Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Faculty Member Dr. Nur Mustafaoğlu has been awarded the 2024 Mustafa Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Award.
The Mustafa Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Award, given by the METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation, is presented to young researchers under the age of 40 for their work that makes significant contributions to the development of their fields or offers innovative solutions to critical national problems.
Dr. Nur Mustafaoğlu, who joined Sabancı University in January 2021, founded Mustafaoğlu Lab, an interdisciplinary bioengineering laboratory working on innovative technologies focusing on the understanding and treatment of brain diseases, especially their interactions with the blood-brain barrier. She also serves as a part-time researcher at Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM).