February 2026

Our new project will start in March 2026, and we are looking for motivated students (please see the announcements page) who want to gain hands-on experience in metabolic engineering and bioprocess engineering.

Project Title: Metabolic engineering of Komagataella phaffii cells for antimicrobial peptide production from recycled carbon sources of agricultural and food processing residues, TÜBİTAK-125N806, 2026-2029, Ankara. (2568 TÜBİTAK-CAS Bilateral Cooperation Support Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)

September 2025 – February 2026

We welcome the MSc students Ahmet Berkant Çinko, Bengisu Ertaş, Rabiya Sultan Arslan, Yaren Güngör, and Furkan Tekbaş to Professor Çalık’s Group.

We welcome the BSc students  Cansu Serap Ar (ChE 498), Raziye Kübra Şen (ChE 499), Duru Vezne (ChE 498), Janset Erdenbil (ChE 499), and Ezgi Bayrak (ChE 498) to Professor Çalık’s Group.