2020 News
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An Innovative Approach to the SBIR and STTR Programs: AFWERX “Open Topic” ProgramDr. Nilay Papila from Stanford University provides information about the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs as the most commonly used funding tools for domestic small businesses in the United States since 1982 (Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-219)). full story |
Ergun Akleman on Dynamic Still-Life Paintings with Global IlluminationIn the future, we can have hyper-realistic dynamic paintings in our homes. These paintings will be able to change based on the existing illumination from the environment. full story |
Erdogan Ceylan on Covid-19 and Food SupplySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of the infectious disease named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization in February 2020. full story |
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Science Cartoon - History of Science:MasksDuring Medieval times, plague doctors wore a beak-like mask during a pandemic. These masks were filled with aromatic items. The discovery of the "beak-like masks" is attributed to Charles de Lorme, who Charles was the chief physician of three French kings, Henri IV, Louis XIII, and Louis XIV from 1610 to 1650. full story |
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Dr. Ivet Bahar elected to the American National Academy of SciencesAmerican National Academy of Sciences, one of the most distinguished scientific institutions in the world, a Turkish woman scientist was selected as a 'member'. full story |
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Google Doodle celebrated Turkish astrophysicist Dr. Dilhan EryurtGoogle Doodle celebrated Turkish astrophysicist Dr. Dilhan Eryurt on June 20, 2020. Dr. Eryurt was the first Turkish woman to work as a scientist at NASA. She researched the evolution of stars leading to an unexpected discovery about the history of the solar system. full story |
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Dr. Umut A. Gurkan developed a portable diagnostic platform to test sickle cell diseaseDr. Umut A. Gurkan, the Warren E. Rupp Associate Professor of Case Western Reserve University, invented “The Gazelle Hb Variant test” to identify sickle cell disease (SCD) and other Hb Variants from a small blood sample in 8-minutes. full story |
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Dr. Can Geylani is announced to be the recipient of AACR-CRUK FellowshipAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)–Cancer Research UK (CRUK) announced Dr. Can Geylani as the recipient of the Transatlantic Fellowship. full story |
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Dr. Betul Kacar has been named the fellow for a new Scialog initiative, Signatures of Life in the UniverseDr. Betul Kacar has been named the fellow for a new Scialog initiative, Signatures of Life in the Universe, co-sponsored by Research Cooperation for Science Advancement (RCSA), and the Heising-Simons Foundation and with additional program support from the Kavli Foundation in 2020. full story |
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A Turkish scientist, Prof. Dr. Uğur Şahin, became a partner of PFIZER Inc. to develop COVID-19 vaccineA Turkish scientist, Prof. Dr. Uğur Şahin, became a partner of PFIZER Inc. to develop a vaccine as part of Global COVID-19 MRNA Vaccine Development Program. full story |
196 Scientists from Turkish Universities are listed in Mendeley’s “100,000 top-scientists” DatasetMendeley created a publicly available database of 100,000 top-scientists providing standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions for 22 scientific fields. full story |