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October 3rd - 5th 2024
Harbiye Military Museum, İstanbul / Türkiye

Scientific Program

03 October 2024
Hall A
09:15-09:30 Opening Remarks
09:30-11:00 Plenary Session 1 - Türkiye Biotechnology Panel

Chairs:
Munis Dundar, Taha Bahsi

History of Biotechnology in Türkiye Through the Eyes of an Early Entrepreneur
Tanıl Kocagöz

Implementation Realities in Genomic Studies in Türkiye in the Era of Biotechnology

Taha Bahsi

How to Combine Genomics, Deep Phenotyping, and AI to Diagnose Patients with Rare Diseases
Erşen Kavak

From Biotech Research to Economic Value: Ongoing Activities and Case Studies from ISEK (Istanbul Health Industry Cluster) Association
Cengizhan Öztürk
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Plenary Session 2 - Medical Biotecnology

Chair: C. Nur Semerci Gündüz, Turgut Ulutin

Microbiome and Longevity: A New Approach for Managing Chronic Diseases
Satya Prakash

Making Biotechnology From Nanostructured Systems
Donald Martin

Tiny Wireless Electronic Biosensors and Devices Will Enable Healthy Living
Ratnesh Lal
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Hall A Hall B
13:30-14:30 Parallel Session 1 - Medical Biotechnology

Chairs: Dancho Danalev, Michele Maffia

Studies On Bioactive Peptides With Analgesic Activity
Dancho Danalev

The Role of Copper and Solid Lipid Nanoparticles in Parkinson’s Disease Pathogenesis and Therapy
Michele Maffia

Non-Invasive and Real-Time Approach to Detect Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Osman Erogul

Whole Exome Sequencing Application in Rare Genetic Diseases: Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Patients in Malaysia
Saharuddin Bin Mohamad
13:30-14:30 Parallel Session 2 - Enviromental Biotechnology and Biomedicine

Chairs: Alexander Kilchevsky, Ariola Bacu

Evaluation of Microbial Diversity at Water Ecosystems as a Reflection of Tolerance to Toxicants
Ariola Bacu

Development of Genetic Biotechnologies at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Alexander Kilchevsky

Bacterial Nanocellulose Based Biocomposite Materials With Regenerative and Antimicrobial Properties for Biomedicine
Victor Revin

Dark side of Nanotechnologies
Marina Yazykova
14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
14:30-16:00 Parallel Session 3- Medical Biotechnology

Chairs: Bernard Fioretti, Sehime G. Temel

Role of Ovarian Innervation in Human Follicular Physiopatholog
Bernard Fioretti

The path to the product with a two way concept from bench to bedside or vica versa: Translationsl Medicine
Sehime G. Temel

Caffeic Acid Extract Induces Autophagy in Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Increasing Oxidative Stress
Gunnur Demircan

The Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms: Susceptibility of Thyroid Disease
Irina Nakashidze
14:30-16:00 Parallel Session 4 - Plant Biotechnology

Chairs: Ilham Shahmuradov, Hejazi Mohammad Amin

Additional Open Reading Frames in the Annotated mRNAs of Mammals and Plants May Encode Unknown Proteins
Ilham Shahmuradov

Nutrigenomic in Sparus Aurata Fed with Polyphenols, Sustainable by-Products of Olive Oil Production Process: Preliminary Data
Martina Torricelli

Oil Production by Microalgae; Importance of Native Strains
Hejazi Mohammad Amin

Multifunctional Roles of Bacillus Thuringiensis: Unraveling Plant Growth-Promoting, Fungicidal, and Insecticidal Genes Through Bioinformatics
Semih Yılmaz
16:00-17:30 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(Speeches in oral presentations will be limited to 6 minutes.Also,there will be a question and answer session for 2 minutes.) (It's not the final version. Updates will be made to the list.)

