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- Team leader BioInterfaces
- Lecturer
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Research
Biointerfaces
- Institute
- Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
Career
Professional career
Career overview
Professor of BioInterfaces - FHNW, Muttenz, Switzerland - Since Apr 2022
Academic Guest Editor - Pharmaceutics, MDPI Publishing - 2020-2022
CSO - Magnostics, Dublin, Ireland - 2020-2021
Senior Scientist - Tumor Immunology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands - 2016-2020
Pharmaceutical Development Scientist - MSD-Merck, Oss, the Netherlands - 2015
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Junior Researcher Fellow, Research Based University Chair of Excellence (RBUCE-UP) - NanoBioPhotonics, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay Cedex, France - 2012-2014
Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Chemistry of Condensed Matter, University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France - 2011-2012
Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Biomolecular Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands - 2010-2011
Visiting Researcher - Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A* Star, Singapore - 2008
Education
Mar 2010: PhD degree, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Thesis title: Stimuli Responsive Polymer/Quantum Dot Hybrid Platforms Modified at the Nanoscale
Research Groups: Materials Science and Technology of Polymers (MTP) and Optical Sciences (OS)
Promoters: Prof. G. Julius Vancso (MTP) and Prof. Jennifer L. Herek (OS)
Jan 2005: MSc degree in Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Thesis title: Development and Analysis of Controlled Release Polymeric Rods Containing Vancomycin
Areas of Research: Polymeric Materials and Drug Delivery
Supervisor: Prof. Vasif Hasirci
Jun 2003: BSc degree in Biology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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Teaching
Teaching activity
Bio-interfaces and Bio-conjugate Chemistry
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Publications, projects and presentations
Publications and projects
Prices / Awards
- EU grant from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions as the Chair of Excellence at University of Paris Sud, France. (NanoSense, 2012-2014), Grant agreement no. 246556
- Won the best paper award for ‘Operti, M.C.; Dölen, Y.; Keulen, J.; van Dinther, E.A.W.; Figdor, C.; Tagit, O.* Microfluidics-assisted size tuning and biological evaluation of PLGA particles (corresponding author, invited contribution to the special issue in ‘PLGA Based Drug Carrier and Pharmaceutical Applications’) Pharmaceutics 11 590 (2019)’
- Won the best poster prize in Dutch Polymer Days, 4-5 February 2008, Lunteren, The Netherlands
- Scholarship and travel award from NanoNed (Nanotechnology Research and Development initiative of Dutch Government) for participation in the summer school ‘Methods in Micro/Nano/technology and Nanobiotechnology’ 25 June- 6 July 2007, Athens, Greece