Department of Biology

1. Department of Biology Molecular Biology & Molecular Microbiology & Genetics

2. About the Department Welcome to the Department of Biology at Fatih University. The department offers Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology. Our academic program is dynamic and provides students with a solid background and detailed knowledge in the fields of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Medical Microbiology, Biochemistry, Physiology, and Biotechnology. Our department is vital, and interactive with strong interactions between faculty members and students. We train and educate undergraduate students in all aspects of career development with regard to teaching, research and at the highest levels of excellence. Our students learn biology through our interactive class lectures and practice through laboratory exercises. Undergraduate students are encouraged to participate in research projects and summer research training.

3. The Biology faculty are strongly committed to quality teaching and advisement of students, and to excellence in research. Our research facilities include state of the art research laboratories that are equipped with modern devices. Our faculty’s research activities cover a variety of disciplines including, Molecular Microbiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Mycology, Toxicology, Immunology and Plant physiology. The mission of our department is to create and communicate knowledge through education, and to nurture and sustain a community of scholars who pursue this mission through education and research in life sciences.Our aim is to help our students make the transition from the passive role of receiving knowledge to the active role as generator of new knowledge.

4. Research Areas MolecularMicrobiology StemCell Biology MolecularGenetics Mushroomgenomics Allergy Plant physiology Molecular Toxicology

5. In which field do graduates work? • Education Primary and High Schools • Health Medical Laboratories and companies, forensic medicine and pharmaceutical companies • Industry Food, Cosmetics, Textile • Other Sectors Agriculture, Environment, Veterinary, Bioinformatics

6. Health Application Fields of Biology History Education Biology is the crucial unit of the modern life and correlated with the inter-disciplinary operation Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

7. Health Gradutes can work as a Biology teacher in national or international education foundations. History Education Education In University As a lecturer, In public or private schools As a Science, Biology or English Teacher (as the education language in Fatih University is English) Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

8. By using the Molecular Biology techniques ( PCR, FISH, Blotting, DNA sequencing etc. ) microbial diseases and genetic disorders can be diagnosed more accurately. • Diagnosis • Treatment • Vaccination History Education Industry Health Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

9. Health Protects human being and animals from different diseases which are contaminated by agricultural chemicals and directed people usage of healthier products. Using the genetically modified plants or animals and choosen of best organism to use in agriculture in order not to expose toxic effect of chemical agents like pesticide, insecticide, etc. History Education Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

10. Health Environmental applications make the microorganisms and the solid or liquid pollutions harmless by using the natural - modified active biological molecules. • Cleansing • Pollution • Measurement of Biocleaning History Education Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

11. Health Improves the quality, efficiency and shelf life of the foodsand provides the production of vaccined foods. • Genetically modified products • Edible Vaccines History Education Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

12. Health By using the genetic engineering applications, various hormones and vaccines are synthetically produced. • Products of genetic engineering • Hormone • Vaccine • Cytokine History Education Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

13. Health Some criminal cases and paternity testing can be analyzed via DNA testing. • Criminal • Paternity Testing History Education Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

14. Health Nano-technologic applications made an approach in the fields of medicine and industry. Bio-computers will be the main resource in the future technology. • Textile • Nano-technology • Cleanser industry History Education Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

15. Health In addition to the description of fosil , while determining the migration ways of hordes and classification of the ancient people or animals in history, genetic applications are commonly used. • Fosil • Migration of Hordes • Historical Clarification History Education Industry Agriculture Forensic medicine Food Environment Medical Industry

16. Lecturers of the Department Professor : 2 Associate Professor : 1 Assistant Professor : 4 PhD : 1 Assistant: 11

17. Undergraduate Curriculum

21. Area Elective Courses

22. Laboratories: Research laboratories Molecular Biology and Genetic Research Lab

23. Laboratories: Research laboratories Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory

24. Laboratories: Research laboratories Tissue Culture Research Laboratory

25. Laboratories: Teaching laboratories Microbiology Laboratory

26. Laboratories: Teaching laboratories Biochemistry Laboratory

27. Laboratories: Teaching laboratories Biology and Physiology Laboratory

29. ERASMUS ERASMUS is the Higher Education section of the European Community action programme called Lifelong Learning Programme in the field of education. ERASMUS is a EU funded programme which contains a wide range of measures designed to support the European activities of higher education institutions, including mobility and exchange of their students and teaching staff. The programme is open to the 27 Member States of the European Union, the three EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the candidate country  (Turkey).

