PUBLICATION Control over Acinetobacter baumannii Infections KUISCID researchers have published their research on Acinetobacter baumannii infection control in the high-impact journal “Scientific Reports”. We congratulate our researchers for their contributions in infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. Click here for the details of the publication explained by our Ph.D. student Jale Boral.

NEWS Renewal of BSL-3 Certificate KUISCID BSL-3 (Biosafety Level 3) Lab has succeeded in the annual evaluation and examination held by Bureau Veritas Certification Company. The certificates of our researchers were renewed following the detailed examination. It’s our honor to have one of the foremost BSL-3 facilities in Turkey.

NEWS In Memory of Prof. Kenan Midilli After the sudden and unfortunate death of Prof. Kenan Midilli, a member of KUISCID Advisory Board, his colleagues compiled a memorial in the name of Prof. Midilli’s wise scientific journey. You can reach the memorial (Turkish and English) from the following links. Click here for IDCM memorial (in English) Click here for KLIMIK memorial (in Turkish)

NEWS Koç University Outstanding Faculty Awards Koç University 2021-2022 Outstanding Faculty Awards was declared. KUISCID collaborators Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Gönen, Prof. Tuğba Bağcı Önder and Assoc. Prof. Erkan Kalafat were awarded for their noteworthy scientific contributions. We congratulate our researchers.

NEWS TUBITAK 1002 Project TUBITAK 1002 project “Investigation of the relationship between vaginal dysbiosis with the activation of intestinal and genital inflammation during the pregnancy in an in vivo mouse model” of KUISCID Ph.D. student Gülin Özcan was approved to be funded, with a grade of A+. We congratulate our researchers.

NEWS BİDEB Scholarship KUISCID Ph.D. student Fatihan Pınarlık has achieved the BİDEB Scholarship which is funded by TUBITAK to support young scientists. We congratulate our researcher for his achievement.

NEWS Quality and Environmental Management: KUISCID as a Green Lab KUISCID continues to contribute to the zero waste project in collaboration with Koç University Hospital Quality and Environmental Management. Through organizing training and periodic meetings with the Environmental Management System, we will continue to follow appropriate waste disposal and recycling processes in the name of a sustainable lifestyle.

PUBLICATION Center Collaborations KUISCID affiliated researchers Hasan Demirci and Prof. Halil Kavaklı have published their research “The crystal structure of Vibrio cholerae (6-4) photolyase reveals interactions with cofactors and a DNA binding region” in Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC). We congratulate our researchers. Click here for the article.