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Elected
member of Bilim Akademisi - Science Academy, Turkiye
(2012)
L’Oréal
Turkey Young Women Scientist Fellowship (2005)
Turkish
Academy of
Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Fellowship
(TÜBA-GEBİP) (2004)
TUBITAK (The
Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) Encouragement
Award (2002)
Bogazici University
Ph.D. Thesis Award (1996)
TUBITAK Munir Birsel
Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship (1993 – 1996)
Announcements,
etc.
Our virus motions paper is a video highlight in Biophysical Journal (27 Feb. 2018) [link]:
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On the cover: Acta Crystallographica Section D (Jun. 2020):
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PhD
and MS scholarships for research on
Computational Investigation of Self Assembly Processes and Protein Dynamics
See the MIDST
Lab web page for research opportunities in our lab. Student enrollment in Materials
Science and Engineering program is not
a must to do research in our group. You may enroll in any of the
programs of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences; see program
listings and additional
details [here].
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Research
opportunities:
For
information on undergraduate education and graduate research
opportunities in Materials Science and
Engineering at Sabanci University, please visit our web site[here];
application procedures are[here]. _____________