30. REQUIREMENTS OF ERASMUS STUDENT EXCHANGE • To be afull time Fatih University student, no matter Turkish of foreigner (Getting 30 ECTS credits during mobility) • Have never participated Erasmus Student Exchange before • Have completed at least the first year of your university studies (excluding language prep school) • Have 2.0 CGPA for undergraduate students and 2.5 CGPA for graduate student • Get at least 60 over 100 from Erasmus Proficiency Exam which will be held by Fatih University every election terms. (previous years’ score is not acceptable) • Attend interview section

31. Who can participate in ERASMUS? • To participate in the ERASMUS programme, you must fulfill the following conditions: • You are a student and enrolled in a formal programme of study at higher education level leading to a degree or a diploma (including doctoral level) in one of the participating countries. • You are a citizen of one the participating countries    (or are recognised as having an official status of refugeee or statelesss person or permanent resident). • You have completed at least the first year of your university studies.

32. Erasmus Students’ nomination process for the Spring semester of 2010/2011 academic year has been scheduled as seen below. • 13 September 2010 Monday Online application through https://my.fatih.edu.tr • 18 October 2010 Monday Deadline for application • 22 October 2010 Friday Erasmus Proficiency Exam (EPE)* • 27 October 2010 Wednesday Announcement of language exam • 1 November 2010 Monday Announcement of nominated students list • 22 November 2010 Friday Deadline for submitting application forms of destination university * English proficiency will be held in Prep School at 14:30 and there will not be another proficiency exam.

33. Bilateral Agreements in Biology * The courses in 4. class and master can be in English language. Departmental Erasmus Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Barik SALİH A-338 2021 basalih@fatih.edu.tr

34. Internship in Turkey Some Institutions in where our students have undergone internship: • Fatih University, İstanbul • Fatih University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara • Fatih College • İzmir Şifa Hospital • Erzurum Şifa Hospital • Institution of Forensic Medicine • Medsantek • Leica • Biota • State and Private Hospitals  • State and Private Universities • Private Medical Laboratories Training form: If the institution in where you would like to undergo training wants, you have to apply to the chief person of department with a petition in the website.

35. Internships Abroad

36. Activities • Student Congresses • Scientific Travels • Work and Travel • Platform & Meetings • Particiation in Researches • Club Activities • Career Planning • Internship Abroad

37. Graduates: Abroad Mustafa ULAŞLI Princeton University,USA Meral TUNÇ Assistant, Nevada University,USA Sultan ÇİFTÇİ Assistant, Nevada University,USA Ferhat ÖZTÜRK Assistant, Nevada University,USA Nihal GÜLSEREN Assistant, N. Carolina University, USA Bakıtcan BAHADDİN Assistant, Cleveland State University, USA Bahay GÜLLE Assistant, Nevada University, USA Sevgi ÇETİNKAYAManager ( Education Sector ), Kirghizistan Nurcan DİNÇERTeacher, USA Işık DURMUŞTeacher, USA Şevki AYDIN Teacher, Turkmenistan Emine KİMUKİMCoordinator ( Education Sector ), Australia Elif KAYMAK Master, USA Nesibe Nur YILMAZ Master, Germany Ramazan TUNÇ Teacher, Kenya Şehnaz DOĞU Master, USA Aslı KAYA Master, USA Uzma Ali SIDDIKİ Teacher, Pakistan Muhammed MUHAMMEDOV Teacher, Turkmenistan Yunus ANNAYEV North Carolina University , USA Abdullah ÖNÜL U. of Illinois at Chicago , USA Tuğba ATILGAN Teacher, Africa İbrahim Ethem TUNCEL Master, England Elona GUSHO Master, USA Mehmet Selim KAZOKOĞLU Master, Sweden

38. Graduates: in Turkey Burcu UMAY Memorial Hospital, Molecular Biologist Fatih ÇAKAN Burç Molecular Diagnosis Laboratory MuazBELVİRANLISelcuk University, Science institute Metin DÖNMEZ Afyon Kocatepe University, Assistant Emre AYDIN Roche Onkoloji Line Atalay Cumhur CİMŞİT Teacher Ahmet AYAZ Assistant, Fatih University Tuğba MEHMETOĞLU Master, Sabancı University Yasemin BACAK A company Cebrail KARAKUŞ Assistant, Fatih University Kuaybe YÜCEBİLGİLİ Assistant, Fatih University Zeynep Katmer Master, Fatih University