RESEARCH INTERESTS

Our research is focused on protein and peptide production and characterization; and involves

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Structural Biology.

We are interested in bacterial proteins, enzymes, plant based proteins and bioactive peptides

and their use in food systems.

- Production  and characterization of  enzymes used in food industry

- Extraction of  proteins and bioactive peptides from food sources

- Recombinant production of  sweet proteins and bioactive peptides

- Identification and characterization of  bacterial proteins involved in immune system regulation

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Graduate Students

Bahar Bakar , PhD, 09.2019-

Büge Bozkurt, PhD, 02.2019-

Shokoufeh Yazdanian Asr, M.Sc., 02.2020-

Seyhan İçier, M.Sc, 10.2020-

İrem Yapanmış, M.Sc.,10.2020-

Nergiz Yüksel, M.Sc.,02.2021-

 

Alumni

Bahar Bakar, M.Sc., 2019

Dicle Dilara Akpınar, M.Sc. 2019

Güler Sözgen, M.Sc. 2019

B.Sc. Students: 

Bahar Bakar, Güler Sözgen, Sinem Pişirici

Ecem Gün, Ayşegül Altınay, Fırat Deniz Bozdağ,

Oğuz Köse, Buket Abacı, Melek Yılmaz, Gökçenaz Özdoğan