Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN), welcomed Prof. Dr. Rui Fausto from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (The University of Coimbra) to our university. At the event held at Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan Seminar Hall on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, Prof. Dr. Fausto presented their presentation titled “Magic Wands for Controlling Molecular Structure: Beyond the Chemical Reactivity Paradigms”. With more than 500 scientific publications and more than 10 thousand references in their field of research, Prof. Dr.

The "DNA Day", which is celebrated on April 25 every year, dedicated to the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953 and the completion of the "Human Genome Project" in 2003, was celebrated this year with activities organized by the students of IKU Department of Molecular Biology Genetics (MOBIGEN). Our students celebrated "DNA Day" by presenting brochures, bookmarks, pictures, badges, and food they made with their own efforts within our university.

Three "TUBITAK 2209-A" project applications for the second semester of 2022, in which Ela Gündüz and Zeynep Özsalman, students of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN), participated under the supervision of Lecturer Dr. Özge Rencüzoğulları; Mustafa Atakan, Asena Aydın and Buket Özcan participated under the supervision of Lecturer Dr. Pelin Özfiliz Kılbaş; while Selin Beri, Sena Dilara Yalçın and Elif Naz Karabay, participated under the supervision of Res. Assist. Dr. Sinan Meriç, were accepted.