Department Background
Jan 13 2026

Schedule

Location : Fazıl-Say

Jan 13, 2026

DurationNameTopic
Session 1 — Advisor: DİLEK ÇEVİK
09:00 - 09:15Doğa MuğaloğluThe Potential Inhibitory Role of Tetrahydrocurcumin on The Hif-1a/Vegf Axis Under Hypoxic Conditions In Temozolomide-Resistant Glioblastoma Cells
09:15 - 09:30Banu Defne TavukçuAnalyzing The Molecular Link Between Pcos And Endometrial Cancer: A Study of miR-93, CDKN1a and Angiogenesis
09:30 - 09:45Ezgi Zelal ÇemEarly Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Patients with Non-Cirrhotic (F2–F3) Fibrosis by Analysing Cell-Free DNA Methylations
09:45 - 10:00Şevval sarıyıldızSunscreen-Driven Photo-Nano Epigenetic Reprogramming: A New Pathway Toward Melanoma
10:00 - 10:15Muhammed Selçuk BayraktarThe Effect of Morning Light Exposure on SLC6A3 Methylation And Attention In High School Adolescents
10:15 - 10:30Mehmet Ali İnanEpigenetic Reprogramming as a Preventive Strategy Against Chemotherapy Resistance in Gastric Cancer Induced by High Stress and Elevated NR3C1 Expression
30 minutesCoffee Break
Session 2 — Advisor: CEMALETTİN BEKPEN
11:00 - 11:15Öykü ŞahinoğluTargeted Epigenetic Editing of the GLUT4 Promoter in Skeletal Muscle
Session 3 — Advisor: YİĞİT KOCAGÖZ
11:15 - 11:30Taha AldawoodRedox Architects of Regeneration: ROS-Driven Organizer Activation and Polarity Specification in Hydra
11:30 - 11:45Hashem Khalil Ahmad BaharUsing the Axolotl Retinoic Acid-CYP26B1 Positional Identity System to Promote Human Regenerative Healing
11:45 - 12:00Azkar FadulDual Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles for Antifungal Therapy in Cryptococcus neoformans Central Nervous System Infections
60 minutesLunch Break
Session 4 — Advisor: ELİF EREN
13:00 - 13:15Melis KaptanDevelopment of A Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine For Bladder Cancer by Using A Non-Invasive Urine-Derived Biomarker Approach
13:15 - 13:30Muhammet Seymen KıranRestoration of Peripheral Immune Tolerance in Acetylcholine Receptor–Mediated Myasthenia Gravis Using Antigen-Specific CAR-Regulatory T Cells
13:30 - 13:45Alara EkinciOvercoming The Side Effects Of CAR-T Cell Therapy
13:45 - 14:00Narjıs Hayder Abdullah Al-fadhiliInvestigating Sickle Cell Derived Micro-RNAs As Potential Therapeutic Agents Against Malaria
14:00 - 14:15Eda TaluHypoxia-Responsive Exosome Carrying miRNA-124 For In Situ Glia-To-Neuron Reprogramming In Neurodegenerative Diseases
30 minutesCoffee Break
Session 5 — Advisor: DİLEK ÇEVİK
14:45 - 15:00Emre YavaşDNMT3B/ZEB1 Axis-Mediated Silencing of CDKN1A (p21): Early Epigenetic Adaptation to Cisplatin Resistance in Lung Cancer
15:00 - 15:15Hüma YıldırımFSP1 Inhibition In Osteosarcoma: A Shift From Protective Autophagy To Ferroptotic Cell Death
15:15 - 15:30İrem Öznur AktürkPlant Extracellular Vesicles As Modulators Of Gut Microbial Gbu Genes And The Tmao Pathway
Session 6 — Advisor: YİĞİT KOCAGÖZ
15:30 - 15:45Irem TurkRestoring the Aging Neuroepigenome: Resveratrol-Mediated SIRT1-TET2 Crosstalk for Senescent Neural Stem Cells
15:45 - 16:00Emad SahloulCan Melatonin Enhance Hepatocyte Survival and Regeneration during Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Hioppo-YAP/TAZ Pathway?
30 minutesCoffee Break
Session 7 — Advisor: ELİF EREN
16:30 - 16:45Osamah Ahmed Khidhir QaragholyIn Vivo Gene Therapy Approach For Androgenetic Alopecia Using Adeno-Associated Virus (Aav) Delivery Of Crispr-Cas9 To Hair Follicle Stem Cells (HFSC)
16:45 - 17:00Egemen Çağatay GereyReversibility of Mitophagy Under Oxidative Stress
17:00 - 17:15Andaç SEZERVariant Pore Forming Protein’s Effect On Mitochondria In Innate Immune Response
17:15 - 17:30Ekin OTLUDesigning Self-Adjuvanting RNA Phage Vlps As A Novel Vaccine Platform For Tuberculosis