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Aylin Domaniku, a 4th-year student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, graduated as valedictorian among Bahçeşehir University's 2019 graduates
Aylin Domaniku, a 4th-year student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, graduated as valedictorian among Bahçeşehir University's 2019 graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.97/4.00.
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Furkan Kılıçaslan wins the Fulbright Türkiye Master's Scholarship
Throughout his studies, our Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Furkan Kılıçaslan took advantage of many of the international opportunities offered by our university. He first studied for one semester at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and then for one semester at the Technical University of Berlin in Germany, both on scholarship under the Erasmus+ program. In addition, he completed the mandatory internship of his double major program in Computer Engineering in Kyiv, Ukraine. Following his academic achievements, he applied for and was awarded the Fulbright Türkiye Master's Scholarship to continue with a master's degree. With this scholarship, he was admitted to the Master's program in Computer Science at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. We congratulate him and wish him continued success.
The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics held a workshop program for high schools titled “Our Genes and Us”
Students of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, accompanied by Head of Department Prof. Dr. Gülay Bulut, visited the production facility of Arven Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals in Kırklareli on 26 April 2019
The ARVEN seminars, organized by the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics jointly with the BAUCOOP unit, attracted great interest from students
Aylin Domaniku, a 3rd-year student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, earned a place in the internship program at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Aylin Domaniku, a 3rd-year student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, earned a place in a two-month internship program at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and also succeeded in obtaining a full scholarship covering needs such as travel and accommodation.
Prof. Dr. Nafiz Arıca, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, visited Prof. Dr. Aykut Üren at Georgetown University.
At Georgetown University, Prof. Dr. Nafiz Arıca held talks with Prof. Dr. Aykut Üren on how existing collaborations could be strengthened. During this period, he also chatted with Levent Düşünceli, a 2nd-year student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, who was working in the laboratory as a visiting researcher.
Students of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics attended the seminar given for the faculty by Prof. Dr. Uğur Sezerman.
Achievements of Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduates:
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Eda İdil Temel was admitted to the Master's program in Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Elif Gelmez was admitted to the Master's program in Molecular Medicine at Jena Medical School.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Simge Parlar was admitted to the Master's program in Plant Genetics at the University of Bonn.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Dilay Bahçekapılı was admitted to the Master's program in Molecular Bioscience at Universität Heidelberg.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Melissa Kantar was admitted to the Master's program in Integrative Neuroscience at Otto von Guericke University.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Murat Cem Köse was admitted to the Master's program at the Department of Bioinformatics, University of Leuven.
• Murat Cem Köse, a 2016 graduate of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, was accepted to the Master's program at the Department of Bioinformatics, University of Leuven.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Elif Gelmez was admitted to the Master's program in Molecular Medicine at Jena Medical School.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Simge Parlar was admitted to the Master's program in Plant Genetics at the University of Bonn.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Dilay Bahçekapılı was admitted to the Master's program in Molecular Bioscience at Universität Heidelberg.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Melissa Kantar was admitted to the Master's program in Integrative Neuroscience at Otto von Guericke University.
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate Murat Cem Köse was admitted to the Master's program at the Department of Bioinformatics, University of Leuven.
• Murat Cem Köse, a 2016 graduate of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, was accepted to the Master's program at the Department of Bioinformatics, University of Leuven.
The project titled “The Effect of Yalamuk Gum on Lung Cancer”, led by Molecular Biology and Genetics 2nd-year student Bengisu Dönmez and supervised by Assist. Prof. Dr. Emine Kandemiş as a continuation of the student's ApplyBAU project, has been awarded support under the TÜBİTAK 2209 Program.
The project of İrem Polat, a 4th-year student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, has been awarded TÜBİTAK support
The project titled “The Effect of YK-4-279 on Specific Gene Expressions in Lung Cancer”, led by İrem Polat, a 4th-year student in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, with Aylin Domaniku and Barış Sergi as researchers and Prof. Dr. Gülay Bulut as advisor, has been awarded support under the TÜBİTAK 2209 Program.
Admitted to a Master's Program at ETH Zurich in Switzerland
Our Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics 4th-year student Ahmad Al Ajami was admitted to the Master's program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, ranked among the top 10 universities in the world. We congratulate our student Ahmad Al Ajami and our Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülay Bulut, and wish them continued success.
A BAU Graduate Joins Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar as an Assistant
Selin Altıok, who graduated from the Bahçeşehir University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics with the projects she carried out and a successful academic record, was admitted to the PhD program in Biology and Biomedical Sciences led by Aziz Sancar at the University of North Carolina, one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Altıok, the only Turkish student among the 90 students admitted to the program, explains that the biggest factor behind her success was "the fact that the program is led by Turkish Professor Aziz Sancar, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in the field of cancer".
Altıok, the only Turkish student among the 90 students admitted to the program, explains that the biggest factor behind her success was "the fact that the program is led by Turkish Professor Aziz Sancar, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in the field of cancer".
SHE INTERNED IN HER 4TH YEAR AT YALE UNIVERSITY, A BAU PARTNER
Altıok, who says she began her international education while studying at Bahçeşehir University, explained that in her second, third and fourth years she completed long- and short-term internships at Yale University through one of BAU's partner programs abroad, and that after graduating she stayed at Yale University and continued working with her professors.
ACCEPTED BY 7 OF 9 UNIVERSITIES
Stating that her biochemistry project at Yale University played an important role in her admission to the PhD program, Altıok said: "At Yale University, I was researching why mutations turn into tumors in specific brain tumors. I think this project had an impact on my admission to The University of North Carolina. I received positive responses from 7 of the 9 universities I applied to. But none of them could have made me as happy as this one."
Altıok, who stated that she wants to specialize in 'pharmacology' in the coming years, said her goal is to develop drugs for diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
