SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
| SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 | SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 | SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 | ||||||
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| 08:30-17:00 | REGISTRATION | 08:30-17:00 | REGISTRATION | 08:30-17:00 | REGISTRATION | |||
| 09:00-14:00 | MICROSCOPY SCHOOL | 09:00-09:40 | PLENARY LECTURE 2 - Conference Hall Chairs: Güldal Süyen, Merve Elmas |
09:00-09:40 | PLENARY LECTURE 3 - Conference Hall Chairs: Feray Bakan Mısırlıoğlu, Mehtap Kutlu | |||
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The Role of Astroglia in the Generation and Prevention of Seizures Emre Yakşi |
AI-based Advances in Biomedical Microscopy and Pathology Aydoğan Özcan - ZOOM |
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| 09:40-10:10 | COFFEE BREAK | 09:40-10:10 | COFFEE BREAK | |||||
| 10:10-12:10 | PARALLEL SESSIONS | 10:00-12:30 | PARALLEL SESSIONS | |||||
| BS Session 3 - Cell I - Conference Hall Chairs: Oya Evirgen, Meltem Müftüoğlu | BS Session 4 - Cell II - D1 Hall Chairs: Beki Kan, Agnes Kittel | BS Session 9 - Cell III - Conference Hall Chairs: Selma Yılmazer, Fatma Kaya Dağıstanlı | BS Session 10 - Microbiology - D1 Hall Chairs: Engin Yenilmez, Özgür Kurt | |||||
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Lipid Droplets and Nuclear Structures Toyoshi Fujimoto - ZOOM (Invited) |
Revisiting the Human Umbilical Cord. Unique Cells in a
Surprisingly Fibrous Stroma Alp Can (Invited) |
The Mitochondrial Relay with the Nucleus: Form and Function Michelangelo Campanella - ZOOM (Invited) |
Investigation of Mechanism of Action of Newly Developed
Wide Spectrum Peptide Antibiotics by Electron Microscopy Tanıl Kocagöz (Invited) |
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The Heterogeneous Blueprint: Regional Mapping of
the Human Amniotic Membrane and Its Implications in
Fundamental Research and Translation Roberta Di Pietro - ZOOM (Invited) |
Imaging Gene Transcription Pavel Hozak (Invited) |
Condensates that Control Transcription Factor Dimerization Batu Erman (Invited) |
The Role of Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases Ahmet Özbilgin (Invited) |
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Life Sciences Applications on FIB-SEM Volkan Erkut (Invited) |
Deciphering the Secrets of Extracellular Vesicles or the Limits of Classical TEM Examinations Agnes Kittel (Invited) |
Resolving Subcellular Structure Alterations in Cancer with (Correlative) Light and Electron Microscopy Nalan Liv (Invited) |
Investigating Virus Infection Mechanisms in Situ Caner Akıl (Invited) |
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Oral Presentations (0055, 0062) |
Exosomes: Tiny Packages, Transformative Potential Biogenesis
and Their Role in Medicine Seda Vatansever (Invited) |
Rewiring of Organelle Ultrastructure in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Revealed through Volume Electron Microscopy Lakshmi Edakkandiyil (Invited) |
Decoding the Replication Machinery of Nipah Virus: Structural and Molecular Insights Esra Balıkçı Akıl (Invited) |
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| 12:10-13:30 | POSTER SESSION - Exhibition Hall |
Visualization of EV Biogenesis and Secretion Using Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy Zahra Elly Soltani (Invited) |
Global Air Isolated Workflow Solution for Battery Analysis: From Cryo FIB to TEM Nicolas Ravier (Invited) |
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| 13:30-14:30 | LUNCH | 12:30-13:30 | LUNCH | |||||
| 14:30-16:30 | PARALLEL SESSIONS | 13:30-15:30 |
BS Session 11- Organoids - Conference Hall Chairs: Dilek Akakın, Gamze Tanrıverdi |
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| 14:00-14:45 | OPENING CEREMONY - Conference Hall |
BS Session 5 - Cell Death - Conference Hall Chairs: Gözde Erkanlı Şentürk, Figen Kaymaz |
BS Session 6 – Advanced Microscopy Techniques – D1 Hall Chairs: Naoto Kawakami, Esra Erdemli |
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| 14:45-15:30 |
KEY NOTE LECTURE - Conference Hall Chairs: Serap Arbak, Servet Turan |
Life Super-Resolution Imaging of Programmed Cell Death Barbara Conradt (Invited) |
Intravital Imaging of Lymphocytes Using Multi-Photon Microscopy Naoto Kawakami (Invited) |
Human Kidney Organoids to Model Glomerular Disorders and Kidney Fibrosis Jitske Jansen - ZOOM (Invited) |
