Cardiovascular diseases, Atherosclerosis, MicroRNAs, Gene expression, Molecular mechanisms of complex diseases, Biomarkers, Secondary metabolites
ORCID: 0000-0002-8423-5063
Research Fields
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Short CV
Ass. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Sezer Zhmurov was born in 1983, in Bursa. Having completed her high school education in Yeşilköy Anadolu Lisesi in 2001, she carried on with her studies in Istanbul University, Department of Biology and graduated in 2006. She graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Molecular Biology-Genetics & Biotechnology Master’s Program in 2009. Çiğdem Sezer Zhmurov recieved her doctorate degree from Istanbul Technical University, Molecular Biology-Genetics & Biotechnology Graduate Program in 2016, with the thesis study entitled “Investigation of Angiogenic Mechanisms Related to microRNA 126 Signaling Pathway Molecules”. She worked as a research assistant in Istanbul Bilgi University between 2014-2021 and was appointed as assistant professor to Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Uskudar University in March 2022. Her research interests include molecular mechanisms of cardivascular diseases, signaling molecules and pathways related to atherosclerosis and angiogenesis, as well as microRNAs.
Education Status & Academic Titles
Undergraduate Degree
İstanbul Üniversitesi Biyoloji
Master Degree
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Moleküler Biyoloji - Genetik ve Biyoteknoloji
Doctorate
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Moleküler Biyoloji - Genetik ve Biyoteknoloji
Supervised Graduate Theses
- EXAMINING THE GENETIC COMPLEXITY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS IN TURKISH AND PAKISTANI POPULATIONS USING GENOMIC TOOLS AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS, 2024.
- ORTHILIA SECUNDA BİTKİSİNDEN KROMOTOGRAFİK YÖNTEMLE AMİNOASİT, ELEMENT VE VİTAMİN TAYİNİ, 2024.
- MİR-21'İN SİSTEM BİYOLOJİSİNE DAYALI OLARAK MİDE KANSERİNDE FARKLI ŞEKİLDE EKSPRESE EDİLEN HUB GENLERİ ÜZERİNDEKİ TERAPÖTİK ETKİSİ, 2022.
Academic Activities > Publications
(Scopus) Toplam: 2Expression of Egfl7 and miRNA 126 5p in Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease
GENETIC TESTING AND MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS (2016)
Academic Activities > Editörlük
- European Chemistry and Biotechnology Journal (EUCHEMBIOJ), ISBN:3023-5839, 2024.
Academic Activities > Congress - Conference Participation
- MolBiyoKon2024, 2024.
Administrative Activities
- Laboratuvar, Laboratuvar Sorumlusu, (2022 - Devam ediyor.)
- Bölüm Başkan Yardımcısı / Deputy Head of Department, Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik (İngilizce) Bölüm Başkan Yardımcısı, (2022 - Devam ediyor.)
- Ana Bilim Dalı Koordinatörlüğü / Coordinator of Department, Moleküler Biyoloji Ana Bilim Dalı Koordinatörü, (2022 - 2024)
- Komisyon Üyesi / Member of Commission, Eğitim Komisyonu (Enstitü / Fakülte / MYO), (2022 - Devam ediyor.)
- Çalışma Grubu Üyelikleri / Research Group Membership, Nörogenetik Çalışma Grubu, (2022 - Devam ediyor.)
- Çalışma Grubu Üyelikleri / Research Group Membership, Moleküler Biyoteknoloji Çalışma Grubu, (2022 - Devam ediyor.)
- Öğrenci Danışmanlığı / Student Adviser, 1-10 Öğrenci Danışmanlığı, (2022 - Devam ediyor.)