Visiting Researcher
2025–presentWageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
Assistant Professor
2020–presentGebze Technical University, Bioengineering Department, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
Deputy Head of Department. Member of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program Executive Committee.
Assistant Professor
2019–2020Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Bioengineering Department, Rize, Turkey
Deputy Head of Department.
Research Assistant
2013–2018Marmara University, Bioengineering Department, İstanbul, Turkey
Internship
2006Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, Germany
Environmental Microbiology Department
PhD in Bioengineering
2012–2018Marmara University, İstanbul
Bioengineering Department, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Research Group. Grade: 3.93/4.00
Thesis: "Computational Dynamical Characterization of Human Major Histocompatibility Complex Proteins"
MSc in Biotechnology
2008–2011Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany
Grade: very good (1.5)
Thesis: "Development of a MATLAB-based Tool for Evaluation of Fed-Batch Process Strategies in Mammalian Cell Culture"
ERASMUS Exchange Student
2007Abo Akademi, Turku, Finland
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering
2003–2008Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
Grade: 79.5/100
Development of an AI-Based Innovative Bioinformatics Workflow for Kinome-Wide Discovery of Selective and Allosteric Kinase Inhibitors
2026–presentTÜBİTAK (1001 programme) · Principal Investigator · 2,350,000 TL
Discovery of novel allosteric ERK5 kinase inhibitors using a drug repurposing approach
2022–2023Health Institutes of Türkiye · Researcher
Prediction of sub-type specific drug targets and novel drug candidates from transcriptome data: Application to Alzheimer's disease and liver cancer
2022–2023GTÜ · Researcher
Systematic characterization of structure and function of HLA-B39 subtypes to decipher their association with autoimmune (Type 1) diabetes
2021–2022GTÜ · Joint Coordinator with M. A. Garstka, XJTU
Dynamical Characterization of HLA Proteins
2013–2015TÜBİTAK · Scholarship Holder
Tuba Okur
2025MSc, Bioengineering, Gebze Technical University
"Rational design of L-alanine dehydrogenase variants for enhanced catalytic efficiency"
İlayda Erdoğan
2024MSc, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, Gebze Technical University
"Computational investigation of potential allosteric ERK5 kinase inhibitors"
Esra Büşra Işık
2023MSc, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, Gebze Technical University
"Computational characterization of ligand specificity and promiscuity of Staphylococcus aureus NorA efflux pump"
Halil İbrahim Özdemir
2021MSc, Bioengineering, Marmara University (co-supervisor)
"Development of a software tool for investigation of allosteric communication within protein structures via energy dissipation in molecular dynamics simulations"
Şuara Şahin — MSc, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, Gebze Technical University
Dilara Önal — MSc, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, Gebze Technical University
Öyküm Önel — MSc, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, Gebze Technical University
Emre Taha Çevik — MSc, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, Gebze Technical University
Gebze Technical University, Bioengineering Department
2020–presentBioinformatics Fundamentals, Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Drug Design, Mass and Energy Balances, Fundamentals of Bioengineering
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Bioengineering Department
2019–2020Introduction to Programming with Python
Marmara University, Bioengineering Department
2013–2018Mathematical Applications in Bioengineering Systems, Biotransport Phenomena, General Biology for Bioengineers Laboratory, Biochemistry for Bioengineers I/II, Bioengineering Laboratory I/II
Next-generation web server for protein energy network analysis of heterogeneous biomolecular systems with LLM-powered natural language exploration of results
Web-based application for exploration and analysis of protein structures using network formalism
Tool for calculation of residue interaction energies and protein energy network analysis of molecular dynamics simulations
For a complete list of publications, please visit the Publications page.
HLA Alt Tipleri Arasındaki Yapısal ve Fonksiyonel Farklılıklar
2026XXVII. Ulusal İmmünoloji Kongresi, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
İlaç Tasarımında Biyoinformatik Odaklı Yaklaşımlar
20241st Kocaeli International Engineering, Natural Sciences and Health Technologies Conference (MDST 2024), Kocaeli Health and Technology University, Kocaeli, Turkey
Exploring Autoimmune Disease Mechanisms: A Structural Bioinformatics View of MHC Class I Diversity
20239th International BAU Drug Design Congress, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Languages
English: advanced level (IELTS 8/9, YÖKDİL 100/100) · German: upper-intermediate/advanced level (B2)
Programming
MATLAB (advanced) · Python (advanced) · R (intermediate) · C (beginner) · Javascript (beginner)
Software
VMD, NAMD, Gromacs, ProDy · Autodock and Autodock Vina · Rosetta Suite · Git
Computational Biology
Scientific programming · Molecular modeling and simulation · Molecular dynamics · Molecular docking · GUI development
TEV/DAAD Germany Master's Scholarship (Scholarship)
IAESTE Scholarship (Internship)