Projects in Photography and Marine Topics

Projects in Cell & Tissue Science

• Light and electron microscopic evaluation of endometrium with regard to corpus luteum failure in anovulatory infertile women (Project manager) supported by Ankara University Research Fund 90090012 (1989-91).
• Evaluation of desmin immunoreactivity in human decidua to estimate the degree of decidualization at physiological and many pathological states (Project manager) supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (1992-94).
• Markey P.Lucille Trust Grant (DF.A) Boston, U.S.A. (1993-95) (project assistant).
• Multiparameter analysis of human oocyte and granulosa cells in infertility management (Project manager) supported by NATO Collaborative Research Grant (Ankara-Boston) CRG-951282 (1995-98).
• Evaluation of the cellular localization of G protein alpha subunit before and after receptor activation (Project manager) supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-SBAG 1635 (1996-1998).
• Analysis of development and maturation of human oocytes and granulosa cells supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-AYD-89 (1995-96).
• Analysis of the adverse effects of diethylstilbestrol (DES) and bisphenol-A (BPA) on human ovarian granulosa cell division dynamics (Project manager) supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-164 (1997-98).
• The use of confocal laser scanning microscope in molecular cell biological research (Project manager). An infrastructure project supported by Turkish Stane Planning Organization (DPT) 97K120560 (1997-98).
• The effects of base-metal casting alloys on cytoskeletal filaments in cultured human fibroblasts (Project co-manager) DPT 98K120730 (1998-19).
• Effects of semi-synthetic estrogenic compounds on the meiotic cell division and cytoskeleton in mammalian oocytes (proje yöneticisi) (Project manager) supported by Ankara University Research Fund 9809009 (1998-1999).
• Morphological evaluation of various cells and tissues in female reproductive system by cryoelectron microscopy (Project assistant) supported by Ankara University Research Fund 9809043 (1998-99).
• The use of confocal laser scanning microscope and the 3-D image analysis on the measurement of cytoskeletal dynamics in eukaryotic cells (Project manager) supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-AYD-240 (1999)
• Assessment of structural protein dynamics during proliferation and differentiation of human-derived stem cells (Project co-manager) supported by Ankara University Biotechnology Institute 2005-180 (2005-07) and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-SBAG-3314 (2006-08).
• The assessment of the controlled cryopreservation conditions of human umbilical cord stroma with a potential usage for stem cell transplantations; chemical design of transfer and cryogenic solutions (Project manager) supported by The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (SANTEZ) 00139.STZ.2007-2 (2007-09).
• Determining the protective efficiency of microtubule stabilization on meiotic spindle during oocyte cryopreservation (Project Manager) supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-SBAG 109S415 (2010-2012).
• The design of a medium composition for the transportation of ovarian tissues to be cryopreserved due to fertility preservation. (Project Manager) supported by Ankara University Research Fund 10B3330002 (2010-2012).
• Investigating the gene expression profiles of cardiomyogenic potential of stem/progenitor cells on the differentiation route by transcriptome and proteomics level (collaborating partner) supported by The Scientific and Technological Research
  Council of Turkey-SBAG 109S415 (2010-2012).