
- MicroRNA, CircRNA, lncRNA
- Apoptosis
- RNA methylation
- Functional genomics
- +90 232 750 7316
- office: D309, lab: K116
Prof. Dr. Özden Yalçın Özuysal
Department Chair
Education
B.Sc.: 2002, Bilkent University
Ph.D:: 2009, Lausanne University, Switzerland
Research Areas
- Breast cancer
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- Mammary epithelial cell fate decision
- Molecular signaling pathways
- +90 232 750 7311
- office: D205, lab: G214
Prof. Dr. Ferda Soyer
Dept. Vice Chair
Education
B.Sc.: Hacettepe University
Ph.D.: Clemson University, USA
Research Areas
- Action mechanism of natural antimicrobials
- Foodborne pathogens
- Transcriptional regulation in Autotrophic bacteria
- +90 232 750 7307
- office: 209, lab: G101
Prof. Dr. Sami Doğanlar
Education
B.Sc.: 1987, Ege University
Ph.D.: 1999, Cornell University, USA
Research Areas
- Exploring genes from wild species of crop plants
- Mapping and molecular breeding of genes controlling agronomically important traits in both vegetable and crop plants
- Characterization of crop plant for health related traits by means of metabolic profiling
- Stress biology via plant proteomics approach
- +90 232 750 7313
- office: D306, lab: K219/K220
Prof. Dr. Anne Frary
Education
B.Sc.: 1990, Mount Holyoke College, USA
Ph.D.: 1995, Cornell University, USA
Research Areas
- Genetic control of agronomic and nutritional traits in plants
- Plant genetic diversity
- Plant tissue culture and genetic engineering and their applications in agriculture
- +90 232 750 7306
- office: D210, lab: K219/K220
Prof. Dr. Çağlar H. Karakaya
Education
B.Sc.: 1991, Anadolu University
Ph.D.: 2001, Clemson University, USA
Research Areas
- Resistance mechanisms of abiotic stress in plants
- Plant genomics and proteomics
- +90 232 750 7305
- office: D211, lab: G113
Prof. Dr. Volkan Seyrantepe
Education
B.Sc.: 1989, Middle East Technical University
Ph.D.: 1997, Hacettepe University
Research Areas
- Mammalian sialidases and their roles in complex biological events
- +90 232 750 7318
- office: D311, lab: K110
Prof. Dr. Devrim Pesen Okvur
Education
B.Sc.: 1999, Bilkent University
Ph.D.: 2005, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Research Areas
- Design and fabrication of lab-on-a-chips that mimic the cellular microenvironment
- Microenvironmental control and biophysics of cell adhesion
- Migration and invasion in breast cancer
- +90 232 750 7304
- office: D105, office: G209
Prof. Dr. Güneş Özhan
Education
B.Sc.: 2003, Middle East Technical University
M.Sc.: 2005, Georg August University of Göttingen, Germany
Ph.D.:2009, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany
Research Areas
- Molecular regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling at the plasma membrane
- Exploring molecular mechanisms of tissue regeneration using the zebrafish model
- Zebrafish models of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer for translational medicine
- +90 232 750 7325
- office: D305
- https://ibg.edu.tr/research-programs/groups/ozhan-lab/
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alper Arslanoğlu
Education
B.Sc.: 1993, Middle East Technical University
Ph.D.: 2000, University of Warwick, UK
Research Areas
- Investigation of the effects of Lentiviral regulatory proteins on host cell gene expression by proteomic methods
- Genomic and proteomic investigation of Heat shock response of cold adapted bacteria
- Discovery of novel microbial enzymes important for industrial applications
- +90 232 750 7308
- office: D208, lab:G112
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülistan Meşe Özçivici
Dept. Vice Chair
Education
B.Sc.: 2002, Bilkent University
Ph.D.: 2007, Stony Brook University, USA
Research Areas
- Cell biology
- Gap junctional communication
- Epidermal homeostasis
- Connexins in human diseases
- +90 232 750 7312
- office: D206, lab: G215
Assist. Prof. Dr. Muse Oke
Education
B.Sc.: 1995, University of Benin, Nigeria
M.Sc.: 1998,University of London Birkbeck College, UK
Ph.D.: 2005, University of London Birkbeck College, UK
Research Areas
- Functional & Structural Proteomics
- Nucleic acid-Protein interactions
- +90 232 750 7358
- office: D204
Assist. Prof. Dr. Atakan Ekiz
Education
B.Sc.: 2009, Izmir Institute of Technology
M.Sc.: 2018,University of Utah, USA
Ph.D.: 2018, University of Utah, USA
Research Areas
- Tumor immunologyImmunotherapy
- Non-coding RNAs
- Immunology
- Bioinformatics
- Computational biology
- +90 232 750 7363
- office: D304, lab: G106
Assist. Prof Dr. Şerife Ayaz Güner
Education
B.Sc.: 2001, Middle East Technical University
M.Sc.: 2005, Middle East Technical Universiy
Ph.D.: 2013, University ofWisconsin-Madison, USA
Research Areas
- Proteomics
- Moleculer Biology of Cancer
- Protein Engineering
- +90 232 750 7314
- office: D309
Lecturer Dr. Esra Şahin Akdeniz
Education
B.Sc.: 2006, Middle East Technical University
M.Sc.: 2008, Middle East Technical Universiy
Ph.D.: 2016, Ege University
Research Areas
- Eukaryotic molecular genetics
- Biochemistry
- Computational biochemistry
- +90 232 750 7321
- office: D302
Lecturer Neslihan Tek Eken
Education
B.Sc.: 2003, Izmir Institute of Technology
M.Sc.: 2006, Izmir Institute of Technology
Research Areas
- Plant molecular genetics
- +90 232 750 7322
- office: D301
Lecturer Dr. İpek Erdoğan
Education
B.Sc.: 2005, Ege University
M.Sc.: 2008, Izmir Institute of Technology
Ph.D.: 2015, Izmir Institute of Technology
Research Areas
- Non-coding RNAs
- +90 232 750 7360
- office: D106
