Projects Presentation Program 2025
May 12 2025
Location : BCONF
| Duration | Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00- 09:15 | Arif Ergin Dean of the Faculty | Opening speech |
| Session 1 | Advisor: CEMALETTİN BEKPEN | |
| 09:15- 09:30 | Aylin Akınal | Evolution, Selection and Diversification of SPATA31 Genes In Human |
| 09:30- 09:45 | Çağla Öztürk | Depression as the new normal? Epigenetic inheritance, antidepressant effect, and the evolution of social behavior |
| 09:45- 10:00 | Maftuna Nigmatova | Evolution of Baldness: Consequence of Selection or Aging-Related Effects |
| 10:00- 10:15 | Nami Torkaman | Behavioral Rhythmicity, Circadian Regulation, and Neuromodulation in the Dead Leaf Mantis: A Comparative Transcriptomic Study |
| 10:15- 10:30 | Nariman Tabbara | Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Immune-Oncogenic Regulation in NF1 Associated MPNST vs PNST |
| 30 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| Session 2 | Advisor: MERVE SEVEN BARAK | |
| 11:00- 11:15 | Çağla Aybar | Human Touch on Photosynthesis: Engineering Co2-Concentrating Mechanism (CCM) into C3 Crops and Its Impact on Carbohydrate Metabolism |
| 11:15- 11:30 | Mustafa Mert Cengiz | The Impact of External Magentic Field onChlorophyll Content, Leaf Morphology and Gene Expression in the Fragaria x ananassa |
| 11:30- 11:45 | Tuana Özden | Genetically Engineered Black Carrots and Plant-Derived Exosomes: A Novel Approach for Targeted Neuroinflammation Therapy |
| 11:45- 12:00 | Sarah A. A. Ahmad | Bioacoustic Induction of Carotenoids in Microalgea: A Sustainable Approach to Metabolite Enhancement |
| 45 minutes | Lunch Break | |
| Session 3 | Advisor: DİLEK ÇEVİK | |
| 12:45- 13:00 | Arcan Guzeloglu | Targeted Therapy For Cervical Cancer: Rgd-Modified Bmsc-Derived Exosomes Loaded With Mirna |
| 13:00- 13:15 | Basma Hanbali | Breaking Resistance: A Multi-Target Therapy For Melanoma |
| 13:15- 13:30 | Dania M. A. Hamada | Melanin-Based Multifunctional Nanoparticles For Targeted Dual-Modality Imaging In Early Ovarian Cancer Detection |
| 13:30- 13:45 | Zeynep Konya | The Role Of Oncogenic Mirnas In The Pathogenesis Of Mycosis Fungoides: Regulation Of Tumor Suppressor Genes And T Lymphocyte Proliferation |
| 13:45- 14:00 | Humeyra Cenik | A Novel Therapy Approach With Repurposed Chlorpromazine Combined Temozolomide Against Glioblastoma Multiforme Through PI3K/AKT/MTOR And Wnt/Β-Catenin Signaling Pathway Inhibition |
| 30 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| Session 4 | Advisor: ELİF EREN | |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Burak Sertaç Bakan | Engineering B Cells to Counter Autoantibodies in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Novel Immunotherapeutic Approach |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Douaa Jamaleddine | Bispecific Antibody Therapy as a Targeted Approach for Enhancing NK and CD8+ T Cell-Mediated Cell Clearance in Immunosenescence |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Zeynep Cantürk | Tumor-derived Exosomes as Immune Modulators: Localized Checkpoint Blockade on Enhancing till Persistence |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Ruqayah Aymen Tawfeeq Alwatari | Impact of Stress on the Immune System Following Vaccination |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Semra Sattar | Investigating the Role of Inflammation in Eye Receptors and its Contribution to Autism Spectrum Disorder through the cGAS-STING Signaling Pathway |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Ecem Naz Diken | Elucidating the Molecular Mechanism of Crosstalk Between Pyroptosis and Apoptosis |
May 13 2025
Location : BCONF
| Duration | Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 08:50- 09:00 | Opening speech | |
| Session 1 | Advisor: DİLEK ÇEVİK | |
| 09:00- 09:15 | Azra Demircioglu | Impact Of Heated Tobacco Products On Lung Cancer: The Role Of Pard3 |
| 09:15- 09:30 | Ali Kurel | Epigenetic Ageing in Breast Cancer Survivors: Evaluating The Role Of Α-Ketoglutarate in Potential Reversal |
