Dear Guests,

Since 2007, ITU MBG Student Club has given an importance of ITU MBG Student Congresses in order to bring all students and scientists working in this field together. As you know from the previous meetings, we are aiming to prepare a useful scientific atmosphere to follow the recent researches of molecular biology and genetics. In this case, students can meet and talk with the keynote professors.

In August 2012, we will organize “International ITU 6th Molecular Biology and Genetics Student Congress” with a new-modified concept. We will have 6 different sessions indicated on the below:

Session I. Developmental Genetics & Neuroscience

Session II. Evolution & Ecology

Session III. Drug Discovery & Cancer

Session IV. The RNA World & Epigenetics

Session V. Biotechnology & Bioinformatics

Session VI. Stem Cells & Immunology

We will be appreciated to see you in the conference.

See you in Istanbul!
SESSION I: DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS & NEUROSCIENCE

1. Assist. Prof. Dr. Arzu ÇELİK - Bogazici University / Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics – TURKEY

2. Carmen Ruiz de ALMADOVAR, PhD. - University of Heidelberg / Biochemistry Center (BZH) - GERMANY

3. Andrew WARD, PhD. - University of Bath / Center for Regenerative Medicine - UNITED KINGDOM

SESSION II: EVOLUTION & ECOLOGY

1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meral KENCE - Middle East Technical University / Department of Biology - TURKEY

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SESSION III: DRUG DISCOVERY & CANCER

1. Assoc. Prof. Yusuf BARAN - Izmir Institute of Technology / Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics - TURKEY

2. Bülent ÖZPOLAT, MD. - The University of Texas / MD Anderson Cancer Center – USA

3. Thomas SCHMIDT, MD. - University of Heidelberg / Faculty of Medicine – GERMANY

4. Arnd KIESER, PhD. - Helmholtz Center / German Research Center for Environmental Health – GERMANY

SESSION IV: THE RNA WORLD & EPIGENETICS

1. Assist. Prof. Dr. Arzu ATALAY – Ankara University / Biotechnology Institute – TURKEY

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SESSION V: BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOINFORMATICS

1. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÇULHA - Yeditepe University / Department of Genetics and Bioengineeering – TURKEY

2. Prof. Dr. Ä°. Saime Ä°SMET GÃœRHAN - Ege University / Department of Bioengineering - TURKEY

3. Prof. Dr. Dimitri KAFETZOPOULOS - FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology – GREECE

4. Hüseyin ŞEKER, PhD. – De Montfort University – UNITED KINGDOM

SESSION VI: STEM CELLS & IMMUNOLOGY

1. Prof. Dr. Erdal KARAÖZ - Kocaeli University / Center for Stem Cell and Gene Therapies Research and Practice - TURKEY

2. Prof. Dr. Batu ERMAN - Sabancı University / Biological Sciences & Bioengineering Program – TURKEY

3. Prof. Dr. Richard OREFFO - University of Southampton / Faculty of Medicine - UNITED KINGDOM

4. Prof. Dr. Karim NAYERNIA - University of Newcastle upon Tyne – UNITED KINGDOM

Info About Registration
Registration Fee:

90 TL, 40 € or 50$ (Outside ITU)

40 TL, 15 € or 25 $ (ITU Student)

If you want to come with more than 15 students, you can be registered as “Group”. For group participation, the fee is 75 TL, 30 € or 40 $. There should be one person who is responsible for the whole group. This person should pay the group fee for all students(not one by one).

Workshops


-Each workshop has a limited capacity with 15 students. However, Bioinformatics has a capacity of 20 participants. One person can attend more than one workshop.



- Each workshop fee is 45 TL, 20 € and 25 $

The planned workshops are listed below:

1) Gene Knockout (Assistant: Ceren ALKIM) (FULL CAPACITY)

2) Immunostaining (Assistant: Şirin KORULU KOÇ)

3) Phage Display (Assistant: Hilal YAZICI)

4) Western Blot (Assistant: Salih DEMÄ°R & Koray KIRIMTAY)

5) Q-PCR (Assistant: Anatolia Geneworks)

6) Bioinformatics (Assistant: DONE Genetik)

To obtain any information about the congress;

e-mail: mbgkongre@itu.edu.tr

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