ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

1. Name Surname

 : Çiğdem Sezer

2. Date of Birth

 : 07.10.1983

3. Title

 : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi

Contact Information

: cigdem.sezer@uskudar.edu.tr

4. Educational Background

Degree Department University Year
BSc Biyoloji İstanbul Üniversitesi 2006
MSc Moleküler Biyoloji - Genetik ve Biyoteknoloji İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi 2009
PhD Moleküler Biyoloji - Genetik ve Biyoteknoloji İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi 2016

5. Academic Titles

Degree Department University Year
Assistant Professor Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik (İngilizce) Üsküdar Üniversitesi 2022

6. Supervised Theses

6.1. Master's Theses

  1. Computational Analysis of miR-21 and miR-126 in Atherosclerosis, Bilan Aden Ibrahim, 2026.
  2. Analysis of Resistome Transfer Dynamics in the Human Gut Microbiome: Unraveling the Spread of Fluoroquinolone Resistance Genes, Baha Eddin Ahmed A Mami, 2026.
  3. Quantitative Evaluation of the Effect of MXenes on the Expression of 429-microRNA in Colorectal Cancer, Newsha MIR BABAIE, 2026.
  4. Investigating the Role of lncRNA SNHG7 in Drug Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Cells, Roshan Hariri, 2026.
  5. In Silico Analysis of Gene Expression and Protein Interaction Networks in Cocaine Addiction, Faiza Mangi, 2026.
  6. Investigation of the Microbiological, Physicochemical, Stability, and Organoleptic Properties of Probiotic Doogh Containing Oyster Mushroom Powder, Bahar Farahani, 2025.
  7. Evaluation of Advanced Rapid HIV1/2 Tests as Reliable Alternatives to Immunoblot Assays: A Comparative Study of Geenius HIV1/2 and Multisure HIV1/2 in Resolving Indeterminate Results and Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy, Esra Salemeh, 2025.
  8. EPİDERMAL BÜYÜME FAKTÖRÜ RESEPTÖRÜ L858R MUTASYONUNUN İNHİBİSYONUNDA LİKEN METABOLİTLERİNİN ETKİSİNİN HESAPLAMALI OLARAK İNCELENMESİ, ÖZLEM AL-AMOODY, 2025.
  9. EXAMINING THE GENETIC COMPLEXITY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS IN TURKISH AND PAKISTANI POPULATIONS USING GENOMIC TOOLS AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS, Arshad Begum, 2024.
  10. Bioinformatic Strategies for the Production of Glycoproteins in Algae, Fadi Thabet Zohdi Saleh, 2024.
  11. ORTHILIA SECUNDA BİTKİSİNDEN KROMOTOGRAFİK YÖNTEMLE AMİNOASİT, ELEMENT VE VİTAMİN TAYİNİ, Rüveyda Gülşen Sadauki, 2024.
  12. MİR-21'İN SİSTEM BİYOLOJİSİNE DAYALI OLARAK MİDE KANSERİNDE FARKLI ŞEKİLDE EKSPRESE EDİLEN HUB GENLERİ ÜZERİNDEKİ TERAPÖTİK ETKİSİ, Hesam GHAFOURİ KALAJAHİ, 2022.

7. Publications

7.1. Papers published in internationally refereed journals (Scopus Indexed)

  1. AL-AMOODY Ö., AL-AMOODY A. A., ZHMUROV D. Ö. Ü. Ç. S., ATALAY D. D. V. E., Computational Investigation of The Effect of Lichen Metabolites on The Inhibition of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor L858R Mutation, Turkish Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, (2026), 10(2), 104-115, .
  2. Ismail A., Salameh I. M., Younes N., Nizamuddin P. B., Abunasser S., Younes S., Abdelmohsen S., Abouassali M. N., Elshaikh M., Karimeh I. W., Ibrahim M. A., Ali M. M., Shaar I. A., Ong H., Zhmurov Ç. S., Yassine H. M., Abu-Raddad L. J., Ayoub H., Nasrallah G. K., Advancing HIV Diagnostics: Comparative Evaluation of Multisure HIV-1/2 Rapid Confirmatory Test Against Geenius and Traditional Reference Assays Within a CDC-Aligned Diagnostic Framework, Microorganisms, (2026), 14(3), 693, .
  3. Kavaleuskaya A., Elitas N. D., Kilinc B., Zhmurov C. S., Ozkok F., Onul N., Catal T., A Novel Curcumin Compound Activity Against Sodium Arsenate Toxicity in Human Fibroblast Cell Line_, Bratislava Medical Journal, (2025), (), , .
  4. Kalajahi H. G., Yari A., Amini M., Catal T., Youshanlui M. A., Pourbagherian O., Zhmurov C. S., Mokhtarzadeh A., Therapeutic effect of microRNA-21 on differentially expressed hub genes in gastric cancer based on systems biology., Scientific Reports, (2023), 13(21906 (2023)), , .
  5. ÇİĞDEM S. Z., ÖZLEM T. K., Zahara A. F., Osman F., Cem B., TUNÇ Ç., ÜMİT Z. Ş., HAKAN B., Expression of Egfl7 and miRNA 126 5p in Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease, GENETIC TESTING AND MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS, (2016), 20(3), , .

