Master Theses completed in our department
| MSc Std | Thesis Title | Supervisor | Year | |||
| Cumhur Gündüz | Effects of Dust Trapped in Cement Factory Chimney Filters on Alveolar Macrophages of Experimentally Dust-Inhaled White Mice | Doç. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1984 | |||
| Berna Aksakal | Investigation of Protozoan Cyst Helminth Eggs Carried by Houseflies on Their Feet | Prof. Dr. M. Ali Özcel | 1984 | |||
| Gül Sapmaz | Comparative Examination of Trichomonas Vaginalis (Donne, 1836) Obtained from Culture Using Various Staining Methods | Doç. Dr. Seza Budak | 1984 | |||
| Gürcan Güleryüz | Studies on the Effect of Linear Alkylbenzene Sodium Sulfonate on Paramecium sp. | Doç. Dr. Seza Budak | 1986 | |||
| M.Ali Kuru | Research on Freshwater Gastropods Found in and around İzmir | Prof. Dr. M. Ali Özcel | 1986 | |||
| Zuhal Balım | Characteristics of Cell Types in Acute Leukemias Using Different Staining Methods | Doç. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1986 | |||
| Nuray Altıntaş | Skin Carvings in Diabetes Mellitus | Doç. Dr. Cihangir Özkınay | 1986 | |||
| Serap Avcı | Applications of Microspectraphotometer in Biology and Medicine | Doç. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1987 | |||
| Hüseyin Üzgün | Applications of Microphotography Methods in Medicine and Biology | Doç. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1988 | |||
| Nuray Kandemir | Tissue Culture Techniques in Medicine and Biology | Doç. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1988 | |||
| Berrin Tuğrul | Effects of Perlite Dust on Mouse Alveolar Macrophages in In Vitro Environment Research | Prof. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1992 | |||
| İbrahim Cirit | Investigation of Cytological Characteristics in Ovarian Tumors with Epon-812 Blocking, 1-Micron Sectioning and Various Staining Methods | Prof. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1993 | |||
| Buket Kosova | Millipore Filtration Technique and its Use in Cytological Materials | Prof. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1994 | |||
| Mehmet Kösem | Comparison of Cytogenetic Diagnostic Methods in Fragile X Syndrome Cases | Doç. Dr. Ferda Özkınay | 1994 | |||
| Murat Seleker | Micromanipulator Structure, Properties and Applications in Medicine | Prof. Dr. Nejat Topçuoğlu | 1995 | |||
| Vildan Bozok Çetintaş | Investigation of N-Acetyltransferase 2 Polymorphisms in Patients Undergoing Tuberculosis Treatment | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2004 | |||
| Çığır Biray | Evaluation of Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Activity of Propolis and its Active Substances in Human T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cell Line (CEM-S) | Doç. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2004 | |||
| Burçin Tezcanlı | Val66Met Polymorphism in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Val108/158Met Polymorphisms in Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Gene in Psychiatric Cases Investigation | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2005 | |||
| Rukiye Özel | Investigation of I105V Polymorphism and Protomer Region Hypermethylation in Glutathione S-transferase P1 Gene in Prostate Cancer Cases | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2006 | |||
| Zeynep Özlem Doğan | Quantitative Determination and Evaluation of Extracellular Plasma DNA in Prostate Cancer | Doç. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2006 | |||
| Aslı Tetik | Investigation of the Effects of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphisms on Drug Toxicity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2006 | |||
| Sunde Yılmaz | Quantitative Determination of Cytokeratin 20 mRNA Expression in Bladder Cancer by Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Chain Reaction | Doç. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2006 | |||
| Elif Ağatekin | Investigation of the Effects of Beta-1 Adrenergic Receptor (Adrßr1), Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor (Adrß2), and Gs-Protein Gene Polymorphisms in Cases with Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2007 | |||
| Özkan Gübe | The Effect of CRP 1059 G/C Polymorphism on Thrombosis and Cardiovascular Diseases | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2007 | |||
| Ali Şahin Küçükaslan | The Effect of Methionine Synthase (MS) A2756G and Methionine Synthase Reductase (MTRR) A66G Gene Polymorphisms in Male Infertility | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2008 | |||
| Duygu Döndü Aygüneş | Retrospective Evaluation of the Frequency of CES 1 Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Their Effects on Drug Response in Capecitabine Users | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2008 | |||
| Ayşegül Dalmızrak | Functional Role of TANK Protein in Signal Transduction Analysis | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2008 | |||
| Sinem Numanoğlu | Investigation of the Combined Effect of Genistein and Hyperthermia in Estrogen-Dependent Breast Cancer Cells (MCF-7) | Doç. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2008 | |||
