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Mesut Muyan
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Signal Transduction and Cancer
Signal Transduction and Cancer
CONTACT INFORMATION
mmuyan...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 7653
Office 118
mmuyan...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 7653
Office 118
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Vice Chair
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Erkan Kiriş
Associate Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
CONTACT INFORMATION
ekiris...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5169
Office Z-16
ekiris...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5169
Office Z-16
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Mehmet Somel
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Evolutionary Genetics
Evolutionary Genetics
CONTACT INFORMATION
msomel...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6460
Office 248
msomel...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6460
Office 248
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Ahmet Acar
Associate Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Precision Med. & Drug Res.
Precision Med. & Drug Res.
CONTACT INFORMATION
acara...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6461
Office 120
acara...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6461
Office 120
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Ayşe Elif Erson Bensan
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
CONTACT INFORMATION
erson...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5043
Office 141
erson...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5043
Office 141
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Ayşe Gül Gözen
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Ecology
CONTACT INFORMATION
agozen...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5185
Office 242
agozen...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5185
Office 242
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Banu Bayyurt Kocabaş
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Immunology
Immunology
CONTACT INFORMATION
bbayyurt...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5165
Office 136
bbayyurt...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5165
Office 136
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Cemal Can Bilgin
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity Conservation
CONTACT INFORMATION
cbilgin...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5017
Office 135
cbilgin...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5017
Office 135
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Çağdaş Devrim Son
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Protein-Protein Interactions
Protein-Protein Interactions
CONTACT INFORMATION
cson...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6472
Office 227
cson...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6472
Office 227
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Didem Ambarlı
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Terrestrial Ecology
Terrestrial Ecology
CONTACT INFORMATION
dambarli...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5159
Office 224
dambarli...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5159
Office 224
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Emine Ertekin Yıldızcan
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Microbiology
Microbiology
CONTACT INFORMATION
eErtekin Yıldızcan...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6487
Office 119
eErtekin Yıldızcan...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6487
Office 119
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Emre Aksoy
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
CONTACT INFORMATION
emreaks...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6464
Office 123
emreaks...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6464
Office 123
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Gülay Özcengiz
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Functional Genomics
Functional Genomics
CONTACT INFORMATION
ozcengiz...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5170
Office 225
ozcengiz...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5170
Office 225
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Hüseyin Avni Öktem
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Nanobiotechnology
Nanobiotechnology
CONTACT INFORMATION
haoktem...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5172
Office 226
haoktem...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5172
Office 226
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Meryem Beklioğlu
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Ecology of Shallow Lakes
Ecology of Shallow Lakes
CONTACT INFORMATION
meryem...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5167
Office 249
meryem...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5167
Office 249
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Nihal Terzi Çizmecioğlu
Associate Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Regulation of Gene Expression
Regulation of Gene Expression
CONTACT INFORMATION
nterzi...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5181
Office 244
nterzi...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5181
Office 244
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Nülüfer Tülün Güray
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Biochemical Toxicology
Biochemical Toxicology
CONTACT INFORMATION
guray...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5199
Office 245
guray...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5199
Office 245
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Seçkin Eroğlu
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Metal Homeostasis in Plants
Metal Homeostasis in Plants
CONTACT INFORMATION
seroglu...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5166
Office 138
seroglu...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5166
Office 138
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Sertaç Önde
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Plant Molecular Genetics
Plant Molecular Genetics
CONTACT INFORMATION
sertac...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5175
Office 243
sertac...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5175
Office 243
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Sreeparna Banerjee
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Colorectal Cancer & Metabolism
Colorectal Cancer & Metabolism
CONTACT INFORMATION
banerjee...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6468
Office Z-19
banerjee...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6468
Office Z-19
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Tülin Yanık
Associate Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Cellular Neuroendocrinology
Cellular Neuroendocrinology
CONTACT INFORMATION
tyanik...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6465
Office 124
tyanik...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 6465
Office 124
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Instructors
Chair Advisor
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İhsan Cihan Ayanoğlu
Ph.D.
RESEARCH AREA
Innate Immunity
Innate Immunity
CONTACT INFORMATION
ayanoglu...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5186
Office Z-18
ayanoglu...metu...edu...tr
+90 (312) 210 5186
Office Z-18
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Emeritus Faculty
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Ayşe Meral Yücel
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Biohydrogen and Fermentation
Biohydrogen and Fermentation
CONTACT INFORMATION
meraly...metu...edu...tr
meraly...metu...edu...tr
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Ewa Jakubowska-Doğru
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
CONTACT INFORMATION
bioewa...metu...edu...tr
bioewa...metu...edu...tr
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Feride Severcan
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Biophysics
Biophysics
CONTACT INFORMATION
feride...metu...edu...tr
feride...metu...edu...tr
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İnci Zehra Togan
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Population Genetics
Population Genetics
CONTACT INFORMATION
togan...metu...edu...tr
togan...metu...edu...tr
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Kadri Fatih İzgü
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Structural Genomics
Structural Genomics
CONTACT INFORMATION
izgu...metu...edu...tr
izgu...metu...edu...tr
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Mayda Gürsel
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Vaccines and Vaccine Adjuvants
Vaccines and Vaccine Adjuvants
CONTACT INFORMATION
mgursel...metu...edu...tr
mgursel...metu...edu...tr
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Meral Kence
Associate Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Biology
CONTACT INFORMATION
mkence...metu...edu...tr
mkence...metu...edu...tr
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Musa Doğan
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Botany and Systematics
Botany and Systematics
CONTACT INFORMATION
doganm...metu...edu...tr
doganm...metu...edu...tr
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Orhan Adalı
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Molecular Biochemistry
Molecular Biochemistry
CONTACT INFORMATION
bioorhan...metu...edu...tr
bioorhan...metu...edu...tr
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Semra Kocabıyık
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Therapeutic Peptide Design
Therapeutic Peptide Design
CONTACT INFORMATION
biosemra...metu...edu...tr
biosemra...metu...edu...tr
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Ufuk Gündüz
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Anti-Cancer Drug Targeting
Anti-Cancer Drug Targeting
CONTACT INFORMATION
ufukg...metu...edu...tr
ufukg...metu...edu...tr
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Vasıf Nejat Hasırcı
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Biomaterials
Biomaterials
CONTACT INFORMATION
vhasirci...metu...edu...tr
vhasirci...metu...edu...tr
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Zeki Kaya
Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Plant Speciation and Evolution
Plant Speciation and Evolution
CONTACT INFORMATION
kayaz...metu...edu...tr
kayaz...metu...edu...tr
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Former Faculty
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Ayşegül Ceren Birand Özsoy
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Biology
CONTACT INFORMATION
birand...metu...edu...tr
birand...metu...edu...tr
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Müslüm İlgü
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Aptamer-Ligand Interactions
Aptamer-Ligand Interactions
CONTACT INFORMATION
ilgu...metu...edu...tr
ilgu...metu...edu...tr
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Süleyman Çoşkun
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH AREA
Cancer Genetics & Epigenetics
Cancer Genetics & Epigenetics
CONTACT INFORMATION
scoskun...metu...edu...tr
scoskun...metu...edu...tr
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Deceased Faculty
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01/16/2025 - 10:44