Chairs: Günnur Demircan, Abdulgani Tatar

Networking Salt Inducible Kinase 1-Transcription Factor-microRNA Regulatory Perturbations on Type 2 Diabetes- Breast Cancer Co-Morbidity Associated Molecular Bridge
Ilhaam Ayaz Durrani

Unveiling the Genetic Diversity of Cerebral Palsy Mimics Using Exome Sequencing in the Turkish Cohort
Ayca Yigit

The Comparison of Interleuken-12 (IL-12) Gene Expression Analysis in The Use of Cold Atmospheric Nitric Oxide (NO) Gas and/or with NPH Insulin Cream in Healing Wounds with Tissue Loss in Diabetic Rats
Ihab Yasir Radwan

An In Vitro Visit to Extracellular Vesicles as Screening Tools for Breast Cancer
Begüm Coşar

Antibiotic-Resistance and Dynamics of Urinary Tract Infections After Covid-19 in Tirana Region
Arjeta Xheka

A Candidate Cell-Free Cellular Therapy For Non-Integrated RNA Virus Infections
Kaya Molo

Electrophysiological Characterisation of Human Cumulus Cells
Andrea Biagini

The Role of a Deep Intronic Variant in the SHH Gene in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Dundar Acropectoral Syndrome
Leyla Nur Yılmaz

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and VIPergic Fiber Alterations in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Luana Sallicandro

The Effect of NOSN on the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Genes in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line
Emine Kandemis

Precision Medicine Development at the Medical University Plovdiv
Nikoleta Traykova

The Contribution of the Combined Use of Biotechnological Systems in the Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases
Çağrı Doğan

Analyzing the Antimicrobial and Antiadhesive Properties of Secondary Metabolites on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Adhesion to nylon 3D Printing material: Molecular Docking Analysis
Safae Er Raouan

Ensuring Research Integrity: The Critical Role of Cell Line Authentication and Mycoplasma Testing in Biotechnology
Adem Alemdar

SSNHL and Genetic Prothrombotic Risk Factors
Büşra Saruhan

Fibulin-3 Suppresses Cell Proliferation by Regulating MYC via Let-7a in SCLC
Ege Rıza Karagür

16:00-17:30

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(Speeches in oral presentations will be limited to 6 minutes.Also,there will be a question and answer session for 2 minutes.) (It's not the final version. Updates will be made to the list.)

Chairs: Aslı Subaşıoğlu, Semih Yılmaz

Personalised Biosynthetic Advanced Hydrogels As Dressings For Chronic Wound Management
Abhishek Gupta

Designing A Pre-Analytical Portable Reader for On-Site Aflatoxin Detection
Deniz Alara Yazgan

Improvement of Bacilysin Production in Bacillus subtilis by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Editing of the 5’-Untranslated Region of the bac Operon
Hadeel Al-Jirjees

Physiological Effects of an Electric Field and Mg2+ on Streptomyces Lividans TK24 During the Productions of Novel Antimicrobial Compounds
Aurora Montserrat Hernández Orozco

Bioconversion of Anti-Nutritional Substances in Amaranth Green Mass
Svetlana Obraztsova

Optimisation of Multi-Enzymatic BVMO-Based ɛ-caprolactone Production Using Viable Whole Escherichia Coli Cells
Štefánia Hrončeková

The effects of a silver nanoparticles and metal-organic frameworks construct against glioblastoma cells
Francesco Ragonese

Evaluation of Bio-Anode Performance in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell Fed with Waste Organic Feedstock
Clara Marandola

Trash to Treasure - Sustainable Production of Bacterial Cellulose from Waste and its Potential Application in Agriculture
Zinnia Mansoor

Two Stages Process for Bio-Hydrogen Production From Cheese Whey: Coupling Dark Fermentation and Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Antonella Marone

Quartz-Crystal Microbalance Biosensor for Escherichia Coli Detection
Alessia Cossettini

The Periodic Variability for Some Morphometric Indices in Mediterranean Mussel (M. Galloprovincialis) Reared in Butrinti Lake (North-Eastern Coast of Ionian Sea)
Eni Meli

Some Growth and Reproduction Parameters in a Stock of the Chub (Squalius cephalus L.,1758) from Western Part of Ohrid Lake
Stela Pepa

