TÜBİTAK award to TÜBA and TÜBA-GEBİP Members

TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye) has awarded the “TÜBİTAK Science, Special, Service, and Incentive Awards” in 2024 to 21 scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to research and development in scientific and technological fields, and their role in training and advancing researchers. Of these, a total of 17 scientists, including TÜBA and TÜBA-GEBİP Members, were honored. 7 Science Awards, 1 Service Award, and 13 Incentive Awards were presented by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a ceremony held at the Beştepe National Congress and Culture Center.

TÜBİTAK Service Award

• Prof. Dr. Meral Beksaç – Awarded for her pioneering role in establishing the first non-related tissue bank at Ankara University and leading the foundation of TÜRKÖK.

  Discipline: Internal Medicine / Hematology
  Research Areas: Cord Blood & Stem Cell Transplantation, Multiple Myeloma Biology, Experimental Hematology
  Institution: İstinye University Faculty of Medicine

TÜBİTAK Science Awards

Engineering Sciences

• Prof. Dr. Seda Keskin Avcı – Recognized for her work on nano-porous materials for sustainable energy.

  Discipline: Chemical Engineering
  Research Areas: Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Materials, Biomaterials
  Institution: Koç University

• Prof. Dr. Sinem Çöleri – Recognized for research on wireless communication and vehicular networks.

  Discipline: Electrical-Electronic Engineering
  Research Areas: 6G, AI-based Wireless Communications, Vehicular Networks
  Institution: Koç University

• Prof. Dr. Sinan Gezici – Recognized for contributions to positioning in wireless systems.

  Discipline: Electrical-Electronic Engineering
  Research Areas: Signal Processing, Communications
  Institution: Bilkent University

Health Sciences

• Prof. Dr. Ahmet Alanay – Recognized for spinal diseases and surgery research.

  Discipline: Orthopedics and Traumatology
  Research Areas: Medical Informatics, Neurological Sciences, Surgery
  Institution: Acıbadem University

• Prof. Dr. Gülen Hatemi – Recognized for diagnosis and treatment of Behçet’s disease.

  Discipline: Internal Medicine
  Research Areas: Rheumatology
  Institution: Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa

Social and Human Sciences

• Prof. Dr. Bahar Rumelili Sancak – Recognized for conceptualizing liminality and otherness in international relations.

  Discipline: International Relations
  Research Areas: International Relations
  Institution: Koç University

TÜBİTAK Incentive Awards

Basic Sciences

• Assoc. Dr. Ahmet Acar – Work on cellular barcoding and tumor organoid biobanks.

  Discipline: Molecular Biology and Genetics
  Research Areas: Biology, Interdisciplinary
  Institution: METU

• Assoc. Dr. Ogün Adebali – Bioinformatics tools for DNA damage response.

  Discipline: Molecular Biology and Genetics
  Research Areas: Genetics, Evolutionary Biology
  Institution: Sabancı University

• Prof. Dr. Bünyemin Çoşut – Synthesis of BODIPY-based materials.

  Discipline: Chemistry
  Research Areas: Physical Chemistry
  Institution: Gebze Technical University

• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özkan – 3D gravity theories and non-relativistic limits.

  Discipline: Physics
  Research Areas: Physics, Mathematics, Particles & Fields
  Institution: Istanbul Technical University

Engineering Sciences

• Assoc. Dr. İlknur Eruçar Fındıkçı – MOF materials for energy & biomedical applications.

  Discipline: Chemical Engineering
  Research Areas: Nanoscience, Chemistry, Engineering
  Institution: Özyeğin University

• Prof. Dr. Mustafa Servet Kıran – Metaheuristic optimization algorithms.

  Discipline: Computer Engineering
  Research Areas: Computer Science, AI
  Institution: Konya Technical University

• Assoc. Dr. Cem Tekin – Machine learning, cognitive communications.

  Discipline: Electrical-Electronics Engineering
  Research Areas: AI, Telecom, Statistics
  Institution: Bilkent University

Health Sciences

• Assoc. Dr. Ahmet Eken – Immunology & autoimmune diseases.

  Discipline: Immunology, Medical Biology
  Research Areas: Immunology
  Institution: Erciyes University

• Assoc. Dr. Yavuz Nuri Ertaş – Nanoparticles for cancer treatment.

  Discipline: Biomedical Engineering
  Research Areas: Biomaterials, Nanomedicine, Radiology
  Institution: Erciyes University

• Assoc. Dr. Fatih İnci – Nanotechnology in diagnostics & biosensors.

  Discipline: Biotechnology & Biomedical Engineering
  Research Areas: Biosensors, Nanotechnology
  Institution: Bilkent University UNAM

• Prof. Dr. İpek Süntar – Turkish medicinal plants research.

  Discipline: Pharmacognosy
  Research Areas: Pharmacology, Plant Sciences
  Institution: Gazi University

Social and Human Sciences

• Assoc. Dr. Ali Erken – Work on history of science & education.

  Discipline: History
  Research Areas: History
  Institution: Marmara University

• Asst. Dr. Eren Günseli – Neuropsychological functions.

  Discipline: Psychology
  Research Areas: Cognitive Neuroscience
  Institution: Sabancı University