Asst. Prof. AyÅŸenur EminoÄŸlu
Principal Investigator (PI)
Dr. AyÅŸenur EminoÄŸlu is an Assistant Professor in the Molecular Biology section of the Department of Biology at Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan University. She specializes in several research areas including Molecular Biotechnology, Metabolic Engineering, Enzymology, Bioinformatics, Biological Modeling, Microbial Biotechnology, Plant Molecular Genetics, Genetic Engineering, and Neurobiology. She currently leads a research group in the Molecular Biology, Genetic, and Metabolic Engineering laboratory at Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan University, in Rize, Türkiye.
Education
2013-2018
Ph. D. in Molecular Biology
Karadeniz Technical University
Ph. D. Thesis
Modification of Hydrogen Metabolism for Improved Ethanol Production in Thermophilic Bacteria. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ali Osman Beldüz - Prof. Lee R. Lynd
Projects
Recombinant cloning, expression and characterization of carbonic anhydrase (CA) and lytic murine transglycosylase (LMT) in Ali Osman Beldüz's Lab
2010-2012
M. Sc. in Molecular Biology
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan University
M. Sc. Thesis
Cloning, expression, purification and biochemical characterization of the Anoxybacillus flavithermus WK1 AfCDA gene.
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1999-2003
B. Sc. in Biology
Selçuk University
Experience
2022- Present
Assistant Professor
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan University
The Section of Molecular Biology
2015-2017
Visiting Scientist
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
2011-2022
Research Assistant
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan University
Project
Metabolic Engineering of microbes to produce ethanol in Lee R. Lynd Lab, with Daniel G. Olson
The Section of Molecular Biology