Four TÜBİTAK 2209A applications for the second semester of 2021, in which the students of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Kerem Yasin Yıldızhan, Yiğit Efe Aydın, Begum Risha Güler, Muhammet Dereci, Simay Karaburnar, Aleyna Ekinci, Ebru Kılıççeker, Başak Tuana Okyay and Kübra Nur Bayraktaroğlu were the coordinators and Assist. Prof. Alp Ayan, Assist. Prof. Özge Rencüzoğulları, Res. Assist. Dr. Sinan Meriç and Res. Assist. Tamer Gümüş were the advisors, were accepted.

Dr. Saber Delpasand Kabbazi from Karadeniz Technical University attended as a speaker at the conference titled "Molecular Biology and Genetic Approaches to Plants and Biotic Stress Factors" organized by the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. At the event, a comprehensive presentation was made about the current genetic approaches to counter biotic stresses in plants as well as, methods of gene transfer in plants.

“DNA Day”, which is celebrated on April 25 every year, was celebrated this year with events organized in cooperation with the Molecular Biology and Genetics Club of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and the IEEE Club. As part of the event, Günseli Bayram Akçapınar from Acıbadem University Department of Medical Biotechnology made a presentation titled "The Black Lady of DNA: Rosalind Franklin". In addition, MOBIGEN students contributed to raising awareness about the importance of DNA Day with DNA models, posters, presentations and foods with DNA figures they prepared.