The first event of the “Biotech Talks” series organized by Istanbul Medeniyet University Biotechnology Student Club was held online on 17-18 June 2022. Three different participants working on three different subjects were the guests of the event.
On 17 June 2022, the first session of the event hosted Prof.Dr. Tuba GÜNEL, who talked about “Life According to Genetic Structure”. In the speech, Dr. GÜNEL discussed the human genome project, which aims to map human genes and decipher genetic codes, diagnosis and treatment with genes to lead a healthy life, and genetic profiling. She also emphasized the importance of the human genome project in terms of preventeable deaths due to hereditary diseases. She also talked about the establishment of a billion-dollar pharmaceutical industry to be used in the field of treatment and medicine based on the human genome project in biotechnology. She also explained her own work and her advanced projects.
In the second session that took place the next day, Dr. Tolga AKKOÇ from TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center gave his speech on “Bioethics”. In the speech, he discussed the differences between the concepts of ethics and morality, academic ethics, ethics in animal experiments, standards in animal experiments, animal species used in animal experiments and laboratory safety. He ended the session by talking about what ethical judgments should be included in future projects.
In the last session of the event, Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences faculty member Asst.Prof.Dr. Emrah EROĞLU gave his speech on “Biosensor Technologies”. In his speech, he gave information about the development and operation of genetically encoded biosensor technologies, especially the Nitric Oxide sensor geNOps. He talked about in what areas these technologies about Nitric Oxide can be used in the future as it is effective in neurological, cardiovascular and many other systems, especially in human immunodeficiency virus. The event came to an end with the mention of chemogenetics, which makes it possible to manage the activities of cells by using various chemicals through special chemical receptors placed in the cells.
