2026
Didem delivered a poster presentation titled “Decellularized Plant Scaffolds as 3R-Aligned Platforms for Building a Physiologically Relevant and Functional Three-Dimensional (3D) Human Intestine Model” at the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)-EU 2026 Conference held in Palma de Mallorca.
23.04.2026
Didem has been awarded the TERMIS Inclusion, Diversity, and Education Scholarship.
23.04.2026
Didem has been awarded the TÜBITAK 2210-C National MSc/MA Scholarship Program in the Priority Fields of Science and Technology. Her thesis, “Development of a Three-Dimensional Human Gut Model on Decellularized Plant-Based Scaffolds,” aims to contribute to the development of ethical, sustainable, and human-relevant in vitro systems as a potential alternative to animal testing.
17.02.2026
2025
Rana successfully defended her Master's thesis entitled "Development of a Pro-angiogenic and Antimicrobial Bilayer Synthetic Dermal Skin Substitute".
12.12.2025
Enise delivered an oral presentation entitled “Development of Pro-Angiogenic Biosynthetic Vascular Grafts Using a Tissue Engineering Approach” at the 29th National Biomedical Science and Technology Symposium (BIOMED 2025).
23.11.2025
Didem delivered an oral presentation entitled “Development of a Three-Dimensional Human Intestinal Model on Plant-Derived Decellularized Scaffolds” at the 29th National Biomedical Science and Technology Symposium (BIOMED 2025).
22.11.2025
Merve delivered an oral presentation entitled “Development of Pectin-Based Pro-Angiogenic Wound Management Products and Evaluation of Their Efficacy Using the Ex Ovo Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Model” at the 29th National Biomedical Science and Technology Symposium (BIOMED 2025).
21.11.2025
Didem presented a talk titled “Development of a Three-Dimensional (3D) Human Gut Model on Plant-Derived Decellularized Scaffolds” at the 23rd Biotechnology Congress with International Participation, hosted by Hacettepe University on October 23–25.
23.10.2025
The project entitled “DermaLeaf ECM: An In Vitro Extracellular Matrix–Enriched Plant-Derived Biohybrid Wound Management Product” was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK) under the 1005 – National New Ideas and New Products Research Funding Program.
15.10..2025
Sezin’s thesis project, “Improvement of the Mechanical Strength and Biological Activity of Decellularized Plant-Based Tissue Engineering Scaffolds,” was supported by the Graduate Thesis Research Projects (TAP) Program within the framework of the Scientific Research Projects (BAP) funding scheme.
10.10.2025
Eftelya began working as an intern on the project titled “Development of a Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Human Intestinal Model from Decellularized Parsley Stems as an Alternative to Animal Experiments, Validation of Its Physiological Relevance, and Investigation of Its Functionality in an Iron Deficiency Anemia Model” under the TÜBITAK 2247-C STAR Intern Researcher Scholarship Programme.
22.09.2025
Gülay and Yagız were accepted to conduct their project, “Development of 3D Hydrogel Angiogenesis Models as Alternatives to Animal Testing,” within the scope of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurship Program.
15.06.2025
Gülay and Yagız’s undergraduate project, “Development of Biosynthetic Vascular Grafts (TEVGs) Using a Tissue Engineering Approach and the Design and Fabrication of an Arduino-Based Rotational Seeding System for Graft Endothelialization,” was supported by the TÜSEB A1 Project Support Program for Undergraduate Students.
10.04.2025
Gülay began working as an intern on the project titled “Development of a Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Human Intestinal Model from Decellularized Parsley Stems as an Alternative to Animal Experiments, Validation of Its Physiological Relevance, and Investigation of Its Functionality in an Iron Deficiency Anemia Model” under the TÜBITAK 2247-C STAR Intern Researcher Scholarship Programme.
15.03.2025
2024
Rana presented a poster titled “Development of a Dual-Function Bilayer Scaffold for Use in Skin Tissue Engineering” at the 11th Biomaterials Days, Ege University.
09.11.2024
Enise presented a poster titled “Development and In Vitro Characterization of Biosynthetic Tubular Constructs as Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts” at the 11th Biomaterials Days, Ege University).
09.11.2024
Rana delivered an oral presentation titled “Optimization of Solvent and Process Parameters for the Production of Extracellular Matrix-Mimicking Polymeric Fibers” at the 10th International Aegean Congress on Innovation Technologies & Engineering.
