Stem Cell Working Group

TÜBA - Stem Cell Working Group organizes several meetings and courses at national and international level with the participation of all relevant partners and publishes reports on the subject.

Members
Prof. Fikrettin Şahin / Executive / TÜBA Principal Member / Yeditepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Head of Genetics and Bioengineering Department
Prof. Taner Demirer / TÜBA Principal Member / Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Head of Lymphoma Myeloma Association
Prof. Emin Kansu / TÜBA Honorary Member / Hacettepe University, Cancer Institute Basic Oncology Department, EmeritusProf.
Zekeriya Tosun / TÜBA Associate Member / Selçuk University, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Prof. Tunç Akkoç / Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology
Prof. Sevim Aydın / Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology
Prof. Alp Can / Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Department of Stem Cell Commission
Prof. Y. Murat Elçin / Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Asst. Prof. Zeynep Burçin Gönen / Erciyes University, GENKÖK Genome and Stem Cell Center Deputy Director
Prof. Erdal Karaöz / Vice Rector of İstinye University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research and Application Center, Liv Hospital, Regenerative Medical Center
Prof. Ercüment Ovalı / Acıbadem University, Acıbadem Labcell Laboratory and Cord Blood Bank Manager
Prof. Gülperi Öktem / Ege University, Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Health Sciences, Head of Stem Cell Division
Prof. Hayri Özsan / Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, President of the Turkish Society of Hematology

The working group was active from 2002 until 2021. Following the Academy Council's decision, The  Stem Cell working groups will continue its scientific activities and research as the "Health Sciences and Technologies Working Group." Reports of the Working Group can be found here.