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Canan ATILGAN

Selected Publications:


A.R. Atilgan, C. Atilgan, "Computational strategies for protein conformational ensemble detection," Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 72, 79-87 (2022). [link]

M.S. Manna, Y.T. Tamer, I. Gaszek, N. Poulides, A. Ahmed, X. Wang, F.C.R. Toprak, D.R. Woodard, A.Y. Koh, N.S. Williams, D. Borek, A.R. Atilgan, J.D. Hulleman, C. Atilgan, U. Tambar, E. Toprak, "A trimethoprim derivative impedes antibiotic resistance evolution," Nature Communications, 12, 2949 (2021). [link]

F. Jalalypour, O. Sensoy, C. Atilgan, "Perturb-Scan-Pull: A Novel Method Facilitating Conformational Transitions in Proteins," J. Chem. Theory Comput., 16, 3825-3841 (2020). [link]

Y.T. Tamer, I.K. Gaszek, H. Abdizadeh, T. Altunbasak Batur, K. Reynolds, A.R. Atilgan, C. Atilgan, E. Toprak, "High-order epistasis in catalytic power of dihydrofolate reductase gives rise to a rugged fitness landscape in the presence of trimethoprim selection," Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36, 1533-1550 (2019). [link]

C. Atilgan, A. R. Atilgan, "Perturbation-Response Scanning: Ligand Entry-Exit Mechanisms of Ferric Binding Protein," PLoS Comput. Biol., 5, e1000544 (2009).[link]

A.R. Atilgan, P. Akan, C. Baysal, "Small-World Communication of Residues and Significance for Protein Dynamics," Biophys. J., 86, 85-91 (2004). [link]

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Education:

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Bogaziçi University (1996)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Bogaziçi University (1991)


Canan ATILGAN

Honors and Awards:

  • Elected member of EMBO (2023) [link]
  • Elected member of Academia Europaea (2023) [link]
  • 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):

https://journals.iucr.org/d/issues/2020/06/00/
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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].
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