Awards in Photography

• Photographer of the Month (July 1998, Underwater World Magazine)
• First prize (macro) in National Underwater Photography Contest, Kemer Antalya, Turkey, 2001

• First prize (wide-angle and standard lens) METU Underwater Club 20th Anniversary Contest, 2005

• First prize (digital SLR) in Turkish Gastroenterology Society Photo Contest, 2006

• First prize (black and white) in Turkish Gastroenterology Society Photo Contest, 2006

Awards in Science

• Best Confocal Microscopy Presentation Award (video microscopy) NORAN Instruments, USA 1995
• Brain Research Organization Annual Project Award. Evaluation of the cellular mechanism of reperfusion damage in cerebral ischemia, Turkey, 2000
• 1st prize on Scientific Presentation. From Molecules to Cells, From Cells to Clinics. Reproductive Biology and Health Congress, Italy, 2003
• 2nd prize on Oral Presentation of the Year (International Congress on Hematology Society) Determination of human umbilical cord stroma-derived stem cells by PAI-1 gene expression, Turkey 2006
• 1st prize in Novartis Pharmacological Researches. The role of nitric oxide synthase in reduced vasocontractile responsiveness induced by prolonged α1-adrenergic receptor stimulation in rat thoracic aorta, Turkey 2007