Seven students from the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Bartın University, have had their projects accepted under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program.

These funded projects contribute to the development of our students' scientific research competencies while further strengthening our university's research ecosystem.

The accepted projects, along with their principal investigators and advisors, are as follows:

Arda Kaan KUDUZ Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hilal YILMAZ Project Title: P-Coumaric Acid – Mucin Protein Interaction: Structural Analysis by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Eda Nur YAVUZ Advisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nastaran SAGEDHİAN Project Title: Measuring the Antioxidant Properties and Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of Euphorbia Polycaulis

Melih ERYILMAZ Advisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nastaran SAGEDHİAN Project Title: Purification and Characterization of Aldose Reductase and Sorbitol Dehydrogenase Enzymes from Bovine Kidney, and Investigation of the Effect of Euphorbia Polycaulis on These Enzymes: An Anti-Diabetic In Vitro Study

Metin KARNUR Advisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nastaran SAGEDHİAN Project Title: Purification and Characterization of Lactoperoxidase Enzyme from the Milk of Cattle Raised in Bartın, and Investigation of the Effects of Some Metal Ions and Pesticides on the Enzyme

Muhammet Muzaffer GÜLKAN Advisor: Res. Asst. Sena DAVRAN BULUT Project Title: Synthesis of a Benzimidazole-Based Schiff Base and the Antioxidant Potential of Its Synbiotic Combination with Lacticaseibacillus Rhamnosus GG Probiotic Bacterium

Sena Nur KAÇAR Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Parham TASLİMİ Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of a 4-Allyloxybenzyl-Substituted Imidazolidinium Salt, Investigation of Its Effects on Acetylcholinesterase and Butyrylcholinesterase Enzymes, and Molecular Docking Study

Süheyla AÇIKEL Advisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nastaran SAGEDHİAN Project Title: Purification of Peroxidase Enzyme from Selected Plants and Investigation of the Removal of Some Dyes Used in the Textile Industry

As the Department of Biotechnology at Bartın University, we congratulate our students and their advisors, and wish them continued success in their scientific endeavors.