Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

“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.

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.

In the event held in Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan Seminar Hall on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in cooperation with the Molecular Biology and Genetics Club and the IEEE Club; Enes Bal, a 2020 graduate of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN), presented his presentation titled "From Project to Treatment (SMA and CRISPR Gene Therapy)".

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics organized a seminar titled "Artificial Intelligence in Molecular Biology and Genetics" with Assoc. Prof. Ozan Karadağlı from Mimar Sinan University, Department of Statistics, Lecturer Ali Mertcan Köse from Haliç University and Lecturer Neslihan Gökmen from Koç University as speakers. At the event held on Thursday, March 17, 2022, Lecturer Ali Mertcan Köse gave detailed information about deep and machine learning applications and off-target predictions in CRISPR/Cas9 system gene editing.

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics held a seminar titled "Weapons Against Viral Infections" as part of the "Scientific Experience" course on Monday, March 21, 2022. The event, in which Sabire Ferda Kaleağasıoğlu from İstinye University was the speaker, was held as a hybrid ( Prof. Dr.Atilla Özalpan Seminar Hall and CATS).

The Founding Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN), our valuable teacher Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan, was commemorated with an event held on the 10th anniversary of his passing. Prof. Dr. Ali Demirsoy, one of the academicians of Hacettepe University, attended the event held on Wednesday, March 9, with his speech titled “Bio-Geological Perspective on Global Warming”. At the commemoration event organized as a hybrid with the participation of Prof. Dr.

Molecular Biology and Genetics Club organized a seminar on January 24, 2022. Assoc. Prof. Nurcan Orhan and Res. Assist. Hande Yüceer from Istanbul University Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine attended as speakers to the seminar which was carried out via CATS. Molecular Biology and Genetics Club students were the moderators of the seminar, in which the academic staff, students and graduates of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics took part.

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics held a seminar titled "Biological Data Mining Approaches in Omic Technologies" on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. The event, which was held on the CATS platform, was attended by Dr. Ayşen Yumurtacı attended as a speaker. In the seminar where Prof. Dr.

Under the leadership of Assist. Prof. Özge Rencüzoğulları, Res. Assist. Dr. Burcu Ayhan Şahin and Res. Assist. Pelin Özkazan Kılbaş; Graduate students Zeynep Gülşah Sonalp, undergraduate students Zehra Giritlioğlu and Setanay Şimal Delioğlu attended the “The Fifth Congress of The Serbian Associationnc for Caer Research with international participation: Translational Potential of Cancer Research in Serbia”congress held online on Friday, December 3, 2021. They participated in the presentation of four posters containing their work in MOBIGEN Molecular Cancer Research Laboratories.

Res. Assist. Dr. Özge Rencüzoğulları, one of the academics of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, awarded with “Young Scientist- FEBS Bursary Awardee” at the 45th International FEBS Molecules of Life: Towards New Horizons” congress, by presenting the poster titled “miR-150 is a fine tunning mediator for the regulation of metastatic potential of MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells.”