Day 1
Location: Fazil Say
June 8, 2023
| Duration | Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Opening speech | |
| Session 1 — Advisor: Elif Eren | ||
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Ece Çoban | Multifunctional components of innate immunity: antimicrobial peptides as potential therapeutic agents |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Mohamad Chafia | The significance of mRNA modifications in the immune system, infection and pathology development |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Sara Mandou | The regulation of cell death mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Sena Tuana Yaman | The interplay between major depressive disorder, immune system and gut microbiota: insights for novel treatment approaches |
| Session 2 — Advisor: Zeynep Tacer | ||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Sevil Dursun | The use of tissue engineering as a novel method for the treatment of asherman’s syndrome-related infertility |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Yağmur Nergiz | Use of phenolic components in herbal treatments in non-alcohol liver disease: views from network pharmacology and molecular docking approaches |
| 15 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Serra Nur Demiral | Are amyloid-beta and tau sufficient biomarkers to enable early diagnosis in alzheimer's disease ? |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Talal Alkhalily | Genetically engineered crops and glyphosate |
| Session 3 — Advisor: Merve Seven | ||
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Ilayda Balkan | Importance of calcium in plants |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Gizel Gerdan | Role of aquaporins in arabidopsis thaliana and sorghum bicolor at calcium homeostasis |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Tylla A | Polymorphism in aquaporin gene families and their contribution to role differentiation |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Leyla Ümit Laçin | Enhancing production of plant volatile organic compound sesquiterpene through stress treatment and metabolic engineering |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Jan Örs | Transcription factor involvement in synthesis of phenolic secondary metabolites in berries |
| Lunch Break | ||
| Session 4 — Advisor: Cemalettin Bekpen | ||
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Bariş Çağlar | Epıgenetıc clock of agıng: can we reverse agıng by targetıng the epıgenetıc changes? |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Ayşe Ayben Kakıcı | Huntıngton’s dısease and ıt’s relatıonshıp wıth agıng |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Fatma Simge Su | Relation of resveratrol with age related mechanisms and effect on biological role model organisms |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Mohammad Saeed Alsaiyed | Predıctıng proteın structure from sequence data usıng aı & machıne learnıg models |
| Session 5 — Advisor: Sezai Türkel | ||
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Ece Hasdemir | Exploring the significance of human mitochondrial genome and proteome in health and disease: an overview of control mechanisms and mitochondria-nucleus interactions. |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Armaghan Moradi | Huntıngton’s dısease and ıt’s relatıonshıp wıth agıng |
| 15 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Damla Sayan | Unraveling the biological functions of carbonic anhydrase enzymes in humans: from biological functions to cancer development |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Deniz Ayma Kurt | Effect of calorie restriction on longevity and aging |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Arya Su Araz | Molecular mechanisms of aging and its effects on human health |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Efe çalik | Amyloid and prion diseases. Understanding the molecular mechanisms, pathogenesis, and treatment strategies |
| Session 6 — Advisor: Müge Kesici | ||
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Selin Batur | Histone modifications of plants under abiotic stress |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Masoud Al Shalah | Gene editing in plants: crispr/cas9 technology |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Sinem Tuğçe Aytekin | Plant decellularization |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Begüm Nisa Kasaplı | Space, a challenging habitat: a review of recent experiments about microgravit |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Closing remarks | |
Day 2
June 9, 2023
| Duration | Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 — Advisor: Cemalettin Bekpen | ||
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Selin Altunkara | Cellular senescence: an example of antagonıstıc pleıotropy or not? |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Melis Canbay | Problems of agıng bıomarkers through age-related gene expression changes: a case of p16 |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Doğukan Yıldız | Aging in focus: unraveling the significance of the p66shc protein in aging |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Asli Özge Özkul | Comparative aging in the brain between naked mole rat and human |
| Session 2 — Advisor: Sezai Türkel | ||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Filiz Akın | Circadian rhythms: its importance in health and research |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Jülide Ceren Yılmaz | Stem cell, organoid biology and their clinical applications |
| 15 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Suleiman Al-Othman | Smc complexes as a dna loop extruding enzymes |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Öykü Gümüş | Molecular mechanisms of trinucleotide repeat expansion and its significance in human health and diseases. |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Elif Aydın | The interaction between chronological and replicative lifespan in different saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Yağmur Ekin Ünsal | Mitochondrial dynamics and aging in human. |
| Session 3 — Advisor: Muge Kesici | ||
| 11:45 - 12:00 | İdil Kara | The ımportance and taxonomic classification of bsh enzyme in lactobacillus |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Ecem Akbaş | Rna ınterference applications for ımprovement in agri-foods |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Irem Atuntaş | Nitrogen fixing bacteria |
| Lunch Break | ||
| Session 4 — Advisor: Zeynep Tacer | ||
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Uğur Ersöz | Investigation of the relationship between cyp1a2 genotypes, caffeine metabolism and enhanced sports performance: a genetic based approach to optimal caffeine consumption practices for a healthy sports lifestyle in university students & young-adult turkish population |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Damla Sivri | Gene relations for future therapeutic treatments of tga (transposition of the great arteries) |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Selin Su Karakol | Development of biosensors and their potential application in the early diagnosis of breast cancer utilizing the magnetophoretic technique |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Layali Dhafer | Crıspr/cas9 gene editing: emerging tool in hemophilia treatment |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Bahar Güngördü | The role of biosensors in early diagnosis of diabetes: current trends and future perspectives |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Nooran Agha | Gene therapy for treating depression-like and anxiety-like behaviors |
| 15 minutes | Coffee Break | |
| Session 5 — Advisor: Elif Eren | ||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Beyza Uludağ | Comprehensive approach to familial mediterrenaen fever: from pathogenesis to new treatment strategies |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Burçin Kanalmaz | Role of innate immunity in hpv infections leading to bacterial vaginosis and cervical cancer |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Hor Loubani | Immunoscenescence |
| Session 6 — Advisor: Merve Seven | ||
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Beray Yeğin | Cytochrome p450 protein for engineering herbicide tolerance |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Sulaiman Allawi | Lignification of maize roots during growth and drought |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Nisa Nazlı Akın | Beta-glucanase engineering for improved activity |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Tuana Karadağ | Cell wall polymer o-acetylation and role in stress adaptation |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Jury deliberation | |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Closing remarks and best project awards | |