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Mehmet Şahin

 
MehmetSahin      Contact Info: mehmet.sahin@bilkent.edu.tr
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Academic Degrees
2011-….. M.Sc. Molecular Biology and Genetics Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. İhsan Gürsel
2006-2011 B.S. Molecular Biology and Genetics Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Research Experiences
2010-2011 Senior project Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. İhsan Gürsel. Improvement of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine (antigen) by using specific CpG ODN’s. and Development of a novel CpG ODN based adjuvant for chickens to decline production loss. Bilkent University, Department of Moleculer Biology and Genetics, Turkey.
 
2010 Summer Internship Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. İhsan Gürsel. Evaluation of immunoprotective, anti-cancer and immunoadjuvant effects of synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides expressing CpG motifs and The role of Toll-like receptor (TLR) and TLR-ligand interactions (alone or in combination) in triggering an innate immune response. Bilkent University, Department of Moleculer Biology and Genetics, Turkey.
 
Scholarships and awards
  • Full scholarship, Graduate education, Bilkent University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 2012-…
  • Best poster award, “Polysaccharide-TLR agonist nanocomplexes: Mechanism of action as immune adjuvants.”, 17th International Symposium on Biomedical Science and Technology, Turkey, Nov. 2011.
  • Graduate scholarship, TÜBİTAK, 2011-…
  • B.S. full scholarship, Higher Education Council, Turkey, 2006-2011.
  • Undergraduate scholarship, TÜBİTAK, 2006–2011.