Research Assistants
Res. Assist. Kevser SABANCI
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, (Present)
M.Sc. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2016
B.Sc. : Ege University, Izmir, 2013
Research interest
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Evaluation of Vegetable Wastes
- Herbal Polymers and Prebiotics
- In-vivo Animal Models
- Colon Microbiota Diversity
Res. Assist. Dr. Pelin BARIŞ KAVUR
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2022
M.Sc. : Ege University, Izmir, 2012
B.Sc. : Celal Bayar University, Manisa, 2009
Research interest
- Food chemistry
- Active packaging
- Meat science and technology
Res. Assist. Dr. Elif ÇAVDAROĞLU
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2023
M.Sc. : Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 2016
B.Sc. : Hacettepe University, Ankara, 2013
Research interest
- Extraction and characterization of functional hydrocolloids from plant wastes
- Active and intelligent food packaging
- Encapsulation of bioactive agents
- Nanoemulsions
Res. Assist. Dr. Cansu ÖZEL TAŞCI
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2022
M.Sc. : Ege University, Izmir, 2015
B.Sc. : Ege University, Izmir, 2012
Research interest
- Molecular Nutrition
- Cell Physiology
- Phytochemical Substances
- In vitro Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability Models
- Functional Foods
Res. Assist. Dr. Çağrı ÇAVDAROĞLU
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2023
M.Sc. :Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 2017
B.Sc. : Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 2014
Research interest
- Food authentication
- Detection of food frauds
- Characterization of food with spectroscopic methods
- Identification of components in food with spectroscopic methods
- Multivariate statistical Analysis (chemometry)
Res. Assist. Elif EREZ
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, (Present)
M.Sc. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2022
B.Sc. : Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 2016
Research interest
- Functional foods
- Bioactive compounds
- Biopolymers
- Electrospinning
- Octave/Matlab
Res. Assist. Miray BÜYÜK
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, (Present)
M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IzTech), Izmir 2022
B.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IzTech), Izmir, 2018
Research interest
- Food biochemistry
- Functional hyrocolloid production from plant wastes and their characterisation
- Nanoemulsion production
- Functional nanoemulsion characterisation
Res. Assist. Merve HADİMİOĞLU ÖZDEMİR
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, (Present)
M.Sc. : Akdeniz University, Antalya, 2019.
B.Sc. : Ege University, Department of Food Engineering, İzmir, 2015.
B.Sc. (Double Major Program): Ege University, Department of Bioengineering, İzmir, 2016.
Research interest
- Molecular biology and genetics
- Recombinant enzyme production
- Industrial biotechnology
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
- Valorization of food industry wastes
Res. Assist. Yadigar SEYFİ CANKAL
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, (Present)
M.Sc. : İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2022
B.Sc. : Hacettepe University- Department of Food Engineering, 2016
B.Sc. (Minor Program): Hacettepe University- Department of Chemical Engineering, 2016
Research interest
- Unit Operations
- Non-thermal Food Preservation Methods
- Image Processing
- Basic Programming
- MATLAB/Octave
Res. Assist. Dr. Duygu BÜYÜKTAŞ
Education
Ph.D. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2022
M.Sc. : Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, 2013
B.Sc. : Ege University, Izmir, 2008
Research interest
- Development of electrochemical sensors to detect migration from packaging material to food stuff
- Food quality control
- Food microbiology
Res. Assist. Filiz BAŞER
Education
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), İzmir, (Present)
M.Sc. : Food Engineering at Izmir Institute of Technology (2022)
B.Sc. : Molecular Biology and Genetics at Izmir Institute of Technology (2018)
Research interest
- Molecular nutrition and human physiology
- Glucose and lipid metabolism in enterocyte cells of small intestine
- Nutrient sensing and absorption
- Cell biology
- Bioaccessibility/Bioavailability/Biofunctionality
- Cell culture / C.elegans model organism
Res. Assist. Berkay BERK
Education
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), İzmir, (Present)
M.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 2020
B.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 2019
Research interest
- Linear and non-linear rheological methods in viscoelastic foods
- Multiphysics modeling of food systems
- Numerical simulation of transport phenomena
- Thermal process design
- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry
Res. Assist. İlayda HIZIR KADI
Education
Ph.D.: Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, (Present)
M.Sc.: Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, 2019
B.Sc.: Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, 2017
Research interest
- Bioactive Compounds
- Food Microbiology
- Electrospinning
- Functional Foods
- Microencapsulation
Res. Assist. Eda DALYAN
Education
M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IzTech), Izmir (Present)
B.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IzTech), Izmir, 2021
Research interest
- Molecular Nutrition
- Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability
- Cell Physiology & Biology
- Cell culture
- C.elegans model organism
Res. Assist. Hazal ÖZHANLI
Education
Ph.D. : Akdeniz University, Antalya, (Present)
M.Sc.: Akdeniz University, Antalya, 2021
B.Sc.: Akdeniz University, Antalya, 2019
Research interest
- Food Chemistry
- Functional Foods
- Fermentation Technology
- Industrial Biotechnology
Res. Assist. Elifsu POLAT
Education
M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IzTech), Izmir (Present)
B.Sc.:Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 2022
Research interest
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Bioactive Components
- Food Microbiology
- In vitro Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability
- Functional Foods