Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

The project titled "Research on the role of the anti-obesity drug orlistat in tumor microenvironment and lipid metabolism-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transformation and apoptosis in a co-culture model created with pancreatic cancer and mature adipocyte cells", conducted by Assist. Prof. Pelin Özfiliz Kılbaş from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBİGEN) has been entitled to receive funds by “TÜSEB 2023-A4-02” callsign. We congratulate our academic and wish her continued success.

Redesigned "Organic Chemistry Laboratory" of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics was inaugurated by IKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. by Gülce Öğrüç Ildız on Tuesday, May 9th after the opening speech made by The Head of IKU Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Prof. Dr. Seyhan Altun. The opening ceremony was attended by IKU Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences Prof. Dr. Çimen Atak, IKU Secretary General during the organization of the laboratory, Assist. Prof. Ethem Tarhan, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Assist. Prof.

A conference titled "BİLİM-SIZ", organized for the third time by the Molecular Biology and Genetics Club, was held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall. The conference, which was widely participated, was started off with the opening speeches of IKU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Prof. Dr. Çimen Atak, Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Prof. Dr. Seyhan Altun, Club Advisor Assist. Prof Pelin Özparmak Kılbaş and Club President Kerem Yasin Yıldızhan.

The 5th issue of "Bilim-Siz" e-journal prepared by the members of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Club has been published.

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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.

The Founding Head of Department of the Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN) , and our very valuable professor Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan was commemorated with an event held on the 11th anniversary of his passing. The event, which was held on Wednesday, March 15, was attended by Prof. Dr. Cengiz Çakmak, in which he gave a speech titled “Earthquake and Philosophy”. At the event, which was attended by the former rectors of our university Prof. Dr. Tamer Koçel and Prof. Dr. Dursun Koçer, Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan's family and friends, faculty members, lecturers and students, Prof. Dr.

The 4th edition of the "Science-We" journal, created by the members of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Club, has been published.

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The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics held an event titled “Genetics of Cosmos” on Saturday, 10 December 2022, in which Assist. Prof. Sinan Aliş from Istanbul University, our Department of Physics postgraduate student Dilara Kaplanoğlu, and our MOBIGEN student Derya Deniz were the speakers.