Project Launch Meeting was held at Üsküdar University

'Project Launch Meeting' was organized by Üsküdar University R&D and Innovation Policies Directorate. At the meeting, where innovative projects came to the fore and attracted great interest, Üsküdar University Founding Rector Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan pointed out that projects are shaped by imagination and teamwork.
Üsküdar University Rector Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör emphasized the contribution of scientific production to humanity, while R&D and Innovation Policies Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müge Ensari Özay emphasized that there was a 150 percent increase in student projects. The remarkable project presentations in the fields of science and social sciences were highly appreciated.

'Project Launch Meeting' was held at Üsküdar University NP Health Campus Ibni Sina Auditorium. Members of the senate also attended the meeting.

Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: "People who succeed in dreaming can produce projects"

Delivering the opening speeches of the project launch meeting, Üsküdar University Founding Rector, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan drew attention to the importance of the climate of possibility and project culture. Tarhan; "First of all, people who succeed in dreaming can produce projects. After an idea comes to mind, this idea has an incubation period. The idea is incubating. We also have an incubation center. Incubation in minds is important here. It incubates. After incubation, it emerges when you least expect it, when you are busy with something else. For example, Archimedes thought of it in the bathhouse. Newton had it under an apple tree. A brilliant idea is born out of the blue, there is an incubation. Teamwork is also important. One remains me, but at the same time becomes us. It is important to be us while remaining me. In other words, they will be in a team, but they will also have their own private space, their own autonomy. We need to be able to do such teamwork."

Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör: "We enjoy as we produce"

Üsküdar University Rector Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör mentioned that when the studies are transformed into production, they will touch humanity; "The further we go in scientific production, the more we spread it, the more we transform what we talk about here, what is done at the university into production, the more we will touch humanity. We will also strengthen our mission to serve humanity. The more we produce, the more we enjoy, the more we produce, the more the energy of production increases. As we transform the results of this into some awards, some results, this turns into a greater production energy."

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müge Ensari Özay: "We have a 150 percent increase in student projects"

R&D and Innovation Policies Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müge Ensari Özay drew attention to the increasing number of project applications in the last 3 years. Özay; "Together with student projects and academic projects, we see that the number is 265. We observed that the number of academic projects was 79. Especially in 2023, we had a 150 percent increase in student projects. This year we have another 150 percent increase again. We see that more than 150 project applications are currently being made. 15 of our trademarks were registered, 12 patent applications were registered in the 2023-24 academic year. In utility models, we see that we have 4 registered utility models."

Remarkable project presentations took place

Prof. Dr. Nesrin Kartal Özer, Lecturer at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry (English) Prof. Dr. Nesrin Kartal Özer shared her project titled "The effect of NRF-2 activation in cholesterol-induced in vitro lipid accumulation and in vivo NASH models" with the participants.

Üsküdar University TRGENMER Manager Dr. Assist. Prof. Dr. Cihan Taştan presented his project titled "In Vitro and Ex Vivo Investigation of Intron 7 Targeted Next Generation Antisense Xeno Nucleic Acid Approaches to Increase Smn2 Gene Engagement in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Sma) Disease".

Interesting projects from science and social sciences...

Üsküdar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Özgün Deniz Yoldaşlar presented her project titled "Murad Molla Collection: Formation Process and Sideretextual Elements" to the participants.

Üsküdar University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (English) Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Sevim Işık presented her project titled "Investigation of the Treatment Efficacy of Topoisomerase llbeta Overexpressing Human Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes in 5XFAD Transgenic Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model".

Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Diseases Dr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elvan Çiftçi presented her project titled "Evaluation of Genotype-Phenotype Relationship in Autism and Bipolar Disorder, which are Neuropsychiatric Diseases" to the participants.

Emre Kaan Şanverdi, a 3rd year Computer Engineering student at Üsküdar University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, and Mustafa Şanverdi, a 6th year student at Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, presented their project titled "Virtual Anatomy and Surgical Simulation MetaMedicine Laboratory in the Meta World".

Following the completion of the project presentations, the meeting ended with a collective photo shoot.