Overview:

Our Lab at BILSAB has an interest on both basic virological and immunological features of primarily Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus and translational aspects of various viruses including development and validation of diagnostics and antivirals. Currently at the laboratory, one post-doctoral trainee and 3 doctoral and one master's students are trained.  

Projects:

Ongoing Projects

• 'Establishment of the Infrastructure of Institute of Life Sciences and Biotechnology' Funded by Turkish Ministry of Development, 
• 'Development of nanoparticle based carrier systems containing immunochemotherapeutic agents against visceral leishmaniasis'. Co-investigative Project with Yıldız Technical University Funded by TÜBİTAK 1003, 
• 'Development of virus like particle based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2' Funded by TUSEB, 
• 'Investigation of antigenic similarities between Hazara virus nucleoprotein and Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus nucleoprotein in terms of cellular response' Funded by Bezmialem Vakıf University Scientific Research Project Unit, 

• 'Generation of Plasmid-Based Virus-Like Particle in Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus'. Bezmialem Vakıf University Scientific Research Project Unit. 
• 'Evaluation of TritonX-100's inactivation effect on Influenza Virus infection'. Bezmialem Vakıf University Scientific Research Project Unit. 

Completed Projects

• 'Development of serological diagnostic methods for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Virus'. Funded by TÜBİTAK 1003 Program. 
• 'Analysis of immunological properties non-structural proteins of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus'. Funded by TÜBİTAK 1001. 
• 'Investigation of lymphoproliferative and Delayed Type Hypersensitivity Responses against Nucleoprotein of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Kelkit Strain'. Bezmialem Vakıf University Scientific Research Project Unit. 

Teaching:

Courses 

Module code & title: TIP 118, 2C, Basic Immunology 

Program: Medical School 

Location: Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey,  

Module code & title: TIP 235– 3A-1 Medical Microbiology 

Program: Medical School 

Location: Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey,  

Module code & title: 235– 3A-2, Medical Virology 

Program: Medical School 

Location: Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey,  

Module code & title: BYT5102, Techniques in Microbiology. 

Program: Masters of Science and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

Location: Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey 

Lab Research Team:

Lab Alumni:

Elif Karaaslan, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow at Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. 

Sevde Hasanoğlu, MSc Bezmialem Clinical Microbiology Laboratory 

Filiz Güney, MSc Bezmialem Clinical Microbiology Laboratory 

Murat Ihlamur Yıldız Technical University 

Contact Info: 

E-mail: mzdoymaz@bezmialem.edu.tr ​​