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International Congress on Biotech Solutions for
Sustainability
We aim to bring together researchers and industrial leaders worldwide to share their latest findings and advancements in their respective fields. Our congress takes pride in being at the forefront of the latest technological advancements, enabling us to achieve a hybrid and international format that caters to our attendees, wherever they may be. We are enthusiastic to host our esteemed guests online and in person at multiple locations.
Scope
8:30-9:30
Registration
9:00-10:30
Opening ceremony
10:30-11:10
Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz
"The Interconnected Impact: Exploring How the Climate Crisis Affects Biodiversity"
Plenary lecture 1
11:10-11:30
Coffee break
Session 1
Sustainability
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Melek Ozkan
11:30-11:55
Oral Presentation 1: Oral Presentation 1: Prof. Dr. Melek Ozkan
"Sustainable and Renewable Energy from Biomass"
11:55-12:20
Oral Presentation 2 - Oral Presentation 2 - Prof. Dr. Nevin Gul Karaguler
"Exploring Novel Proteins for Sustainable Industrial Processes"
12:20-12:45
Oral Presentation 3 - Prof. Dr. Ozge Karadag
"Promoting Health Equity in the Age of Biotechnology"
12:45-13:30
Lunch break and poster hall visit
Session 2
Sustainable Food and Agriculture
Moderator: Assist. Prof. Bahar YILDIZ KUTMAN
13:30-14:10
Prof. Dr. Hakan Ozkan
“Modern Crop Breeding for Global Food and Nutrition Security”
Plenary lecture 2
14:10-14:25
Oral Presentation 4 - Assoc. Prof. Ceyhun Kayihan
"Single-cell transcriptional profiling in root tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to boron toxicity at seedling stages"
14:25-14:50
Oral Presentation 5 - Dr. Nihal Oztolan Erol
"Nanoparticle-mediated gene editing: A path towards tailored crop improvement"
14:50-15:00
Short Presentation 1 - Assoc. Prof. Birsen Cevher Keskin
"Comparative proteomic analyses revealed the response mechanism of drought-tolerant and susceptible olive cultivars (Olea europaea L.) under drought stress and recovery"
15:00-15:10
Short Presentation 2 - Abdelhameed Hamdan
"Exploring aquaporins and dehydrins in barley under drought and salt stresses during early seedling development"
15:10-15:20
Short Presentation 3 - Rifat Bugra Bildiri
"Valorization of steel slag as a safe soil amendment for sustainable crop production"
15:20-15:30
Short Presentation 4 - Aysenur Bayrak
"Lettuce biofortification with selenium and its interactions with sulfur nutrition in an indoor vertical NFT system"
15:30-15:40
Short Presentation 5 -Halis Batuhan UNAL "Cloning the SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins for transient expression of a VLP-based vaccine candidate in Nicotiana benthamiana"
15:40-16:30
Sponsored Talk by Gübretaş - Oral Presentation 6- Elif Ozlem Guncaldi
"Evaluation of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria isolated from soils of Turkiye for microbial biofertilizer production"
16:30-17:00
Coffee break and poster hall visit
Day 2: May 8, 2024
Session 3
HÖAD Session “Exosome: New Biotechnological Tool"
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Seda Vatansever
17:00-17:25
Prof. Dr. Seda Vatansever
“Exosomes: The Rising Star in Medicine”
17:25-17:50
Prof. Dr. Ozge Cevik
"New advances in exosome-based targeted drug delivery systems"
17:50-18:15
Dr. A. Caglar Ozketen
“Exosomes as smart delivery systems for nanotheranostics: opportunities and challenges”
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