| Çağdaş Aktan | The Importance of Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) K262R, Q172H, and R378X Gene Polymorphisms in Prostate Cancer Development | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2008 | |||
| Müsteyde Yücebaş | Investigation of Suppressor Element 1 Silencer Transcription Factor and Suppressor Element 1 Silencer Transcription Cofactor Genes in Anaplastic Brain Tumors | Doç. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2010 | |||
| Ezgi İnanpolat | Investigation of Mutations in the Actin Binding Region of the β-Myosin Heavy Chain in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2010 | |||
| Sevcan Atay | The Importance of Matrix Metalloprotease-2 and Metalloprotease-9 in Urinary Cancer | Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2011 | |||
| Tuğçe Balcı | Microarray Analysis of Leukemia Models by Non-Viral Transfection of Reduced-Expression miRNAs in Leukomogenesis into Leukemia Cells via Polyethylene Glycol-Polyethyleneimine Nanoparticle Transcriptome analysis | Prof. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2012 | |||
| Çağla Kayabaşı | Genomic-level investigation of the effects of some drugs used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia on leukemia stem cells | Prof. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2012 | |||
| Zeynep Mutlu | Sequencing of the Serine/Threonine Kinase Domain of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 2 Gene Causing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension | Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2012 | |||
| Selin Yeşil | Investigation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in 5 different loci on the X chromosome using minisequencing method | Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2013 | |||
| Mertkaya Aras | Therapeutic Effect of Fucoidan on Androgen-Sensitive and Insensitive Prostate Cancer Cell Lines | Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2013 | |||
| Cansu Çalışkan | Investigation of the Effect of Temsirolimus and Zoledronic Acid Combination on Apoptosis and miRNA Expression Changes in Glioblastoma | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2014 | |||
| Sezgi Kıpçak | Determination of Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Gene Expression Changes in Bendamustine-Induced HL60 Cell Line | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Nur Selvi Günel | 2014 | |||
| Bakiye Göker | Investigation of Molecular Biological Changes Occurring with In Vitro Application of Ruxolitinib in the Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2014 | |||
| Metin Çalışkan | Investigation of EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, HER2 and NRAS Gene Mutations in Paraffin Block Sections of Patients Diagnosed with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Nur Selvi Günel | 2015 | |||
| Buket Özel | Investigation of Dasatinib's Effect on PP2A Catalytic and Evaluation of the Effect of Temozolomide and Vismodegib Combination on Enzyme Activity and Protein Expression in Regulatory Subunits | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Nur Selvi Günel | 2015 | |||
| Özgün Özalp | Molecular Investigation of the Role of Temozolomide and Vismodegib Combination in Brain Tumor Pathogenesis | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2015 | |||
| Ceren Erdem | The Effect and Importance of Circulating Mir-223 on Cholesterol Homeostasis and Hypercholesterolemia Development | Doç. Dr. Zuhal Eroğlu | 2017 | |||
| Fatma Dogan | Molecular Biological Investigation of the Effect of Telomerase Inhibitor BIBR1532 Agent in Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Stem Cells | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2017 | |||
| Fatma Sögütlü | The Effect of ICRT-3 on the WNT Signaling Pathway in Head and Neck Cancer | Prof. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2017 | |||
| Eda Doğan | Investigation of the Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition on Claudins in Lung Cancer Cell Lines | Doç. Dr. Vildan Bozok Çetintaş | 2018 | |||
| Nihal Birden | Effects of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and Dabrafenib Combination on Apoptosis and Gene Expression in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cells | Dr. Öğr. Üye. Nur Selvi Günel | 2019 | |||
| Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | ||||||
| Yiğit Sezgin | ARHGAP42 in Hypertensive Patients Investigation of the Effects of rs633185 Gene Polymorphism on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness | Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2019 | |||
| Çağlar Çelebi | Investigation of the Effects of DZNep and Stauprimide Combination on MYC Gene Expression in Breast Cancer | Prof. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2019 | |||
| Yrd. Doç. Dr. Tuğçe Balcı Okcanoğlu | ||||||
| Alican Kuşoğlu | Investigation of the Molecular Effects of bIbR1532 on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Stem Cells | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2012 | |||
| Selin Çeşmeli | The Effect of BIBR1532 and Resveratrol Combination on Changes in LncRNA Expression in Colorectal Cancer Cells | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2019 | |||
