Team
Esin Öztürk Işık
Principal Investigator
Ph.D. (Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering), University of California at San Francisco and University of California at Berkeley
August 2002 – March 2007
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering) University of Alabama at Birmingham
September 1999-December 2001
B.Sc. (Computer Engineering) Middle East Technical University
September 1995-June 1999
Current position: Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University
Email: esin.ozturk@bogazici.edu.tr
Phone: +90 (216) 516 34 33
Asım Samli
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2015 – Current
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 1996 – September 2000
B.Sc. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 1991 – June 1996
Email: samliasi@std.bogazici.edu.tr
Abdullah Baş
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2019 – Current
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Erciyes University
February 2017 – August 2019
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Erciyes University
September 2012 – September 2016
Email: abdullahbasbiyomedikal@gmail.com
Sena Azamat
Postdoctoral Research
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2019 – June 2025
B.Sc. (Medical Faculty), Istanbul University
September 2006 – July 2012
Email: sena.tuncer@std.bogazici.edu.tr
Gülce Turhan
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2021 – Current
M.Sc. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Marmara University
September 2017 – August 2020
B.Sc. (Electronics Engineering), Uludağ University
September 2012 – February 2017
Email: gulce.turhan@std.bogazici.edu.tr
Ayşe İrem Çetin
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2022 – Current
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2017 – August 2020
B.Sc. (Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering), Kadir Has University
September 2014 – March 2021
Email: ayseiremcetin@gmail.com
M.Said Aldemir
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2020 – Current
M.Sc. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Bilkent University
January 2017 – February 2020
B.Sc. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2011 – June 2016
Email: muhammed.aldemir@std.bogazici.edu.tr
Melisa Özakçakaya
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2025 – Current
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2023 – August 2025
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Yıldız Technical University
September 2018 – August 2023
Email: melisa.ozakcakaya@std.bogazici.edu.tr
Arda Canbaş
M.Sc. Student
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2024 – Current
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Yıldız Technical University
September 2018 – August 2024
Email: ardacanbas@hotmail.com
Furkan Durmuş
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2025 – Current
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2017 – August 2020
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Erciyes University
September 2012 – August 2026
Email: furkan.durmus@boun.edu.tr
Meltem Karataş
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. (Neuroscience), University of Strasbourg, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
2014 – 2019
B.Sc. (Faculty of Medicine), Hacettepe University
2006-2012
Email: meltemkaratas@gmail.com
Sena Azamat
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2020 - June 2025
B.Sc. (Faculty of Medicine, Cerrahpaşa), İstanbul University
2006-2012
Email: sena.tuncer@boun.edu.tr
Ömer Yasin Çur
Undergraduate Researcher
B.Sc. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2021 - present
Email: omer.cur@std.bogazici.edu.tr
Yıldız Tüzün
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2025 – Current
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2022 – August 2025
B.Sc. (Medical Engineering), Acıbadem University
September 2017 – August 2022
Email: yildiztuzun099@gmail.com
Emir Kulaklıoğlu
M.Sc. Student
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Boğaziçi University
September 2024 – Current
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering), Yıldız Technical University
September 2018 – August 2024
Email: emir.kulakoglu@bogazici.edu.tr
