Ongoing Projects

Isolation of Actinobacteria from Coastal Ecosystems, Guided Isolation Studies on Selected Bioactive Strains for Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  122R077 Start date:  01/03/2023 End date:  01/03/2026
Development of Novel Anti-Tumor Immunotherapy Agents Based on Self-Assembling Structures Formed by Sapogenol Derivatives
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  121R086 Start date:  15/04/2022 End date:  15/04/2025
Investigation of Nanoparticulate Adjuvant Systems Targeting Melanoma Cancer Treatment using Potent Adjuvant Candidate Astragaloside VII: Development of Bioconjugates and Exploration of Anti-Tumor Activities of Adjuvant Systems in Mouse Melanoma Cancer Models
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  120S878 Start date:  01/03/2021 End date:  01/09/2023
Optimization of Processes for the Production of Certain Potent Telomerase Activators through Fungal Biotransformation, Acquisition and Characterization of Transforming Enzymes, and Exploration of the Potential Use of Produced Molecules in Regenerative Medicine
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  119Z870 Start date:  15/02/2020 End date:  15/08/2023
Assessment of Bone Regeneration Induction Potential of Telomerase Activators from Astragalus sp. in a 3D Bone Microtissue Model
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1002 Project ID:  122M190 Start date:  01/07/2022 End date:  01/07/2023

Some Completed Projects

Obtaining Cytotoxic Compounds from Onosma Species Spread in Southwestern Anatolia, Investigating Their Effects on DNA Topoisomerase Enzymes
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  116Z463 Start date:  15/04/2017 End date:  15/01/2020
Biotransformation of Astragalus Cycloartanes with Endophytic Fungi and Investigation of the Effects of Obtained Metabolites on Telomerase Activation
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  114Z958 Start date:  01/05/2015 End date:  01/05/2017
Obtaining New Antimicrobial Molecules from Marine Actinomycetes
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  109S361 Start date:  15/04/2010 End date:  15/10/2013
Obtaining New Antimicrobial Molecules from Actinomycetes Living in Extreme Conditions in the Aegean Region
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1001 Project ID:  104S017 Start date:  01/07/2004 End date:  01/07/2008
Establishment and Method Optimization of an Integrated System for Extraction of Saponin Glycosides and Hydrolysis by Oxidative Cleavage
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1002 Project ID:  108M416 Start date:  15/01/2009 End date:  15/01/2010
Development of Methods for Pilot Production of Astragaloside VII Molecule from Endemic Astragalus trojanus Plant, Preparation of New Formulations, and Waste Valorization
Project Type:  TÜBİTAK 1003 Project ID:  116Z958 Start date:  01/08/2017 End date:  01/12/2020