Chief Adviser
Dr. Nermin Gozukirmizi
Professor
Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Istinye Universitesi
Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Nermin Gözukirmizi is the Scientific Advisor and Professor at Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. She started at the Dept. of Biology at Istanbul University as an Associate Professor in 1985 and became a Professor in 1992. Prof. Nermin Gözukirmizi has been working at the Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics since 2003. She is an Academic Member of Istanbul University since 1972. She took part in the Establishment of the Plant Biotechnology Research Unit at TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, Research Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 1992-2006 and 1992-2006. She also had an active role in the establishment of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Dept. at Istanbul University. Her areas of research include plant tissue culture systems and gene transfer, polymorphism and molecular markers, GMO analysis, and biosafety and epigenetics. She teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses on these subjects.
She has performed lots of research with different plant species such as barley, wheat, potatoes, cicer, poplar, cotton and She is an author or co-author of numerous scientific papers (70) and several book chapters (25). Her recent internationally published scientific papers are related to retrotransposons, gene transfers, and salt tolerance. Prof. Nermin Gozukirmizi supervised 25 MSc and 22 PhD theses, and her students (Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors) contribute valuable information to scientists in Turkey and other countries all over the world.
Advisory Board Members
Dr. Hosam Bayoumi Hamuda
Professor
Environmental Microbiology and Soil Biotechnology
Óbuda University
Budapest, Hungary
Dr. Mokbul Ahmed Khan
Professor and Vice-Chancellor
European University of Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. M. Lutfar Rahman
Professor and Vice-Chancellor
Daffodil International University (DIU)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan
Professor and Dean
Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Sylhet Agricultural University
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Dr. Anwarul Haque Sharif
Professor and Vice-Chancellor
Bangladesh University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Vieri Fusi
Professor
Dept. of General and Inorganic Chemistry
University of Urbino
Florence Area
Italy
Dr. Fauziah Ahmad
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
University Sains Malaysia (USM)
Penang, Malaysia
Dr. Md Anwar Hossain
UGC Professor
Dept. of Mathematics
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials
Dr. A.H.M. Aktarul Islam
Professor and Vice-Chancellor
Times University Bangladesh
Faridpur, Bangladesh
Dr. Md Shamsul Alam
Staff Scientist
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Maryland, United States
Dr. Yogesh Chandra Tripathi
Senior Scientist
Division of Chemistry and Bioprospecting
Forest Research Institute
Dehradun, India
Dr. Vibha Bhardwaj
Director
Environment Laboratories
Environment Protection & Development Authority
The government of RAK
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Fateh Mebarek-Oudina
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
University of 20 août 1955-Skikda
Skikda University
Skikda, Algeria
Dr. Mohammad Ziaur Rahman
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Clinical Fellow, Minimally Invasive Heart & Aortic Surgery, NUH, Singapore
Transplant Fellow, Heart & Lungs, St Vincents Hospital Sydney, Australia
Dr. Lobna Mohamed
Associate Professor
Agricultural Research Center
Central Laboratory of Date Palm Researches & Development
Cairo, Egypt
Dr. Siswa Setyahadi
President
Biocatalyst Production Technology Division
Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi
Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Elsaid R. Elashry
Professor
Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Dr. Antonio Russo
Professor
Dept. of Humanities (Moral Philosophy)
University of Trieste
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Dr. Shukomol Barua
Professor
Dept. of Pali and Buddhist Studies
Faculty of Arts
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Barbara Sawicka
Professor and Head
Dept. of Plant Production and Commodity Sciences
University of Life Sciences
Lublin, Poland
Dr. Mostafa Abuzeid
Professor and Director
Mechanical and Electrical Research Institute
National Water Research Center
Shoubra El-Kheim, Egypt
Dr. Carl HD Steinmetz
Director
Medicine and Health Psychology Division
Superdiverse Healthcare Institute
Netherlands
Dr. Md Anwarul Haque
Professor
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Islamic University
Kushtia, Bangladesh
Dr. Monica Butnariu
Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Banat’s University
Timis, Romania
Dr. Farida Adib Khanum
Professor and Advisor
Gonoshastaya Somaj Vittik Medical College
Gono Bishwabidalay
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Golam M. Mathbor
Professor
School of Social Work
Monmouth University
New Jersey, USA
Dr. Md. Anowarul Islam
Professor & Ex Pro-VC PUST
Department of History
University of Chittagong
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Dr. Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam
Professor and Vice-Chancellor
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Golam M. Mathbor
Professor
Dept. of Social work and Social welfare
Monmouth University
New Jersey, USA
Dr. Farida Adib Khanum
Professor and Principal
Gonoshastaya Somaj Vittik Medical College
Gono Bishwabidalay
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Mir Masoom Ali
Professor Emeritus
Department of Statistics
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306, USA
Dr. Omar Ali Al-Khashman
Professor
Dept. of Environmental Engineering
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
Ma'an, Jordan