Scientific Activities 2011-2012 (Updated)

December, 28^th, 2011,  10⁰⁰-17⁰⁰

Venue: Acıbadem Kadıköy Hastanesi (Hospital) , Şinasi Can Konferans Salonu İstanbul

Symposium on Programmed Cell Death: Current approaches

Invited Speakers

• Prof. Dr. Melek ÖZTÜRK- Cell death : past and future
• Prof. Dr. Ayhan BİLİR- Apoptotic cell death and related mechanisms
• Prof. Dr. Selma YILMAZER- A new approach to Alzheimer's disease: the role of vitamin D receptor-related pathways

• Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Devrim GÖZÜAÇIK- Autophagy and cell death
• Prof. Dr. Engin ULUKAYA- Reflection of apoptosis in oncology and hepatology clinics
• Dr. Selda GEZGİNCİ OKTAYOĞLU- The role of RASSFs  in pancreatic cell apoptosis
• Dr. Matem TUNÇDEMİR-  Nephropathy, RAS blockers and apoptosis

April,  6^th , 2012, 10³⁰-12⁰⁰

Venue: Namık Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of  Histology and Embryology Tekirdağ

Invited Speakers

• Assist. Prof. Dr. Cevat AKTAŞ- Protective effects of quercetin on apoptosis and oxidative stress  in diabetic rat testis

• Bio. Mustafa ERBOĞA- The protective effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on liver injury following  experimentally- induced common bile duct obstruction

April, 13^th,  2012, 14⁰⁰-15³⁰

Venue:  İstanbul University,  Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Medical Biology Department, Cerrahpaşa ,İstanbul

Invited Speakers

· Prof .Dr. Belgin CAN (Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology) - Diagnostic value of transmission electron microscope in kidney diseases

· Prof.  Dr. Oya EVİRGEN (Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Histology and Embryology Dept.)  The value of transmission electron microscopy and stereological methods in peripheral nerve diseases

May,  4^th,  2012, 13³⁰-17⁰⁰

Venue: Kocaeli University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Kocaeli

• SEM applications  in materials engineering
• KOU-  SEM applications in Biology
• KOU-  Stem cell and tissue engineering applications in the SEM
• KOU-  SEM applications in material engineering

• Lab visit