7.2. Papers published in other internationally peer-reviewed journals

  1. Farahani B., Zhmurov C. S., Oyster Mushroom Powder Incorporation in Doogh: A Novel Approach to Boost Probiotic Stability, Food Processing and Preservation Journal, (2025), 17(3), , .

7.3. Assertions presented in international scientific congresses and published in the proceedings

  1. Kavaleuskaya A., Kilinc B., Ozkok F., Onul N., Elitas N. D., Zhmurov C., Catal T., Moleküler Biyoloji Derneği 9. Uluslararası Kongresi, MolBiyoKon2024, (12.09.2024), İzmir-Türkiye

7.4. International books or chapters

7.5. Papers published in national peer-reviewed journals

7.6. Assertions presented in national scientific congresses and published in the proceedings

7.7. National books or chapters

Books published by national publishers

Book chapters published by national publishers

8. Projects

9. Administrative Duties

  1. Ana Bilim Başkanı / Head of Department - Moleküler Biyoloji (2024-Continues)
  2. Laboratuvar - Laboratuvar Sorumlusu (2022-Continues)
  3. Bölüm Başkan Yardımcısı / Deputy Head of Department - Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik (İngilizce) Bölüm Başkan Yardımcısı (2022-Continues)
  4. Ana Bilim Dalı Koordinatörlüğü / Coordinator of Department - Moleküler Biyoloji Ana Bilim Dalı Koordinatörü (2022-2024)
  5. Komisyon Üyesi / Member of Commission - Eğitim Komisyonu (Enstitü / Fakülte / MYO) (2022-Continues)
  6. Çalışma Grubu Üyelikleri / Research Group Membership - Nanobiyoteknoloji Çalışma Grubu (2025-Continues)
  7. Çalışma Grubu Üyelikleri / Research Group Membership - Nörogenetik Çalışma Grubu (2022-Continues)
  8. Çalışma Grubu Üyelikleri / Research Group Membership - Moleküler Biyoteknoloji Çalışma Grubu (2022-Continues)
  9. Öğrenci Danışmanlığı / Student Adviser - 1-10 Öğrenci Danışmanlığı (2022-Continues)

10. Scientific Memberships

11. Awards

12. Coourses recently given

Academic Year Semester Course name Hours Number of Students
Theoretical Application
2025-2026 Spring Mikrobiyoloji ve Teknikleri (Master) - Group 1 3 0 32
Advanced Molecular Genetics (Master) - Group 1 3 0 31
Ultimate Techniques in Molecular Biology (Master) - Group 1 3 0 42
İleri Moleküler Genetik (Master) - Group 1 3 0 34
Cancer Molecular Biology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 54
Molecular Cell Biology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 98
Graduation Thesis (Undergraduate) - Group 1 0 0 21
Fall Special Topics in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master) - Group 1 3 0 37
Biotechnology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 86
Genetic Disorders (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 73
Ecology and Sustainability (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 94
Special Projects (Undergraduate) - Group 1 0 6 16
2024-2025 Spring Advanced Molecular Genetics (Master) - Group 1 3 0 37
Ultimate Techniques in Molecular Biology (Master) - Group 1 3 0 32
Advanced Studies in Cell Signalling (Master) - Group 1 3 0 20
İleri Moleküler Genetik (Master) - Group 1 3 0 37
Cancer Molecular Biology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 74
Molecular Cell Biology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 94
Graduation Thesis (Undergraduate) - Group 1 0 0 16
Fall Special Topics in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master) - Group 1 3 0 22
İleri Moleküler Hücre Biyolojisi (Master) - Group 1 3 0 22
Biotechnology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 72
Immunology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 2 0 89
Environmental Sustainability (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 71
Graduation Project (Undergraduate) - Group 1 0 0 15

Created: 31.08.2026