Do Soil Microorganisms and Plant Density Affect Lotus Creticus Responses to Drought and High Salinity?
Adrián Sapiña-Solano

04 October 2024
Hall A
09:00-09:30 Integrated Multiomic and Morphology Profiling for Precision Biology with AVITI24
Sebastian Celis
09:30-10:30 Plenary Session 3

Chairs: Alma Kokhmetova, Oscar Vicente

Red Yeast Cell Factory – From the Laboratory to Industrial Production
Ivana Marova

Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Substances Eliminate Chloroplasts From the Flagellate Euglena Gracilis - Biomedical and Biotechnological Consequences of this Activity
Juraj Krajcovic

Plant Biostimulants: Tools to Enhance Crop Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in a Climate Change Scenario
Oscar Vicente
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Plenary Session 4

Chairs: Polona-Znidarsic-Plazl, Iza Radecka

Development of Sustainable Biocatalytic Processes for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Production
Polona-Znidarsic-Plazl

Importance of microbes in circular bioeconomy
Iza Radecka

Biocatalysis in Eutectic Mixtures
Gary Henehan

Bioprocess Intensification and the Model-based Design
Igor Plazl
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Hall A Hall B
13:30-14:30 Parallel Session 5 - Medical Biotechnology

Chairs: Ali Ünal, Bülent Yılmaz

Comparing Long-Read Sequencing Technologies
İrem Kalay

Applications of CRISPR Technology in Development of Transgenic Mice for Modelling Rare Genetic Disorders and Beyond
Muhammed Kasim Diril

Malignancy Assessment of Colorectal Polyps Using AI
Bülent Yılmaz

Determination of T Lymphocyte Subgroups in the Bone Marrow Micro Environment in Multiple Myeloma: Can Tumor-Directed T Cells Play a Role in Fighting Cancer?
Ali Unal

Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Levels in Eating Disorders Patients
Maria Rachele Ceccarin

Lysosomal Enzymes in Parkinson’s Disease
Michela Codini
13:30-15:00 Parallel Session 6 - Food/Feed and Animal Biotechnology

Chairs: Anargyros Moulas, Dana Tapaloaga

Food Fortification with Vitamin D and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
Anargyros Moulas

Ancient Ivory Crisis: Symbiotic Microbial Community in the Sanxindui Runis and its Control

Qun Sun

Pharming Animals: Exploring the Advantages and Disadvantages of Biopharmaceutical Production through Transgenic Livestock
Dana Tapaloaga

Multi-Omics Technologies and AI Models Applied to Animal Science
Edo D'agaro
14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-16:30 Parallel Session 7 - MAGI Session

Chairs: Tommaso Beccari; Matteo Bertelli

Mathematical Approaches to Integrate Omics And Clinical Data
Jurgen Kaftalli

Role of Polygenic Risk Score to Study The Biological Basis of Genetic Diseases
Kevin Donato

Mathematical Model For The Screening of Cancer Based On Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Serum Peptides
Kristjana Dhuli

Proposal of A New Mathematical Model Based On Mutational Loading to Study The Role of Genetics In Retinal Distrophy Patients Negative to The Mendelian Genetic Test
Maria Chiara Medori

Mathematical Model to Find Clinical Correlation In Retinal Distrophy Based On Mass Spectrometry Data of Serum Retinal-Associated Proteins
Alessandro Macchia

Cardiovascular Risk Prediction: A New Mathematical Model to Correlate Clinical And Omics Data
Cecilia Micheletti

Mathematical Model to Integrate Omics Data to Study The Molecular Basis of Lipedema
Gabriele Bonetti
15:30-17:00 Parallel Session 8 - Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Chairs: Demet Akın, Gary Henehan

3D Bioprinting Living Tissues and Organs
Ibrahim Tarık Ozbolat

The Long Journey of Uncovering the Mechanism of Action of the Antimicrobial Peptide Aurein 1.2
Adam Mechler

The Ghost Proteome: More Than Noise
Michel Salzet

Cornering Stroke Diagnostics with Electrolateral Flow Quantitation (POC4triage)
Robert Marks
16:30 GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING OF EBTNA    
16:30 - 18:00 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(Speeches in oral presentations will be limited to 6 minutes.Also,there will be a question and answer session for 2 minutes.) (It's not the final version. Updates will be made to the list.)