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Unlocking the Power of SEM: Quantitative Imaging and 4D Diffraction Across Disciplines Vladislav Krzyzanek - President of the European Microscopy Society |
Can we Increase the Therapy Response of Brain Tumors by Epigenetic Interventions? Tuğba Bağcı Önder (Invited) |
Microscopy in Transition: From Optical Lenses to Intelligent Algorithms Serçin Karahüseyinoğlu (Invited) |
Recent Advances in 3D Cell Culture: Revolutionizing Drug Discovery and Disease Modeling Through Advanced Technologies Ranan Gülhan Aktaş (Invited) |
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Hydra Bio Plasma-FIB Technologies for Multidisciplinary Research Meltem Sezen Özkoç (Invited) |
Fast and Gentle Live Imaging with Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy in Life Sciences Rahul Kumar (Invited) |
Enhanced Human Placenta Organoids with Immune and Vascular Components for In Vivo-Like Function, Disease Modeling, and Therapeutic Testing Çiler Çelik Özenci (Invited) |
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Cryogenic TEM Sample Holder and MEMS-Chips Development for In Situ Cooling, Heating and Biasing Applications David Westmoreland (Invited) |
Redefining 2D/3D Imaging: Introducing new 120kV TEM Gaurav Sharma (Invited) |
Genetics and Modeling of Neurological Disorders Kaya Bilgüvar (Invited) |
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| 15:30-16:00 | COFFEE BREAK | 16:30-17:00 | COFFEE BREAK | 15:30-15:45 | COFFEE BREAK | |||
| 16:00-16:40 |
PLENARY LECTURE 1 - Conference Hall Chairs: Melek Öztürk, Deniz Yücel |
17:00-19:00 | PARALLEL SESSIONS | 15:45-17:30 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS | |||
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AI-Powered 3D Cell-Level Imaging for Disease Studies and Therapeutic Development Ali Ertürk |
BS Session 7 - Biomaterials - Conference Hall Chairs: İpsita Roy, Halime Kenar |
BS Session 8 - Developmental Biology - D1 Hall Chairs: Feriha Ercan, Abit Aktaş |
OP Session 2 – Tissue and Systems II - D1 Hall Chairs: Özlem Tuğçe Çilingir Kaya, Esin Yuluğ (0067, 0075, 0087, 0064, 0093, 0102) |
OP Session 3 – Biomaterials – D2 Hall Chairs: Duygu Gök Yurtseven, Başak Işıldar (0106, 0083, 0088, 0022) |
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| 16:40-18:40 | PARALLEL SESSIONS |
Biomimetic Bioprinting for Tissue/Organ Engineering Bahattin Koç (Invited) |
Morphological and Epigenetic Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Marisa Bartolomei - ZOOM (Invited) |
OP Session 4 – Microscopy Techniques – D2 Hall Chairs: Elif Kervancıoğlu Demirci, Merve Elmas (0033, 0099, 0034, 0059) |
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BS Session 1 - Neuroscience -Conference Hall Chairs: Özhan Eyigör, Filiz Onat |
BS Session 2 - Cancer - D1 Hall Chairs: Gamze Güney, Gamze Tanrıöver |
Natural and Sustainable Polymers of Bacterial Origin and Their Biomedical Applications Ipsita Roy (Invited) |
Pushing the Boundaries of Developmental Biology: A Technological Tour de Force in Creating True Interspecies Hybrids with Both a Hybrid Genome and Hybrid Cytoplasm Leyla Satı (Invited) |
17:30-18:00 | CLOSING AND AWARD CEREMONY | |||
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Uncoupling of Aging from Cancer Propagation by Hypothalamic Feeding Circuits Involving the Immune System Tamas Horvath - ZOOM (Invited) |
The Role of IDH Mutations in Brain Tumors Şevin Turcan - ZOOM (Invited) |
Morphological Evaluation of Biomolecule-Conjugated Nanomedicine Platforms Özgül Gök Özatay (Invited) |
OP Session 1 – Tissue and Systems I - D1 Hall Chairs: Deniz Yücel, Pınar Köroğlu (0028, 0046, 0027, 0115, 0116) |
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Blood-Brain Barrier as an Obstacle in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases; Current Considerations and Novel Approaches Bülent Ahıshalı (Invited) |
Multiomics in Minutes: The Next Frontier of Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnostics Roya Khosravi-Far (Invited) |
Theranostics Bükem Tanören (Invited) |
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Visualizing Nervous System Regeneration in Zebrafish. Stefan H. Fuss (Invited) |
Oral Presentations (0031, 0037, 0096, 0044) |
20:00 | GALA DINNER | |||||
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Oral Presentations (0079) |
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| 19:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION | |||||||