Assistant Professor at IZTECH Department of Bioengineering
Principal Investigator – Yucesoy Research Group
Horizon 2021 Marie Sklodowska-Curie IF Fellow
YUCESOY RESEARCH GROUP
Decoding the Mother Nature’s physical and biological phenomena at the bio-solid interfaces will enable the development of functional biomaterials, hybrid bio/nano devices, and superior therapies. Working at the intersection of materials science, molecular biology & data science, our goal is to make accelerated strides in biomaterials research and innovation by seamlessly bridging biology and solid-state materials using high-throughput methodologies and computational tools.
I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| Asst. Prof. | Izmir Institute of Technology (Izmir, Turkey) | (10/07/2020-Present) |
| Post-doc | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) – Materials Science & Engineering | (03/01/2019-04/03/2020) |
| Supervisor: Mehmet Sarikaya, Prof. of Materials Sci. & Eng. (Adjunct in ChemE & Oral Health Sci.) |
II. EDUCATION
| PhD | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) – Materials Science & Engineering | (22/12/2014-14/12/2018) |
| Dissertation Title: Peptide-guided Dental Tissue Regeneration for Oral Care | ||
| Supervisor: Mehmet Sarikaya, Prof. of Materials Sci. & Eng. (Adjunct in ChemE & Oral Health Sci.)Minored in Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurship (UW Foster’s School of Business) | ||
| MSc | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) – Materials Science & Engineering | (03/01/2012-19/12/2014) |
| Dissertation Title: Genetically Engineered Solid Binding Peptides for Surface Biofunctionalization | ||
| Supervisor: Candan Tamerler, Professor of Molecular Biology & Genetics (Adj. Materials Sci & Eng.) | ||
| MSc | Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, TR) – Molecular Biology & Biotechnology | (15/09/2009-15/11/2011) |
| Dissertation Title: Multifunctional Formate Dehydrogenase Fusion Protein Binds to Gold Surface with Improved Reaction Kinetics | ||
| Supervisor: Ayten Yazgan Karatas, Professor of Molecular Biology | ||
| BS | Izmir Institute of Technology, (Izmir, TR) – Molecular Biology & Genetics | (15/09/2005-15/06/2009) |
YUCESOY RESEARCH GROUP 