1st INTERNATIONAL NEU DESAM BIOTECHNOLOGY CONGRESS

17 – 20 October 2024

Near East University, Nicosia

Hybrid Conference | 17 – 20 October 2024 | Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus

The 1st INTERNATIONAL NEU DESAM BIOTECHNOLOGY CONGRESS is an international platform that brings together leading scientists and researchers in the fields of biotechnology, medicine and medical sciences.

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to participate in the ‘First International NEU DESAM Biotechnology Congress 2024’, which will be held in Nicosia, North Cyprus, from October 17-20, 2024.
The DESAM Research Institute at Near East University (NEU) was founded in 2015 and has excelled in organizing periodic conferences, seminars, workshops, and more. The institute is structured from multidisciplinary fields, including medical practitioners, dentists, health scientists, veterinarians, artificial intelligence experts, mathematicians, and computer engineers, to foster the development of pioneering and innovative studies in the field of health sciences. With a commitment to innovation and knowledge exchange, NEU DESAM Research Institute is now organizing the ‘First International NEU DESAM Biotechnology Congress 2024’ that convene health experts and academic leaders.

The ‘First International NEU DESAM Biotechnology Congress 2024’ aims to provide a platform for individuals from various areas of biotechnology to present and discuss their latest findings, developments, and strategies. Participants from academia and the clinical field, working in medicine, dental medicine, biotechnology, health sciences, and medical engineering, will come together to acquire cutting-edge knowledge and have the opportunity to establish new contacts and collaborations.

The congress will be held in Nicosia, the vibrant capital city of Northern Cyprus, a country that harmoniously blends ancient history, sandy beaches, natural beauty, and cutting-edge innovation. Nicosia uniquely offers a wealth of extraordinary historical and touristic sites that captivate the imagination. Near East University, also situated in this dynamic city, boasts one of the largest museums in the region, the illustrious 'Modern Art Museum'. Additionally, it is home to Cyprus's only car museum and an expansive open-space museum that sprawls across the picturesque campus, inviting congress attendees to explore and be inspired by the rich cultural and scientific heritage of the Eastern Mediterranean.

We encourage you to present your work and participate in this exciting event, and look forward to welcoming you to Nicosia, North Cyprus in October 2024 for the ‘First International NEU DESAM Biotechnology Congress 2024’.
On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee,

Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ
President of the Congress

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Remaining Time for the Congress
1st International DESAM Biotechnology Congress | 17-20 October 2024
Register now to participate in our congress!
Deadline for submission of the abstract: September 30, 2024 !!!
Deadline for early registration: September 10, 2024 !!!
Program

Congress Program

Important Dates
Date Schedule
30 September 2024 Abstract Submission Deadline
10 September 2024 Early Registration
20 October 2024 Full Text Submission Deadline
15 October 2024 Late Registration Deadline
Deadline for submission of the abstract: September 30, 2024 !!!
Deadline for early registration: September 10, 2024 !!!

Oral presentations accepted at our congress will have the chance to be published as research articles in the “Congress special issue” of the Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences (CJMS), which is indexed in the Web of Science (WOS), depending on the presenter’s request.

Day 1: October 17
NEU DESAM Biotech Congress Program

October 17, Thursday

Main Hall / Irfan Gunsel Congress Center, Hall 1

TimeEvent
08:30 - 09:30Registration
09:30 - 10:00Welcoming Speeches
10:00 - 10:45 “Biotechnology related research infrastructures landscape across Europe”
OPENING LECTURE: Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören
Near East University,
Head of NERITA;
Chair Brain and Conscious States Research Center
Chair Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine

