The Periodic Table of the People
ACADEMIC SUPERVISING
M.S.,Fethiye Sevimli is an alumna (2022); Production of Epsilon Toxin Secreted by Clostridium perfringens Type D Under Different Culture Conditions) of the GECKIL GENETIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY.
M.S., Şebnem O. Erenler (2002); Effect of the bacterial hemoglobin gene on physiological and metabolic activities of Enterobacter aerogenes; Department of Biology, Inonu University.
M.S., Nafia C. Ateş (2003); Production of fermentative products and solvent tolerance by Enterobacter aerogenes carrying the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene; Department of Biology, Inonu University.
Ph.D., Hüseyin Kahraman (2004); Potential use of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in bioremediation using a genetically engineered Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene; Department of Biology, Inonu University.
M.S., Salih Gencer (2004); Vitreoscilla hemoglobin geni klonlanmış bakterilerde L-asparaginaz enziminin sentezi: önemeli bir kanser kemoterapi ajanı; Department of Biology, Inonu University
M.S., Mirac Uckun (2006); Screening of random mutagenised Gram-negative bacterial strains for high level L-asparaginase production; Department of Biology, Inonu University.
M.S., Ufuk Özer (2006); Dopamine synthesis in bacteria; Department of Biology, Inonu University
Ph.D., Burhan Ateş (2007);(Co-advisor) Production, chemical characterization and some clinical applications of anticancerogenic L-asparaginase from various Gram-negative bacteria; Department of Chemistry, Inonu University.
Ph.D., Şebnem O. Erenler (2007); Cloning, isolation and expression of L-asparaginase gen (ansB) in Gram-negative bacteria. Department of Biology; Inonu University.
M.S., Emel Aytan (2009); Production of L-DOPA in Erwinia herbicola bearing the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene; Department of Biology, Inonu University
M.S., Salih Gencer (2009); The Effect of Oxidative Stress and RNA interferance on Expression of Matrix metalloproteinase genes (MMPs) in Gastric Cancer; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Fatih University, Istanbul
Ph.D., Aslı Giray Kurt (2012); Vitreoscilla Hemoglobininin Erwinia herbicola’da İkincil Metabolit Akış Dağılımı Üzerine Etkisi; İnönü Üniversitesi, Biyoloji Bölümü
Ph.D., Veyis Selen (2008 -); Simultaneous synthesis of L-DOPA and dopamine using recombinant microorganisms, Department of Chemical Engineering, Firat University
ACADEMIC SUPERVISING (ongoing...)
Okan Özşahin is an alumnus (Master student) in the GECKIL GENETIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY
ALUMNI
Şebnem Özalp Erenler, Assist. Prof., Department of Biology, Inonu University
Burhan Ateş, Assoc. Prof., Department of Chemistry, Inonu University
Hüseyin Kahraman, Assoc. Prof., Department of Biology, Inonu University
Salih Gencer, Reserach Assoc. Dr., The Medical School of South Carolina
Ufuk Özer, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Biology at the Universty of South Carolina
Nafia Canan Ateş (Gürsoy), Medical School, Inonu University
Venhar Celik,Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Bioengineering at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Il, USA.
Irmak Icen, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Bioengineering at University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign, Il, USA.
Züleyha Türkoğlu, Research Assistant in the Department of Biology, Alparslan University, Mus, Turkey.
UNDERGRADS
Elif Sakız, Elif Sakız, an undergraduate from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Yeni Yüzyıl University (Istanbul), was a summer (2014) intern in my laboratory. Her project involved the cloning and effect of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene in Deinococcus radiodurans, a highly radio-resistant bacterium subjected to NASA research.
Ferhat Öçal, an undergraduate from the Department of Chemistry at Abant İzzet Baysal University (Bolu), was a summer (2015) intern in my laboratory. His project involved the cloning of chondroitin genes in heterologoues bacteria.
İrem Ekici, an undergraduate from Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Istanbul Medeniyet University (Istanbul), was a summer (2022) intern in my laboratory. Her project involved “the construction, cloning, and expression of SARS-CoV-2 Spike gene in bacteria, yeast and mammalian cells using shuttle vectors”.
Işın Korkmaz, an undergraduate from Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Dicle University (Diyarbakır), was a summer (2022) intern in my laboratory. Her project involved “the construction, cloning, and expression of SARS-CoV-2 Spike gene in bacteria, yeast and mammalian cells using shuttle vectors”.
