News items – ACU Research

Researcher at a microscope beside a screen of recordings

Awards & appointments 1 Oct 2026 Biomaterials

Prof. Serap Arbak appointed to two working groups of the COST vascular liver disease network

Prof. Serap Arbak of the Department of Histology and Embryology joins WG-2 and WG-6 of EURO-VALDI-NET, the European Vascular Liver Diseases Network, under the COST programme.

Prof. Serap Arbak Professor of Histology and Embryology; Chair of ACU-HADYEK 1 min read

Electrochemical cell with blue solution and electrodes

Grants & funding 21 Sept 2026 Biomaterials

TÜBİTAK backs a point-of-care nanosensor for kidney injury after heart surgery

Prof. Umut Bulut and Asst. Prof. Elçim Elgün Kırımlı join a TÜBİTAK 2515 project led from Necmettin Erbakan University within the PerMediK Action on personalised medicine in chronic kidney disease.

Prof. Umut Bulut Professor of Analytical Chemistry; Functional Chemistry Research Group (ACU-FUNCHEM) 1 min read

Researcher at screens showing brain scans and network graphs

Awards & appointments 21 Sept 2026 Biomaterials

Assoc. Prof. Özgül Gök Özatay joins the COST Action on magnetic particle imaging

The Biomedical Engineering faculty member is appointed a Working Group member of NexMPI, Magnetic Particle Imaging for Next-Generation Theranostics and Medical Research.

Assoc. Prof. Özgül Gök Özatay Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering 1 min read

Gloved hand testing a biomaterial sample on a laboratory bench

Awards & appointments 20 Feb 2026 Biomaterials

Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin Appointed to the Working Group of COST Action CA24127 (PanEuCOPT)

Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin Professor of Chemistry 1 min read

Grants & funding 27 Jan 2026 Biomaterials

The Project Involving Prof. Günay Yetik Anacak Has Been Awarded Support by ESSM

Prof. Günay Yetik Anacak Professor of Pharmacology; chair of the Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Education Group (FAR) 1 min read

Bioreactor vessel with pink medium beside data screens

Publications 13 Nov 2025 Biomaterials

The Joint Twinning Policy Paper of the GEMSTONE Project Has Been Published

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Events & meetings 21 Oct 2025 Biomaterials

COST Action NETSKINMODELS Istanbul Meeting Held at Acıbadem University

Assoc. Prof. Özgül Gök Özatay Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering 2 min read

Events & meetings 9 Oct 2025 Biomaterials

Acıbadem and Trakya Universities Strengthen Regional Collaboration through the GEMSTONE Event

2 min read

Awards & appointments 13 Jun 2025 Biomaterials

Prof. Dr. Fabienne Dumoulin, Elected as a Fellow to the FRSC

Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin Professor of Chemistry 1 min read

Scanning electron microscope column and a micrograph on screen

Events & meetings 21 Dec 2024 Biomaterials

Dr. Şinasi Can Medical Ethics Days – 3: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics Symposium

Dr. Şinasi Can Medical Ethics Days - 3: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics Symposium

Prof. Fatma Yeşim Işıl Ülman Professor of History Of Medicine And Ethics 3 min read

Events & meetings 9 Sept 2024 Biomaterials

CA 21139 COST Action IMPROVE Ethics X-over Group Istanbul Workshop

Assoc. Prof. Meltem Kolgazı Associate Professor of Physiology 2 min read

Events & meetings 29 Jul 2024 Biomaterials

A group of ACU Biomaterials Center students attended the 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials

A group of ACU Biomaterials Center students attended the 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) held during 4–8 September 2022 in Bordeaux, France. It was wonderful to be present at a face-to-face meeting again.