In the 37th National Congress of Pediatric Surgery, Assoc. Dr. Emil Mammadov and his team were awarded the Experimental Research Award for their studies on the use of 3D Bio-Printer in the field of pediatric surgery.

According to the information provided by the Directorate of Press and Public Relations, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Mammadov and his team presenting their study titled "Three Dimensional Bio-Production: Our first impressions and its potential in Pediatric Surgery" at the 37th National Pediatric Surgery Congress and 23. National Pediatric Nursing Surgery Congress held in Ankara was awarded the "Dr. İhsan Numanoğlu Experimental Research Award" given by the Association of Pediatric Surgery.

Researchers of NEU3D Laboratory affiliated to Experimental Health Sciences Research Center (DESAM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Mammadov, Ersin Aytaç, Ali Türk, Nurullah Akkaya, Görkem Say, Berk Yılmaz, Gökhan Bürge, Tolga Yırtıcı and Ertunç Kırgül conducted research with the first three-dimensional bioprinter produced last year within the scope of “Three Dimensional Bio-Production: Our First Impressions and its Potential in Pediatric Surgery” and on tissue usage in pediatric surgery.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Mammadov noted the following: "In the first stage, the research must focus on the relapse hypospadias or cripple hypospadias, and in the second stage, more complicated studies will be arranged on more complex structures such as trachea and esophagus."

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mammadov stating that the NEU3D Laboratory team has been working on 3D design and printing for four years, said that they are happy to receive an award along with the Turkish-Patent design registration and patent application, and that they are happy to receive financial and moral support from the Board of Trustees of the University and the Experimental Health Sciences Research Center.

2 oral proceedings and 1 poster presentation were made...
At the same time, the study titled "Virtual Classroom and Electronic Exam Application in Pediatric Surgery Education: Our Preliminary Results" and conducted by Emil Mammadov was also presented.

In the 23rd Pediatric Surgery Nursing Congress, which was held simultaneously with the National Pediatric Surgery Congress, Dr. Betül Mammadov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emil Mammadov and Nesrin Özyıldırım presented an oral paper titled "Determination of Anxiety Levels of Parents' on Pre-Circumcision of Their Children", and a poster presentation titled "Treatment of skin irritation of ileostomy with hydrofiber cover consisting of silver ion: A case report".