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Dr. Betül Giray, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, has been appointed to the Working Group of COST Action CA22158 “Exploiting Plant-Microbiomes Networks and Synthetic Communities to improve Crops Fitness (CropBiomes)”.

İstinye Univesity, Faculty of Pharmacy member Dr. Elif YAVUZ DOKGÖZ’s research article title “LDH-A Inhibitor as a Remedy to Potentiate the Anticancer Effect of Docetaxel in Prostate Cancer” has been published in “Journal of Cancer (IF: 3.9; Q2).

Istinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy students Zübeyde Merve Kala and Kutay Kırımlı, who have devoted themselves to laboratory studies as researchers, shared their laboratory research experiences in the "Principles of Laboratory Practice" course.

Zübeyde Merve Kala and Kutay Kırımlı are entitled to TÜBİTAK 2209A and 2209B projects in the fields of Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Botanics/Pharmacognosy respectively . Both students served as role models for other students by making their presentations.

Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Head of Department of Biochemistry Assist. Prof. Elif YAVUZ DOKGÖZ has been appointed to the Working Group of COST Action CA21154 entitled ‘Translational control in Cancer European Network (TRANSLACORE)’. Detailed information about the working group can be found at the link below.

https://translacore.eu/

Our event, which started with art, was continued the opening speeches of TÜBİTAK president Prof. Dr. Hasan MANDAL, İstinye University Rector Prof. Dr. Erkan İBİŞ, İstinye University Faculty of Pharmacy Dean Prof. Dr. Atilla AKDEMİR and Young İVEK Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Mahmut TOKAÇ. Following the opening speeches in which the importance of multidisciplinary and scientific data was shared, the eight-session event continued with the presentations of our University Professors and pharmaceutical industry pioneers. Our young people once again had a day full of science in this event, which attracted great interest from students from all universities.

Dr. Betül Giray, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, has been appointed to the Working Group of COST Action CA22142 “Beneficial root-associated microorganisms for sustainable agriculture (ROOT-BENEFIT)”.

Research article of Süleyman BODUR, İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy Research Assistant, titled "Determination of copper in rose tea samples using flame atomic absorption spectrometry after emulsification liquid–liquid microextraction" has been published in the journal "Food Chemistry (IF: 8.8)".

Article access link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814623027589

Prof. Dr. Atilla Akdemir (Istinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology) attended with an invited oral presentation entitled "Development of selective inhibitors for the tumor-associated carbonic anhydrases".

Review article of Süleyman BODUR, İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy Research Assistant, titled "Biogenic synthesis of novel nanomaterials and their applications" has been published in the journal "Nanoscale (IF: 6.7)".

Article access link:

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/nr/d3nr03843b

Dr. Kerem Dedeoğlu, a valuable member of the Faculty of Dentistry, contributed to the Health Literacy for Pharmacists course on 24.11.2023 and we celebrated the Oral and Dental Health Week together.
As a dental health specialist, Dr. Dedeoğlu shared evidence-based knowledge and experiences about oral and dental health with our students and emphasized the importance of cooperation between pharmacists and dentists regarding health literacy.
We would like to express our gratitude to him and the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Prof. Dr. Tamer Ataoğlu, for giving us this opportunity.

Research article of Dr. Ayşegül ÇALIŞKAN İŞCAN, İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy Lecturer, titled "A Differential Transcriptional Regulome Approach to Unpack Cancer Biology: Insights on Renal Cell Carcinoma Subtypes" has been published in the journal "OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology (IF: 3.3)".

Article access link:

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/omi.2023.0167

Review article of Süleyman BODUR, İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy Research Assistant, titled "Deep eutectic solvents for the determination of endocrine disrupting chemicals" has been published in the journal "Talanta (IF: 6.1)".

Article access link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039914023010913

“Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days 2023 (AACD2023)” congress, was held at Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) between 19 and 22 October, by the organization committee including Faculty of Pharmacy Members of Dr. Arda ATAKOL and Research Assistant Süleyman BODUR.

Access Link:
https://aacd2023.yildiz.edu.tr/

Dr. Anmar Hasan Kashkool Al-Taie's review article titled "Evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of current drug treatments on the clinical outcomes of paediatric spinal muscular atrophy type 1: A systematic review" has been published in journal of "Paediatric Respiratory Reviews (IF: 5.8)".

Article link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526054223000404

The projects given to TÜBİTAK by students of İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy within the scope of "2209-A Research Project Support Programme for Undergraduate Students" and "2209-B Industry Oriented Research Project Support Programme for Undergraduate Students" have been accepted.

Istinye University (ISU) Faculty of Pharmacy continues to take significant steps to enhance its current strength in education and research by expanding a strategic collaboration with Elsevier Life Science, a prominent brand in the international academic publishing world. The meeting held on September 20th, 2023, aims to increase the opportunities and data mining potential provided by Elsevier in the R&D activities of Istinye University Faculty of Pharmacy and further strengthen the ties with Elsevier.

İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty Members of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayça BAL ÖZTÜRK and Asst. Prof. Dr. Betül GİRAY's research article titled "’Preparation of tetracycline hydrochloride loaded chitosan/silk fibroin/ ZnO antibacterial biocomposite hydrogel sponges for wound healing application" has been published in the journal "Journal of Polymer Research".