| 09:30- 09:45 | Farah Haj Latouf | Apc Resistance And Polymorphic Mirna Binding Sites In The Factor V Gene: Investigating Allele-Specific Mutations And Maternal Genetic Susceptibility In Severe Preeclampsia Outcomes |
| 09:45- 10:00 | Zeynep Berberoglu | Investigating The Anti-Cancer Potential Of Eupatilin Extract From Artemisia Asiatica On Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells |
| 10:00- 10:15 | Loubna Alaidaros | Investigating The Role Of Dysregulated Nad Levels On Sirt6 Function And Melanoma Progression |
| 10:15- 10:30 | Ghaida Abdurraouf Almasri Belhaj | Rna Interference Mediated Regulation Of Sox2 And Sox17 To Restore Interferon Gamma Receptor Signaling And Enhance The Immune Response In Lung Cancer |
| 30 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| Session 2 | Advisor: MERVE SEVEN BARAK | |
| 11:00- 11:15 | Ayşe Sabiha Tatlıdil | Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza to Reduce the Spread of Fusarium Wilt Disease in Banana |
| 11:15- 11:30 | Enes Varlı | The Potential Role of Dimethyl Sulfide in Enhancing Drought Resistance in Crops |
| 11:30- 11:45 | Ege Talat Sekkin | Extending the Shelf Life of Solanum lycopersicum Fruit by Promoter-Engineered PMEU1 Gene |
| 11:45- 12:00 | Ayşegül Yavuz | Heavy Metal Phycoremediation in the Marine Environments by Using Genetically Modified Gephyrocapsa huxleyi |
| 45 minutes | Lunch Break | |
| Session 3 | Advisor: ELİF EREN | |
| 12:45- 13:00 | Noor Al Huda Abdul Hadi | Gene Therapy as a Potential Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease: Targeting HSF1 And NEP Genes In IPSCS |
| 13:00- 13:15 | Taima’a Raed Omar Alqershi | Neuroinflammation and Motor Neuron Health: Investigating IL-23 as an Integrative Target in Nusinersen Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) |
| 13:15- 13:30 | Deniz Anıl Ertargın | Prevention of Autoreactive T-Cells Responsible for Als-Assocıated Autoimmunity Generation and Blockage of Their Migration into the CNS |
| 13:30- 13:45 | Aridj Rofaida Mohamed Hadj | Targeting Regulatory T Cells To Restore Immune Tolerance In Autoimmune Diseases: A Focus On Multiple Sclerosis And Type 1 Diabetes |
| 13:45- 14:00 | Ayat Alzubairi | The Role of Gut Microbiota to Regulate Tregs: Engineering Butyrate-Producing Bacterial Strains to Restore T-Regulatory Function in Multiple Sclerosis |
| 14:00- 14:15 | Reem Zinoun | Does Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Cause or Consequence of Multiple Sclerosis? |
| 30 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| Session 4 | Advisor: CEMALETTİN BEKPEN | |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Parya Zahmetkeshan | Senolytic CAR-T Cells Targeting Senescent Microglia for Neurodegenerative Disease Therapy |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Asu Tuna Deligöz | The Link Between Cesarean Delivery and Alzheimer’s Risk: The Role of Faecalibacterium Prausnitzii |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Buse Nur Yazar | Foxa2-Mediated Control of G6pc2 Expression: Regulation of Β-Cell Glucose Metabolism in Aging And Hypoglycemia Susceptibility |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Rayya El Fahran | Utilization of Gene Editing Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Gülru Nur Açıkgöz | Blood-Brain Barrier and Alzheimer Disease |
May 14 2025
Location : Fazıl-Say
| Duration | Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 08:50- 09:00 | Opening speech | |
| Session 1 | Advisor: CEMALETTİN BEKPEN | |
| 09:00- 09:15 | Zümrütnaz Avcı | Targeting Genomic Instability in Aging: Amygdalin’s and Hydroxocobalamin’s Role to Mitigate Cellular Toxicity |
| 09:15- 09:30 | Nilsu Coşkun | Cellular Memory and Aging; a new approach by using Methylene Blue |
| 09:30- 09:45 | Ceren Vural | Earth’s electromagnetic field vs. Human body: one fundamental force to another |
| Session 2 | Advisor: ELİF EREN | |
| 09:45- 10:00 | Hafsa Basraoglu | The Future of Neurodegenerative Disease Treatments: MicroRNAs as Biomarkers of Neuronal Cell Death Guiding Personalized Medicine and Gene Therapy |