| Büşra Bara | The effect of resveratrol on telomerase activity dependent on NF-κB and HTERT expression in the PANC-1 cell line | Doç. Dr. Fatma Zuhal Eroğlu | 2020 | |||
| Eda Tayfur | Expression analysis of long non-coding RNAs in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cognitive dysfunction | Prof. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2020 | |||
| İlayda Alçıtepe | Investigation of the therapeutic effects of bromodomain inhibitor 'PLX51107' and HDAC inhibitor 'SAHA' epigenetic agents on AML cell lines | Doç. Dr. Burçin Kaymaz | 2021 | |||
| Zafer Yıldırım | Investigation of the effects of PTEN mutations and the cGAS/STING pathway on temozolomide response in glioblastoma cells | Doç. Dr. Vildan Bozok Çetintaş | 2021 | |||
| İlknur Karatekin | Investigation of the therapeutic effect of asciminib (ABL001) and tivantinib (ARQ197) on leukemic and hematopoietic stem cells | Doç. Dr. Burçin Kaymaz | 2021 | |||
| Ecem Türkmen | Investigation of the anti-cancer efficacy of telomerase inhibition with the agent BIBR1532 in the anaplastic thyroid cancer cell line | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2022 | |||
| Buse Fındıklı | The effect of resveratrol on cell cycles and NF-κB activation in cisplatin-resistant and normal A2780 cell lines Effects | Doç. Dr. Fatma Zuhal Eroğlu | 2022 | |||
| Burcu Bölük | Determination of gene mutations in myeloproliferative neoplasms by sequence analysis | Doç. Dr. Sunde Yılmaz Süslüer | 2022 | |||
| Zeynep Özileri | Investigation of the anticancer effects of inhibition of glutaminolysis and glycolysis in a breast cancer cell model | Prof. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2022 | |||
| Uygar Geniş | Examination of different expression profiles of NFAT gene family members in patients suspected of glomerulonephritis | Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2022 | |||
| Pınar Güler | Effect of telomerase inhibitor BIBR1532 on the wnt signaling pathway in breast cancer and breast cancer stem cells | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2022 | |||
| Ayşe Çekin | Cytotoxic and apoptotic effect of propolis and 5-FU combination in hHT-116 colon cancer cells | Doç. Dr. Nur Selvi Günel | 2023 | |||
| Ayshan Gulmalıyeva | Effects of boron mineral on apoptosis and gene expression in Ovcar-3 ovarian cancer cells | Doç. Dr. Nur Selvi Günel | 2023 | |||
| Boubacar Balde | Investigation of the effect of epigenetic agents on 'Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition - EMT' transcription factors in acute myeloid leukemia | Doç. Dr. Burçin Kaymaz | 2023 | |||
| Sevim Aydemir | Investigation of autophagic sting regulation in cisplatin response in lung cancer cell lines | Doç. Dr. Vildan Bozok Çetintaş | 2023 | |||
| Hilal Başyeğit | Long non-coding RNAs that can be used as prognostic biomarkers in Hepatitis B patients Investigation | Doç. Dr. Sunde Yılmaz Süslüer | 2023 | |||
| Bilge Şenyüz | Investigation of the effects of Fusobacterium nucleatum levels on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha treatment in ulcerative colitis. | Doç. Dr. Sunde Yılmaz Süslüer | 2023 | |||
| İrem Karacan | Determining the effects of selinexor and docetaxel alone and in combination on breast cancer cell lines | Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2023 | |||
| Gizem Akyol | Effects of the STING R232/H232 variant on the prognosis of inflammatory bowel disease | Doç. Dr. Vildan Bozok Çetintaş | 2023 | |||
| Doç. Dr. Miray Karakoyun | ||||||
| Cansu Çankaya | Investigation of the effects of resveratrol (GRP78) on cisplatin-resistant Calu-1 lung cancer cell line | Doç. Dr. Fatma Zuhal Eroğlu | 2023 | |||
| Yasemen Karan Başaran | Effects of BIBR1532 and resveratrol combination on the WNT signaling pathway in colorectal cancer cells | Doç. Dr. Çığır Biray Avcı | 2023 | |||
| Umut Soyatlar | Investigation of the anti-inflammatory effect of the natural antioxidant 5,7-Dihydroxycromone on the human microglia cell line | Prof. Dr. Cumhur Gündüz | 2024 | |||
| Emir Çakar | Relationship of the MAN2A1 gene with neuroplasticity in schizophrenia | Doç. Dr. Buket Kosova | 2024 | |||
| Kutay Bulut | Investigation of potential genetic mechanisms in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria | Doç. Dr. Sunde Yılmaz Süslüer | 2024 | |||
| Hülya Çınar | Investigation of the antiproliferative efficacy of the synthetic cannabinoid agent JWH-073 in cell lines susceptible and resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors | Doç. Dr. Burçin Kaymaz | 2024 | |||
| Besne Çelik | Investigation of the therapeutic effects of CRISPR/Cas9-assisted STAT5A removal in chronic myeloid leukemia cells resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. | Doç. Dr. Burçin Kaymaz | 2024 | |||
| Emine Dursiye Çalışkan | Investigation of telomere length in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMOSB) | Doç. Dr. Nur Selvi Günel | 2025 | |||
| Zeynep Gaye Hamarat | Synthesis, characterization, and cytotoxicity analysis of zinc oxide nanoparticle integrated polymeric hydrogel. | Doç. Dr. Nur Selvi Günel | 2025 | |||








