Members

                                              Principal Investigator

        Ercan Çaçan

Associate Professor, 

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University


Educational Background: 

MS. Molecular Biology and Genetics, 

Georgia  Institute of Technology, USA

 

Ph.D. Cell, Molecular Biology and Immunology, Georgia State University, USA

PhD Students

Burak Küçük

Burak graduated from Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University in 2018. He worked on the regulation of TLRs in ovarian cancer chemoresistance during his MS study. He is currently working on tumor immunogenicity and the induction of anti-tumor immunity.

Kübra Sena Baş Topcu

Kübra Sena graduated from Necmettin Erbakan University in 2018 with a bachelor's degree. She completed her master's degree on toll-like receptors and immune checkpoints in pancreatic cancer. Currently, she works on cancer immunotherapy approaches, including epigenetic regulations of immune checkpoints

Ali Sedeeq Noaman 

Ali received his MSc degree from India and he is currently a Ph.D. student at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University.  Ali is working on the potential contribution and regulation of target microRNAs in colorectal cancer.

Soumaya Menadi

Soumaya received her master degree from Blida 1 University in Algeria and she is currently a Ph.D. student at Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University. Her research interest covers the relationship between microbiome and colorectal cancer.

Esra Yılmaz

Esra graduated from Tokat Gazıosmanpaşa University in 2017. She worked on increasing the sensitivity of colorectal cancer cells to anti-tumor immune responses during her MS study. She is currently working on changes in MAP2K4 signaling pathway during Sars-Cov2 infection.

Aysun Keskin

Aysun graduated from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University in 2013. She worked on the molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens during her MS study. She focuses on novel genetic markers for the early detection of cancer in her doctoral study.

Abdullah Karabey

Abdullah received his master's degree from Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Department of Medical Biology. He is currently a Ph.D. student, and his research interests include the molecular mechanisms leading to ovarian cancer chemoresistance.

Master Students

Busenur Şahin

Busenur received her B.Sc. degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University.  She is currently pursuing her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology.

Rümeysa Şenol

Rümeysa graduated from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.  She is working on the epigenetic regulation of gasdermins in colorectal cancer

Emine Evcil

Emine graduated from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Department of Biology.  She is working on the roles of Ninjurin 1 in pyroptotic cell death

Emine Gizem Sabuncu

Emine Gizem received her B.Sc. degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University. She is currently pursuing her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics. Her research covers the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their potential antibacterial and anti-tumoral activities.

Songül Camgöz

Songül graduated from Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Department of Biology.  She is currently pursuing her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics. 

Former Members

    Name                                     Position                        Tenure                    

Visiting Researchers/Scientists  

    Name, Affiliation                                                                         Position             Year                    

Graduated Members 

Burcu Bal, MSc

Burcu graduated with a Master's degree in 2023. She worked on the esssential oils mediated cell death mechanisms in colorectal cancer.

Çağlar Berkel, PhD

Çağlar graduated with a Master's degree in 2019 and a Ph.D. degree in 2023. He worked on the multi aspects of tumor biology including pyroptotic cell death mechanism in ovarian cancer. 

Ayşe Kaynar, MSc

Ayşe graduated with a Master's degree in 2024. She worked on the drug solubility.

Çagla Sevinç, MSc

Çağla graduated with a Master's degree in 2023. She worked on the synthesis and characterization of gold-platinum complexes and their potential anti-tumor activities. 

         Bahra Naji, MSc

Bahra graduated with a Master's degree in 2024. She worked on epigenetic regulation of target genes in Gynecologic Cancers.

Fatma Nihan Çelik, MSc

Fatma Nihan graduated with a Master's degree in 2023. She worked on the potential usage of platinum complexes as anticancer agents in photodynamic therapy.

Feyzanur Y. Çaldıran, PhD

Feyzanur graduated with a Ph.D. degree in 2021. Her research interests include epigenetic regulation of inflammasomes in autoinflammatory diseases and various cancer types. She is currently working on the roles of TRIM proteins in autophagy and apoptosis in ovarian cancer. 

Gökçe Ulusoy, MSc

Gökçe graduated with a Master's degree in 2022. She worked on the relationship between essential oils and tumor progression. 

Rabar Khorsheed, MSc

Rabar graduated with a Master's degree in 2022. He worked on the effect of proteasome inhibition on death receptors in breast cancer.  

Muhsine Özen, MSc

Muhsine graduated with a Master's degree in 2021. She worked on the link between obesity and colorectal cancer. 

Esra Yılmaz, MSc

Esra graduated with a Master's degree in 2019. She worked on increasing the sensitivity of colorectal cancer cells to anti-tumor immune responses during her MS study. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree.

Burak Küçük, MSc

Burak graduated with a Master's degree in 2020. He worked on the regulation of TLRs in ovarian cancer chemoresistance during his MS study. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree. 

Merve Eroğlu, MSc

Merve graduated with a Master's degree in 2021. She worked on the chemotherapy sensitivities of different breast cancer cell lines.  

Former Undergraduates (TUBITAK-2247C STAR and TUBITAK-2209 Awardees)

Recep Ali Benan Ağca

Yozgat Bozok University, Faculty of Medicine


İlke Türkün

Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Medicine

Melahat Nida Düzyol

Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics


Semra Sattar

Bahcesehir University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics