Sabancı University Faculty and Researchers Make a Difference
For the September 2014 term, 18 Sabancı University projects were chosen to receive TÜBİTAK support
Sabancı University received TÜBİTAK support for 18 of its projects in the September 2014. The 18 projects receiving support under the 1001, 3501 and 1005 programs comprise 69% of total submissions.
In terms of number of projects per faculty member, Sabancı University did 1.6 times better than the closest competitor. This is up from 1.4 times better in March 2014. According to the September 2014 selection results, Sabancı University accounts for 3.4% of all projects supported nationwide within the 1001, 3501 and 1005 program, compared to 2.3% in the March 2014 term. 
TÜBİTAK September 2014 – Projects Supported within the Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects (1001)
Associate Professor Albert Levi, FENS, "Secure Communication in Body Area Networks"
Associate Professor Devrim Gözüaçık, FENS, "Analysis of the role of microRNA 376 family on tumor formation and development "
Professor Erhan Budak, FENS, "Development of Analytical Modeling and Measurement Methods for High Performance Grinding Processes "
Associate Professor Gözde Ünal, FENS, "Localization of Brain SubThalamic Nucleus using Joint Diffusion MRI-Functional MRI Analysis for Parkinson Patients: Application to Deep Brain Stimulation "
Professor Henning Stichtenoth, FENS, " Polynomials over Finite Fields: Theory and Applications II "
Professor Hikmet Budak, FENS, " Reference sequencing of the 5DS chromosome of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) "
Assistant Professor Hüsnü Yenigün, FENS, "Using Modern Parallel Computation Technologies For Cerný Conjecture Falsification And Construction Of Reset Sequences "
Professor İbrahim Tekin, FENS, " Multiport wideband single antenna for MIMO based wireless communication systems and mobile phones"
Associate Professor Kemalettin Erbatur, FENS, " Quadruped Robot Design, Construction and Control "
Dr. Özlem Oral, SUNUM, " The Effect of active PKC izozymes on Autophagy Mechanism and Identification of target Autophagy genes"
Associate Professor Selim Balcısoy, FENS, "A Visual Analytics System based on Spatial Augmented Reality and Physical Visualizations”
Dr. Tolga Sütlü, SUNUM, " A cell-based screening assay for the identification of cancer immunotherapy targets"
Professor Uğur Sezerman, FENS, " Identification of epigenetic and other factors and their target pathways in colon cancer aetiology"
Professor Yaşar Gürbüz, FENS, " Design of fully integrated 94 GHz radiometer for passive millimeter wave imaging using SiGe BiCMOS technology "
TÜBİTAK September 2014 – Projects Supported within the Career Development Program (3501)
Dr. Feray Bakan, SUNUM, " Synthesis of calcium phosphate nanoparticles for siRNA delivery and in vitro analysis of the gene silencing effect of siRNA loaded nanoparticles "
Assistant Professor Hakkı Yazıcı, FASS, " Optimal Redistributive Taxation under Directed Technological Change "
TÜBİTAK September 2014 – Projects Supported within the National Program for Supporting New Idea and Product Research (1005)
Dr. Lale Işıkel Şanlı, SUNUM, " Scale-up Development and Fabrication of Multi-functional, High Strength and Electrically Conducting Graphene Fibers "
Assistant Professor Özge Akbulut, FENS, " Design and fabrication of silicone-based composite human tissue and organ models for surgical simulations "