Chairs: Edo D'agaro, Marina Yazykova

Nodule-Forming Bacteria Effects on Lablab Purpureus Responses to Abiotic Stress
Mario X. Ruiz-González

Determination of Coagulase-Positive Staphylococcus aureus in White Cheese and Evaluation of Their Antibiotic Resistance
Pınar Şanlıbaba

Reinventing Pleasure Foods for Sustainable Healthy Diets
Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia

Authentication of Oil Plants in Foods using Novel PCR Approaches
Nelly Datukishvili

Evaluation of the Permeability of Epithelial Barriers Treated With Dietary Supplements in Different in Vitro Models
Giovanna Traina

Self-replicating Viral Vectors for the Production of Recombinant Vaccines in Plants
Eugenia Mardanova

Metabolomic Maps of Carpobrotus: Tracing Genetic and Biogeographic Influences
Sara González Orenga

Study of New Synthesized Piperazine Compounds as a New leucopoiesis- and Immune-Stimulating Drugs
Anastassiya Sokolenko

17:00 - 18:30 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(Speeches in oral presentations will be limited to 6 minutes.Also,there will be a question and answer session for 2 minutes.) (It's not the final version. Updates will be made to the list.)

Chairs: Sevda Yesim Ozdemir, Hilmi Tozkır

A Molecular Insight Into the Interactions of Astaxanthin with Human Hepatic and Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines
Belkıs Gökçen Yeşilyurt

Chromosomal Microarray on Product of Conception in Early Pregnancy Loss: A Case Report
Mircavid Müslümov

Lutexin as a Potential Inhibitor for Monkeypox Virus
Şeyma Aksu

Nanofibers With Antimicrobial Activity as Potential Would Healing Delivery System
Lucia Dzurická

Cytokine Profile Changes of Hemophagocytic Syndrome Patient Cells After Co-culture Mesenchymal Stem Cells and IL10-Transfected Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Handan Sevim Akan

Cellular Effects of Propranolol and Labetalol on Parental and Doxorubicin-Resistant Breast Cancer Cells
Buse Ceyda Öncel

Alteration of Mir-502-3p and Mir-101-3 and the NHEJ Pathway in DNA Damage Response of Doxorubicin-resistant Breast Carcinoma Cells
Berfin Doğa Koçkaya

Up-regulation of Toll-like Receptor 4 in Substantia Nigra and Middle Temporal Gyrus of Patients with Parkinson’s disease is Associated its the Co-localization with pSer129αSyn and in Iba1: implications for inflammatory response.
Carmela Conte

Sphingomyelin regulates nuclear miRNA
Federico Fiorani

05 October 2024
Hall A
09:30-10:30 Plenary Session 5 - Genetics Session 1

Chairs: Ugur Ozbek, Birsen Karaman

Ultrarare Disease Gene Identifikation Based on Examples
Andreas Janecke

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Genomics: Phenotype-to-genotyp
Mahmut Cerkez Ergören

New Tool to Analyze Whole Genome Sequence in Healthy Populations
Luis Izquierdo Lopez
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Plenary Session 6 - Genetics Session 2

Chairs:
Fatma Sılan, Hakan Akça

Building Deep Learning Models for Predicting Drug-Protein Interactions: Combining Protein-Drug Conformations with Directed Message Passing Neural Networks
Serdar Durdağı

Unraveling a Novel Type of Muscular Dystrophy: From Diagnosis to Disease Modeling
Nathalie Escande-Beillard

Will Whole Population Genomic Data Change National Health Services Approach: Lessons from Iceland
Reynir Arngrímsson
12:30 Closing Ceremony and Awards