Hakbaba-LAb is ready for the 2023-2024 journey
On October 19th, our team gathered together to evaluate the new semester plans 📚📚
Hakbaba-Lab is on the cover
Our latest article was published in #ACSOmega and has highlighted on the front cover of the journal. We have developed a system for Cas9 protein immobilization by encapsulating in a liposome formulation carrying sgRNA on the outer surface for gene delivery; thus we gained a broad functionality that can provide an extensive repertoire of sgRNA selection. SRD5α2 suppression was obtained using CRISPR technology as an alternative treatment against prostate cancer and/or BPH. #ACS4Authors #MyACSCover
Our new publication in ACS Omega
Our new publication about liposome formulations immobilizing CRISPR Cas9 enzyme against androgenic disorders has been published on ACS Omega’s new issue 💫
Article link below ⬇️
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.3c07138
M.Sc. Pharmacist Melike Özder was Qualified
Our team member MSc. Pharmacist Melike Özder, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Akbaba successfully completed the PhD Qualifying Exam on January 4, 2024, with the jury members including Prof. Dr. Zeynep Şenyiğit, the head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology at Izmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Pharmacy, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Öztürk, the head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at Izmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Pharmacy, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Can, Department of Biology Molecular Biology at Ege University Faculty of Science and Assist. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kotmakçı, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Ege University Faculty of Pharmacy. We congratulate her and wish her continued success 👏🏻👏🏻
Bioexpo Life Sciences Fair 2023
Hakbaba Lab team leader, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Akbaba, participated as a speaker in the panel on Innovative Approaches in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology held within the scope of Bioexpo Life Sciences Fair 2023, sharing up-to-date information in the field of Next-Generation Biotechnological Vaccines.
2209-A University Student Research Projects
Our senior undergraduate students, Basak Liman and Nida Kaya have been awarded support under the 2209-A University Student Research Projects conducted by TÜBİTAK BİDEB.
M.Sc. Pharmacist Deniz Onan was Qualified
Our team member MSc. Pharmacist Deniz Onan, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Akbaba successfully completed the PhD Qualifying Exam on August 31, 2023, with the jury members including Prof. Dr. Gülten Kantarcı, the head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Ege University Faculty of Pharmacy, Prof. Dr. Zeynep Şenyiğit, the head of
‘’I am Genius’’
The news of our Project winning the first place in the ‘’I am Genius’’ – Biotechnological Ideas competition organized by Amgen was published in the Posta Newspaper on July 12, 2023.
Ayça Çetinkaya, an undergraduate student at Hakbaba Lab, received the first prize in the “I am genius” – Biotechnological Ideas competition organized by the world-renowned biotechnology company Amgen for her research project titled “Oral Gene Therapy Using Liposome Nanoparticles Encapsulating the Deficient β-Galactosidase Gene in Lactose Intolerance”.
TUBITAK – 1001 Alert
The project titled “Providing Immune Stimulation with Artificial Cancer Cells Recognizable by the Immune System Against Breast Cancer, Investigating Therapeutic and Cancer Vaccine Potential,” led by Assoc. Prof. Hasan Akbaba, has been found eligible for support within the framework of the TÜBİTAK 1001 – Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program. Within the scope of the project, artificial cancer cells that stimulate the immune system for the treatment of cancer will be developed.
BAGEP 2022 award
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Akbaba, has won the BAGEP 2022 award from the Science Academy’s Young Scientist Awards Program with his project titled “Ensuring immune stimulation with artificial cancer cells that can be recognized by the immune system against breast cancer and investigating its therapeutic and cancer vaccine potential.”
2023 TEKNOFEST Biotechnology Innovation Competition Degree
The project titled “Development of Magnetic Nanoparticle-Loaded Cationic Lipid Microsphere Formulations as Targetable Gene Delivery Systems and Investigation of their in vitro Efficacy,” prepared by our MAGNOTARGET team has qualified for the finals by receiving 91 points in the 2023 TEKNOFEST Biotechnology Innovation Competition, Project Category, University and Above Level.