05.10.2024
Enise delivered an oral presentation titled “Tissue-Engineered Biodegradable Vascular Grafts Combining the Advantages of Synthetic and Biological Grafts” at the 4th Bilsel International Sümela Scientific Research Congress, Trabzon.
10.08.2024
Yagız began working as an intern on the project titled “Development of a Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Human Intestinal Model from Decellularized Parsley Stems as an Alternative to Animal Experiments, Validation of Its Physiological Relevance, and Investigation of Its Functionality in an Iron Deficiency Anemia Model” under the TÜBITAK 2247-C STAR Intern Researcher Scholarship Programme.
09.08.2024
Enise delivered an oral presentation titled “Development and Characterization of a Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft” at BILFEST’24, Izmir Institute of Technology, and was awarded Second Place for Best Oral Presentation.
12.07.2024
Yagız’s project, “What My Generation Can Learn: Lessons for Unity and Peace,” was supported by the Erasmus+ Programme.
07.07.2024
Sezin presented a poster titled “Etching Tissue Engineering Scaffold Surfaces Obtained from Decellularized Plants with Sodium Hydroxide and Investigation of Their Biological Activity” at the 9th National Bioengineering Congress, hosted by IZTECH & Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
11.05.2024
Enise delivered an oral presentation titled “Development and In Vitro Characterization of Pro-Angiogenic and Cellular Vascular Grafts from Electrospun PCL Tubular Scaffolds” at the 9th National Bioengineering Congress, IZTECH & Ege University, Izmir.
11.05.2024
Demet began working as an intern on the project titled “Development of a Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Human Intestinal Model from Decellularized Parsley Stems as an Alternative to Animal Experiments, Validation of Its Physiological Relevance, and Investigation of Its Functionality in an Iron Deficiency Anemia Model” under the TÜBITAK 2247-C STAR Intern Researcher Scholarship Programme.
15.03.2024
Sezin’s undergraduate project, “Etching Tissue Engineering Scaffold Surfaces Obtained from Decellularized Plants with Sodium Hydroxide and Investigation of Their Biological Activity,” was supported by TÜBITAK 2209-A.
10.03.2024
Enise started working as an intern on the project titled “Development of a Bioactive and Antimicrobial Dermal Skin Substitute for Wound Treatment and Evaluation of Its Therapeutic Potential in In Vitro and In Vivo Models” under the TÜBITAK 2247-C STAR Intern Researcher Scholarship Programme.
15.02.2024
Enise began working as a researcher on the project “Development of a 2-Deoxy-D-Ribose (2dDR)-Loaded Synthetic Wound Dressing and Investigation of Its In Vitro Activities,” supported by the TÜSEB A1 Project Support Program for Undergraduate Students.
15.01.2024
Enise’s undergraduate project, “Development and In Vitro Characterization of Pro-Angiogenic and Cellular Vascular Grafts from PCL Tubular Scaffolds Fabricated by Electrospinning,” was supported by the TÜSEB A1 Project Support Program for Undergraduate Students.
15.01.2024
2023
Rana began working as an undergraduate researcher on the project “Development of a Bioactive and Antimicrobial Dermal Skin Substitute for Wound Management and Investigation of Its Wound Healing Potential Using Established In Vitro and In Vivo Models,” supported by the TÜBITAK ARDEB 3501 Academic Research Funding Programme.
15.10.2023
Rana has been awarded the TÜBITAK 2210-C National MSc/MA Scholarship Program in the Priority Fields of Science and Technology. Her thesis, entitled “Development of a Pro-Angiogenic and Antimicrobial Bilayer Synthetic Dermal Skin Substitute,” focuses on the development of advanced biomaterials for enhanced wound healing.
15.10.2023
Sezin began working as an intern on the project titled “Development of a Bioactive and Antimicrobial Dermal Skin Substitute for Wound Treatment and Evaluation of Its Therapeutic Potential in In Vitro and In Vivo Models,” under the TÜBITAK 2247-C Intern Researcher Scholarship Program (BIÇABA).
18.03.2023
2022
The project “Development of a 3D Biomimetic Human Gut Model from Decellularized Parsley Stems as an Alternative to Animal Experiments, Validation of Its Physiological Relevance, and Investigation of Its Functionality in an Iron Deficiency–Induced Anemia Model” has been supported by the Research Universities Support Program of Türkiye (ADEP).
15.01.2022