The seminar titled "The Role of Biotechnology in Protection and Treatment" organized by the Department Molecular Biology and Genetics on Wednesday, 13 April 2022, made a difference with drug and vaccine studies in the COVID-19 era, Biotechnology Quality Control Manager Dr Başak Özata and Biotechnology Vaccine Project Coordinator MSc. Nilgün Özdural attended as speakers. Speaking at the event, Dr Başak Özata gave detailed information about the process of biosimilar drug production carried out with university-industry collaborations and multidisciplinary approaches, as well as the control mechanisms and the contribution of these challenging studies supported by domestic investments to our country. MSc Nilgün Özdural, who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in biotechnological production, presented in detail the pandemics, vaccine types and biotechnological vaccine production processes that have taken place until today, including COVID-19.

In the seminar, where MOBIGEN students had the chance to learn in detail how the knowledge they gained in the lessons took place in the industry, and what steps the R&D laboratories and production processes consisted of, detailed information was also shared about internship and post-graduate employment options in the field of biotechnological production. After the seminar, the research laboratories of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics were introduced. Undergraduate and graduate students who actively carry out research activities in laboratories, had the opportunity to learn from Dr Başak Özata and MSc Nilgün Özdural. Opinions were also shared about future collaborations with Atabay Kimya in laboratories that have sufficient infrastructure and research potential for biotechnological studies.