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The 14th ALLEA General Assembly Meeting Held in Berlin-Germany

The 14th ALLEA (All European Academies) General Assembly meeting was held in Berlin between 29-30 April 2013. TÜBA President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevat Acar, Academy Council Member Prof. Dr. Tayfun Özçelik and Principal Member Prof. Dr. Taner Demirer participated in the meetings which were hosted by the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities at the Berlin-Branden ...

Prof. Dr. Kadriye Arzum Erdem Gürsan Receives the 2013 Science Award of the Turkish Union of Pharmacologists

Prof. Dr. Kadriye Arzum Erdem GÜRSAN, Associate Member of TÜBA and professor at the Aegean University, School of Pharmacology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, was given the “2013 Science Award” of the Turkish Union of Pharmacologists. The Presidium of the Turkish Academy of Sciences congratulates her and wishes the continuation of her successful career. ...

The First Photonuclear Reaction in Türkiye Realised at Mediterranean University by TÜBA-GEBİP Member Prof. Dr. İsmail Boztosun

TÜBA-GEBİP (Outstanding Young Scientists Award Program) awardee and professor at Mediterranean University, Department of Physics Prof. Dr. İsmail Boztosun and his team realized one of the most fundamental experiments of nuclear physics: using gamma-rays to detach neutrons and photons from atomic nuclei. The photonuclear reaction experiment dating back to the 1970’s in the world, ...

Prof. Dr. Taner Demirer Makes Important Contributions to Stem Cell Research

Prof. Dr. Taner DEMİRER, Principal Member of TÜBA, made important contributions to stem cell research with two new books that he edited. One of them entitled “New Advances in Stem Cell Transplantation” published in 2012 and released in Europe, will be an important reference book for scientists working in regenerative medicine. The second book edited by Prof. Demirer, e ...

The Future of Science in Turkey Discussed at the Çankaya Table

The President of the Turkish Republic H.E. Abdullah GÜL invited the representatives of the scientific community in Turkey to the Traditional Çankaya Table at his Presidential domicile. Attending the luncheon taking place on 10 April 2013, were the Chairman of the Board of Higher Education (YÖK), Prof. D ...