Chair: Prof. Dr. H. Seda VATANSEVER
10:45 - 11:15Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:00 Oral Presentations
  • 11:15 - 11:30: ‘Development of a qRT-PCR Kit for Detecting Feline Coronavirus (FCoV) That Recently Caused Numerous Cat Deaths in Cyprus’ - Gulten Tuncel Dereboylu, Gokce Akan, Melis Kalayci, Cenk Serhan Ozverel, and Tamer Sanlidag
  • 11:30 - 11:45: ‘Revolutionizing Hepatitis D Diagnostics: Developing an In-House qRT-PCR Kit for Exceptional Detection of HDV’ - Kıvanç Günhan, H. Seda Vatansever, Tamer Şanlıdağ, Murat Sayan, Sinem Akçalı, Hilal Kabadayı Ensarioğlu, Ferdi Çetin, Gökçe Akan, Gulten Tuncel Dereboylu, and Melis Kalaycı
  • 11:45 - 12:00: ‘Development of RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Estimation of Combinations of Metformin and Curcumin’ - Bahareh Noshadi, Emine Vildan Burgaz, and Leyla Beba Pozharani
12:00 - 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:40Session 1: Medical Biotechnology
14:00 - 14:40‘Chemically Generated Singlet Oxygen as a Potential Therapeutic Agent’ - Prof. Dr. Engin Umut Akkaya, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye
14:40 - 15:40 Oral Presentations
  • 14:40 - 14:55: ‘Synthesis and cytotoxic effects of various thiosemicarbazide compounds on primary and metastatic breast cancer cell lines’ - Hilal Kabadayı Ensarioglu, Eda Becer, Faika Basoglu, Nuray Ulusoy-Güzeldemirci, and Hafize Seda Vatansever
  • 14:55 - 15:10: ‘Protocol for Obtaining Stem Cells from Menstrual Blood’ - Aslınur Aktaş, Hilal Kabadayı Ensarioğlu, Yıldız Uyar, and Hafize Seda Vatansever
  • 15:10 - 15:25: ‘Critical Parameters in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing of Biosimilars’ - Yildiz Ozalp and Motunrayo Mayowa Onayo
  • 15:25 - 15:40: ‘Evaluation of Taurodont and Pyramidal Mandibular Molars Prevalance in a Group of Turkish Cypriot Population by CBCT’ - Dilan Kırmızı, Umut Aksoy, Seçil Aksoy, Nildem İnönü, and Kaan Orhan
15:40 - 16:00Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:45 Oral Presentations
  • 16:00 - 16:15: ‘Influence of Prefabricated Auxiliary Device Design and Intraoral Scanner Type on the 3D Trueness of Intraoral Scans’ - Özay Önöral, Selin Çakır, and Sevcan Kurtulmuş Yılmaz
  • 16:15 - 16:30: ‘Biological Network Analysis of Genes and Non-coding Genes in PCOS’ - Bita Ostad Hasanzadeh, Zahra Lotfi Sousefi, Parham Ostad Hasanzadeh, and Pinar Tulay
  • 16:30 - 16:45: ‘Stimulation by Exosomes Under Hypoxia Enhances Tumorigenic Properties of Primary and Metastatic Colon and Breast Cancer Cells’ - İbrahim Halil Gürçınar, Hilal Kabadayı Ensarioğlu, Remziye Kendirci-Katırcı, and Hafize Seda Vatansever
17:00 - 18:00Poster Sessions
18:30 - 20:00Welcome Reception (Location: NEU Car Museum)
Day 2: October 18
NEU DESAM Biotech Congress Program