Article access link:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10965-022-03435-2

Istinye University (ISU) Faculty of Pharmacy continues to take significant steps to enhance its current strength in education and research by expanding a strategic collaboration with Elsevier Life Science, a prominent brand in the international academic publishing world. The meeting held on September 20th, 2023, aims to increase the opportunities and data mining potential provided by Elsevier in the R&D activities of Istinye University Faculty of Pharmacy and further strengthen the ties with Elsevier.
Representatives from Elsevier Life Sciences, Shimaa Heikal and Dr. Sergey Varnavskiy, along with Dean Prof. Dr. Atilla Akdemir, Vice Deans Dr. Demet Akalgan Aklar and, Dr. Selin Aktar Kiremitçi, and Dr. Sinem Helvacıoğlu from ISU Faculty of Pharmacy participated in the meeting, contributing to the reinforcement of dialogue between the institutions.
The significant meeting organized in collaboration with Elsevier aims to boost the contributions of Istinye University, a research-oriented institution, particularly in the Faculty of Pharmacy, by enhancing its contributions in education and research, ultimately giving a significant impetus to future successes. Enhancing the quality of education, expanding research opportunities, and strengthening international recognition in academic domains are among the anticipated significant gains through the collaboration with Elsevier.

Prof. Dr. Atilla Akdemir entitled "Synthesis of Naproxen Thiadiazole Urea Hybrids and Determination of their Anti-melanoma, Anti-migration, Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity, and Molecular Docking Studies" in "Journal of Molecular Structure" (IF 3.8) has been published.

The research article of Prof. Dr. Atilla Akdemir entitled "Synthesis of flurbiprofen thiadiazole urea derivatives and assessment of biological activities and molecular docking studies" in "Chemical Biology & Drug Design" (IF 3.0) has been published.

Dr. Anmar Hasan Kashkool AL-TAIE has been selected as academic editor in Journal of PLOS ONE.

Prof. Dr. Atilla Akdemir contributed with a chapter entitled Cytochrome P450 (inhibitors for the metabolism of drugs) to Metalloenzymes from bench to bedside.

İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty Member of Assoc. Prof. Dr. İnci KAYIN has been selected as a Working Group Member of COST Action numbered CA19132 and titled "European Network to Advance Best practices & technoLogy on medication adherencE (ENABLE)".

Research article of Süleyman BODUR, İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy Research Assistant, titled "A powerful combination of liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry and quadruple isotope dilution strategy for the determination of fenuron at trace levels in river water, stream water and fruit juice samples" has been published in the journal "Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (IF: 4.3)".

Article access link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157523004374

Research article of Süleyman BODUR, İstinye University Faculty of Pharmacy Research Assistant, titled "Spray assisted preconcentration method combined with HPLC – continuous flow hydride generation – FAAS for inorganic arsenic speciation in olive oil samples" has been published in the journal "Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (IF: 4.3)".

Article access link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157523004052

İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty Member of Assoc. Prof. Dr. İnci Kayın and Research Assistant Süleyman Bodur's research article titled"Cadmium determination at trace levels in lake water samples by cold vapor generation-atomic absorption spectrometry after magnetic dispersive solid phase extraction" has been published in the journal "Chemical Papers (IF: 2.2)".

Article access link:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11696-023-02963-5

Fakültemiz Öğretim Elemanlarından Dr. Ayşegül Çalışkan İşcan’ın doktora tezi “Altın Kalem” ödülüne layık görülmüştür.

İstinye University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty Members of Assoc. Prof. Dr. İnci KAYIN's research article titled "Pharmacist and child communication: A phenomenological multidisciplinary study from the perspectives of undergraduate students in pharmacy and child development" has been published in the journal "Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy".

Article access link:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276623000537?via%3Dihub

The BAGEP awards, given by the Science Academy, which was established in 2011, to encourage young scientists to scientific studies, found their owners for the eleventh time. This year, 39 new awards have been added to the 396 awards given since 2013 in order to identify, reward and support young scientists for new research.

Ayça Bal Öztürk, faculty member of the Department of Basic Sciences of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Istinye University, was awarded the Science Academy Young Scientist Award (BAGEP), which is given to Turkey's leading successful young scientists by the Science Academy. Dr. Ayça Bal Öztürk became one of the 3 scientists who were deemed worthy of an award in the field of "Materials Engineering". Ayça Bal Öztürk received her award at the ceremony held at Bilkent University on April 8, 2023, by our Rector Prof. Dr. Erkan Ibiş presented it.

2022-2023 Güz döneminde 14 hafta boyunca Sosyal Sorumluluk Projesi dersini alan 5. Sınıf Eczacılık Fakültesi öğrencileri takımlar halinde çalışarak Eczacılık Fakültesi Akademisyenlerinin danışmanlığında çok sayıda sosyal sorumluluk projesini başarılı bir şekilde gerçekleştirdiler.
Projelerin değerlendirmesi , Prof Dr İlhan Tomanbay, Dr Nurgül Dürüstkan Elbaşı ve Dr Sibel Sensu tarafından, dersin koordinatörü Doç Dr İnci Kayın ve Araştırma Görevlisi Nil Kaya tarafından düzenlenen, Eczacılık Fakültesi Dekanı Prof Semra Sardaş’ın da katıldığı zoom üzerinden 31.03.2023 tarihinde yapılan toplantıda gerçekleştirildi.
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