| 10:00- 10:15 | Leyla Gece Özcan | Inflammatory Cell Death Regulation in Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| 10:15- 10:30 | Shahed Türk | The Role of PANNEXIN-1 In NLRP3-Driven Inflammation and Chemoresistance in Triple- Negative Breast Cancer |
| 30 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| Session 3 | Advisor: MERVE SEVEN BARAK | |
| 11:00- 11:15 | Genco Bayhan | Development of Molecular Markers For Early Detection of PVY-Resistant Individuals |
| 11:15- 11:30 | Alican Makça | Can RNA vaccines specifically designed against Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) trigger antiviral defense mechanisms in Citrus plants, reduce viral replication, and prevent yield loss? |
| 11:30- 11:45 | Berfin Ece Özandaç | Evolution of ABA Responsive Genes in Aquatic versus Terrestrial Monocots: Diving Deeper into Early Land Adaptations |
| 1hr | Lunch Break | |
| Session 4 | Advisor: DİLEK ÇEVİK | |
| 12:45- 13:00 | Ece Tekgeldi | Detection of Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer By Using Methylation-Based Assay With Circulating Tumor Dna 'Ctdna' Methylation Patterns |
| 13:00- 13:15 | Ecem Namikkemaloglu | Car-Neutrophils Targeting Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells In The Bone Marrow To Achieve Long-Term Remission |
| 13:15- 13:30 | Emir Eren | The Mc1r R160w Variant Increases The Risk Of Prostate Cancer By Disrupting Dna Repair Mechanisms |
| 30 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| Session 5 | Advisor: CEMALETTİN BEKPEN | |
| 14:00- 14:15 | Yaren Aday | Does Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Cause or Consequence of Multiple Sclerosis? |
| 14:15- 14:30 | Aysel Yade Yılmaz | Investigating Alternative Reprogramming Strategies: The Potential of Sox1 and Krr1 in Stem Cell Regeneration |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Gülgün Ece Bilal | The Role of Dnmt3a and Tet1 Methylation Patterns In Early-Life Emotional Trauma And Epigenetic Aging |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Ayşe Ece Karamahmut | Drd4 And Cognitive Traits Shape Sexual Selection in Ravens (Corvus Corax) |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Cemile Nur Yıldız | LMNA p.L530p In Ebv Infection and Cellular Aging |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Closing Remarks and Best Project Awards |
Previous Project Presentations
Please refer to the links below for previous years project titles
Presentation Style:
For practical reason we have decided to reduce the timing for presentations. You should present your project within 10 minutes and 5 minutes for questions. This will be strictly applied. Meaning that the supervisor will stop the presentation if the timing exceed. Please be careful and practice to get the timing of presentation exact.
Evaluation
Evaluations of the Seminar Presentations; Each advisor independently will evaluate seminar presentations from each students in a scale of :
- Very Good
- Good
- Sufficient
- Weak
- Very Weak
Criteria
The criteria for evaluation will be used as follows;
PRESENTATİON
- General flow, organization, use of time
- Control on the subject/Level of knowledge
- Visual quality of the presentation
- Contact with the audience
- Language quality-Elocution
- Answers to the questions
CONTENT
- Introduction; Expression of the project aims
- Body; The extent of knowledge and clarity
- Conclusion
- Transition among different subjects
Awards
Each Advisor will nominate three students' names, whom their pictures/details will also be included in the Capstone student webpage, for selections of Best Project Presentation Awards. At the end of the seminar presentations, advisors and each student who has presented their project will vote online from the list of 12 nominated students for the Best Project Presentation Award. This year we also include additional awards for the capstone projects. The jury will select the best project (one student) by using scientific criteria and be awarded the Best Project Award.