October 18, Friday

Main Hall / Irfan Gunsel Congress Center, Hall 1

TimeEvent
09:00 - 12:10Session 2: Microbial Biotechnology
09:00 - 09:40‘Organ-on-chips and Applications in Infectious Diseases’ - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Buket Baddal, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus
09:40 - 10:40 Oral Presentations
  • 09:40 - 09:55: ‘In Silico Optimization of Antifungal Therapies: Exploring Biosurfactant-Antifungal Synergy Against Trichophyton Species’ - Cemile Bagkur, Cenk Serhan Ozverel, and Emine Erdag
  • 09:55 - 10:10: ‘Triazole Derivatives as Potential MCR-1 Inhibitors: A Promising Approach to Overcome Colistin Resistance’ - Emine Erdag, Cenk Serhan Ozverel, and Cemile Bagkur
  • 10:10 - 10:25: ‘Necessity of Alternative Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Strains Detected in Northern Cyprus’ - Elisabeth Opawoye, Emrah Guler, Kaya Süer, and Ayse Arikan
  • 10:25 - 10:40: ‘Molecular Characterization of Newcastle Disease Virus Circulating in Pakistan’ - Uswa Siddique and Ijaz Ali
10:40 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00‘Opportunitises of Natural Fibers in Automotive Industry’ - Aytun Kazmaci, GUNSEL
12:00 - 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:30Session 3: DESAM
14:00 - 14:40‘DESAM’s Capabilities and Innovative Approaches’ - Assoc. Prof. Cenk Serhan Ozverel, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus
14:40 - 15:40 Oral Presentations
  • 14:40 - 14:55: ‘Does RAB31 Continue to Play a Role in Exosome Biogenesis of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in 2D and 3D Culture Conditions in Hypoxic Environment?’ - Hafize Seda Vatansever, Hilal Kabadayı Ensarioglu, Aslınur Aktaş, Burak Kutlu Aydın, Nadire Kıyak, and Mehmet Vatansever
  • 14:55 - 15:10: ‘Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Prevent Testicular Torsion Injury Controlling Apoptosis and Necroptosis’ - Hilal Kabadayı Ensarioglu, Fatma Bilgecan Şimşek, Hafize Seda Vatansever, Hasan Çayırlı, and Aydın Şencan
  • 15:10 - 15:25: ‘In vivo Evaluation of Microemulsion Formulation Containing Capsaicin For the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain’ - Rumooz Shayyah, Umay M G Bölgen, Ares Alizade, Serpil D Kayıran, Sonia Ebrahimi, and Fazilet Aksu
  • 15:25 - 15:40: ‘Synthesis of Chitosan Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite using Moringa Stenopetala Extract and Assessment of its Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Potentials’ - Huzaifa Umar, Natacha Usanase, Basil Bartholomew Duwa, and Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
15:40 - 16:00Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 Oral Presentations
  • 16:00 - 16:15: ‘Investigation of Behavioral Changes and Histopathological Changes in the Brain In Alzheimer’s Modelled Mice with Aluminium Chloride’ - Derya D Kanan, Işıl Aydemir, Ares Alizade, Fazilet Aksu, Sonia Ebrahimi
  • 16:15 - 16:30: ‘Renal Artery Variations and Clinical Importance: CT Angiography Study in TRNC Population’ - Yasemin Küçükçiloğlu and Mehtap Yüksel Tiryakioğlu
  • 16:30 - 16:45: ‘Does scan aid use improve the 3D trueness of digital implant impressions with different inter-implant distances?’ - Sevcan Kurtulmuş Yılmaz, Tezcan Muslu, and Özay Önöral
  • 16:45 - 17:00: ‘Allelic frequencies of FSHR gene and biological network analysis of non-coding genes in PCOS’ - Sana Madhher, Bita Ostad Hasanzadeh, Burcu Ozbakir, Ali Cenk Ozay, and Pinar Tulay
17:00 - 18:00Poster Presentations
Day 3: October 19
NEU DESAM Biotech Congress Program

