Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Biology, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine

Education: Ondokuz Mayıs University (Bachelor's Degree) Leeds University, England (Master's Degree, PhD)

Research Areas: Cell biology, molecular virology, cervical cancer, cancer-causing viruses (Human Papillomavirus), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Western Blotting, Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), molecular cloning, recombinant protein expression, protein purification, immunofluorescence imaging, Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Apoptosis assays, RNA biology, in vitro RNA synthesis, RNA aptamers, Flow Cytometry, Polymorphism analyses, PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP).

Selected Studies: The Subcellular Localization of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E7 Protein in Cervical Cancer Cells and Its Perturbation by RNA Aptamers. Viruses, 7(7), 3443-3461 (2015). An RNA aptamer provides a novel approach for the induction of apoptosis by targeting the HPV16 E7 oncoprotein. PLoS One, 8(5), e64781 (2013). IL-17A RNA aptamer: possible therapeutic potential in some cells, more than we bargained for in others? J Invest Dermatol, 134(3), 852-855, (2014). An RNA Aptamer Targets the PDZ-Binding Motif of the HPV16 E6 Oncoprotein. Cancers (Basel), 6(3), 1553-1569 (2014). Effect of Mi Gene and Nematode Resistance on Tomato Genotypes Using Molecular and Screening Assay, Cytology and Genetics, 54, 2, 154-164 (2020). 16S rRNA and Simple Bioinformatic Analyses in Microbiota. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 2(1), 23-34 (2018).

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