Projects

2023- ... Development of a Surgical Laser System that Detects Tumor Tissue Using LIBS and Tumor Labeling (67.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2022- ... Endogenous photosensitizer and potassium iodide-mediated photodynamic therapy against antibiotic resistant bacteria (16.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2022- ... Investigation of the Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy Methods Using Nanocarriers in Common Cancer Types (6.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2021- ... The Development of Fiber Optic Based Biosensor for the Detection of Protein Aggregations Boğaziçi University Research Fund (5.500 USD), Principal Investigator.

2020- 2021 Development of Photodynamic Therapy with Upconversion Nanoparticles in Colon Cancer. Boğaziçi University Research Fund (7.800 USD), Principal Investigator.

2019- 2021 Indocyanine Green (ICG) Loaded Gold Nanorods for Antimicrobial Sonodynamic Therapy, Boğaziçi University Research Fund (7.750 USD) , Principal Investigator.

2017-2018 Comparing the Effect of Acid and Laser Etching on Bacterial Colonization on Enamel Surface After Debonding Ceramic Barckets, Boğaziçi University Research Fund (11.500 USD), Principal Investigator.

2016-2019 Development of Nanoparticles Aided ICG-Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer, Boğaziçi University Research Fund (23.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2015-2017 An Oral History Study on the Influence of the Poet Nazım Hikmet, Boğaziçi University Research Fund (11.500 USD), Researcher.

2015-2016 Investigation of the Cancer Treatment with ICG and Laser Application (ICG-PDT), Boğaziçi University Research Fund (11.500 USD), Principal Investigator.

2014-2016 Design and Development of a Non-contact Temperature Controlled Surgical Laser System Using Infrared MEMS Sensor Technology, Boğaziçi University Research Fund (19.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2013-2016 The effect of low level laser therapy on human primer osteoblast and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells proliferation and differentiation processes, TUBITAK Research Project (98.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2013-2014 Laser Sterilization Technique for Root Canal Treatment: Investigating the Tm:fiber Laser, Bogazici University Research Fund (16.700 USD), Principal Investigator.

2012-2014 Photothermal Effects of Infrared Lasers:The Removal of Brain Tissue by Stereotaxic Surgery, Bogazici University Research Fund (31.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2012-2014 Investigation of Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy Techniques TUBITAK Research Project (135.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2011-2012 Measuring the Optical Properties of Human Gynecological Tissues in vitro TUBITAK Research Project (19.250 USD), Principal Investigator.

2011-2012 Investigation of a Novel Photodynamic Laser Application in vitro, Bogazici University Research Fund (19.300 USD), Principal Investigator.

2011-2012 Etching Enamel Surface with Laser, Bogazici University Research Fund (19.500 USD), Principal Investigator.

2007-2010 Design and Development of Tm:YAP Surgical Laser System, TUBITAK Research Project (218.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2007-2009 Effects of Low Level Infrared Lasers on the Proliferation of Fibroblast Cells, Bogazici University Research Fund (12.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2005-2007 Tissue Welding with Infrared Lasers: Development of a Temperature Controlled Tissue Welding System and Investigation of the Optimal Parameters, TÜBITAK Research Project (70.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2004-2006 Development of a Laser System for Photodynamic Therapy, Bogazici University Research Fund (20.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

2001-2002 Foundation of Tissue Characterization Laboratory for Laser-Tissue Interactions and Invastigation of Optical Properties of Brain Tissues, supported by Bogazici University Research Fund (25.000 USD), Principal Investigator.

1999-2000 Computer Aided Design of Current-Mode Circuits, supported by Bogazici University Research Fund (2500 USD) - investigator

1999-2000 Investigation of Modulation Effect in Laser-Tissue Interaction, supported by I.T.U. Research Fund (1000 USD) - investigator

1997-2000 Computer Controlled System Design to Investigate Optical and Thermal Aspects of Laser-Tissue Interactions, a three-year, US$ 120.000 project supported in part by the Turkish State Planning Organization (Devlet Planlama Teşkilat, DPT) and in part by ITÜ Research Activities Secretariat (Araştırma Etkinlikleri Sekreteryası, AES) - investigator

1996-1998 Investigation of Lesion Formation Techniques in Brain Tissue using an Er:YAG Laser, a two-year project supported by Mitra Inc./Teknofil Ltd. and BÜ, with participants from Bogaziçi University (BÜ) and ITÜ along with Mitra Inc./Teknofil Ltd. - investigator