October 19, Saturday

Main Hall / Irfan Gunsel Congress Center, Hall 1

TimeEvent
09:00 - 11:11Session 4: Molecular Biotechnology
09:00 - 09:30‘Development of a Diagnostic Kit Using Two-Dimensional Multiplex RT-PCR Technique with Molecular Beacon’ - Dr. Onur Bilenoglu, Diagnotech Biotechnology, İstanbul, Türkiye
09:30 - 10:00‘Oxford Nanopore MiniOn Sequencing Technology’ - Onur Yavuz, Project Specialist, Massive Bioinformatics, İzmir, Türkiye
10:00 - 10:30‘ABC and AVITI – Opening a gateway to the next evolution of sequencing’ - Ferda Altaytas, ATQ Biotechnology, Ankara, Türkiye
10:30 - 11:00‘Serum proteome profiling by deep parallel Multiplexing NGS’ - Prof. Dr. Kamil Onder, Procomcure Biotech GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
11:00 - 11:15Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:00 “Fostering Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future with a Co-Creation and Succeeding Together Approach” - Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, Istanbul Technical University Rector, Former President of TUBITAK, Acting Chairman of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies Council of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Chair: Prof. Dr. Murat Ozgoren
12:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 17:00Session 5: AI and New Era of Biotechnology
14:00 - 14:30‘Unlocking the potential of Collective Intelligence in Medicine’ - Prof. Dr. Shadi Albarqouni, University of Bonn, Germany
14:30 - 15:00‘High Resolution and High Sensitivity Molecular Imaging: Are We There yet?’ - Prof. Dr. Georges El Fakhri, Yale University, USA
15:00 - 15:30 Oral Presentations
  • 15:00 - 15:15: ‘Early prediction of mortality due to carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infection in intensive care units using machine learning’ - Buket Baddal, Cemile Bagkur, and Bardia Arman
  • 15:15 - 15:30: ‘Ensemble Learning for Diabetes Classification Using Voting Classifier on CDC Health Indicators Dataset’ - Bardia Arman, Kian Jazayeri, Erbuğ Çelebi, Kezban Alpan, and Kamil Dimililer
15:30 - 15:45Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:45 Oral Presentations
  • 15:45 - 16:00: ‘Voronoi-Based Data Augmentation Techniques in Supervised Learning’ - Bardia Arman, Erbug Celebi, Emre Ozbilge, and Raif Usal
  • 16:00 - 16:15: ‘Detection of Keratoconus through YOLOV8 ROI Preprocessing and Pretrained Convolutional Neural Networks using 2D Images’ - Muhammed Sideeq Anwar and Emre Ozbilge
  • 16:15 - 16:30: ‘Evaluating the Latent Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tests Using Fuzzy PROMETHEE: A Multi-Criteria Decision Approach’ - Declan Emegano, Nazife Sultanoglu, Efe Precious Onakpojeruo, Berna Uzun, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin, and Tamer Sanlidag
  • 16:30 - 16:45: ‘Contribution of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach in Choosing the Most Appropriate Rapid Diagnostic Tests in an Outbreak’ - Ayse Arikan, Berna Uzun, Murat Sayan, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin, and Tamer Sanlidag
16:45 - 17:00Coffee Break
17:00 - 18:15Session 6: Food Biotechnology
17:00 - 17:30‘Effects of Climate Change on Nature and Bees’ - Prof. Dr. Nevzat Artik, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
17:30 - 18:15 Oral Presentations
  • 17:30 - 17:45: ‘Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Properties of Sarıulak Olive Fermented with Red Beetroot’ - Sebnem Guler, Perihan Adun, Mehmet Karagözlü, and Hüseyin Erten
  • 17:45 - 18:00: ‘The cytotoxic activity of rosemary essential oil on PANC-1 cells’ - Mustafa Hoca, Eda Becer, Abdussalam Yakubu, and Hafize Seda Vatansever
  • 18:00 - 18:15: ‘Examining the Resistance to Technological Process and In-vitro Probiotic Properties of Saccharomyces boulardii’ - Bornu Kabolobari Barielnu, Beyza Hatice Ulusoy, Fatma Kaya Yildirim, Kaynarca, and Markus
20:00 - 00:00Gala Dinner
Day 4: October 20
NEU DESAM Biotech Congress Program

October 20, Sunday

Main Hall / Irfan Gunsel Congress Center, Hall 1

TimeEvent
09:00 - 10:30Session 7: Future of Science Panel
09:00 - 10:30Prof. Dr. Murat Ozgoren, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ozturk, Prof. Dr. H. Seda Vatansever, Prof.Dr. Murat Sayan, Prof.Dr. Beyza Ulusoy, Prof. Dr. Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
Chairs: Prof. Dr. Tamer Sanlidag, Assoc. Prof. Cenk Serhan Ozverel
10:30 - 11:00Conference Closing Ceremony
Academician

Early Registration
With Accommodation: $650
Without Accommodation: $450
Transfer Fee: $70
Daily Registration: $200
Late Registration
With Accommodation: $800
Without Accommodation: $600
Transfer Fee: $70
Daily Registration: $200

Hybrid (Outside TRNC) Participation: $300

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30% discount for Near East University Students and Academicians

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Early Registration
With Accommodation: $450
Without Accommodation: $250
Transfer Fee: $70
Daily Registration: $100
Late Registration
With Accommodation: $600
Without Accommodation: $400
Transfer Fee: $70
Daily Registration: $100

Hybrid (Outside TRNC) Participation: $200

Book

30% discount for Near East University Students and Academicians

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Registration

With Accommodation: $800
Without Accommodation: $600
Transfer Fee: $70
Daily Registration: $250

Biotech Company Supports

Gold: $3000

Silver: $2000

Bronze: $1000

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