Grants & funding – ACU Research

Researcher reviewing sequencing output on a screen

Grants & funding 28 Sept 2026 Rare diseases & genomics

ADEP funds TCR-MAP, a project mapping T-cell receptor signatures in autoimmune disease

The project TCR-MAP, with Prof. Günseli Bayram Akçapınar of Medical Biotechnology as a researcher, is selected for funding under the Research Universities Support Programme.

Prof. Günseli Bayram Akçapınar Professor of Medical Biotechnology 1 min read

Researcher examining a pink cell culture plate under a stereo microscope

Grants & funding 23 Sept 2026 Drug discovery

TÜBİTAK 2515 funds a study of Toxoplasma gondii in atherosclerotic plaques

Prof. Zühtü Tanıl Kocagöz of Medical Microbiology leads the project, funded under the COST Action Members R&D Support Programme within the AtheroNET Action.

Prof. Zühtü Tanıl Kocagöz Professor of Medical Microbiology 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

Gloved hand testing a biomaterial sample on a laboratory bench

Grants & funding 26 Aug 2026 Drug discovery

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchange funds ARMOR, with Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin

Next-Generation Biomimetic Vesicles for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Chronic Biofilm Infections is selected under the HORIZON-MSCA-2026-SE-01 call.

Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin Professor of Chemistry 1 min read

EEG electrode cap in front of a screen with brain-wave traces

Grants & funding 17 Aug 2026 Medical AI & data

Prof. Dr. Fatma Yeşim Işıl Ulman’s Project Receives Erasmus+ KA220-HED Funding

Prof. Fatma Yeşim Işıl Ülman Professor of History Of Medicine And Ethics 1 min read

Grants & funding 17 Jul 2026 Oncology

RSC Research Support for a Project Involving Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin

Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin Professor of Chemistry 1 min read

Grants & funding 1 Jun 2026 Oncology

Fellowship Grant Support from the European Pancreatic Club

Asst. Prof. Didem Karakaş Zeybek Assistant Professor of Medical Biotechnology 1 min read

Two researchers at workstations analysing recordings

Grants & funding 22 Apr 2026 Neuroscience

Prof. Javad Parvizi’s PHAGE4DAIR Project Receives European Funding

The project titled "PHAGE4DAIR: A Multicenter, Double-Blind Phase I/II Trial Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of a Fixed Phage Cocktail vs. Placebo + DAIR in Treating S.