Near East University researchers represented the TRNC with a total of 10 papers, 7 of which were oral presentations and 3 poster presentations, at the International Turkish Microbiology Congress.

In the panel titled “New Technologies and Approaches in Microbiology” organized by the Turkish Microbiology Society (TMC)-TRNC Microbiology Platform, Near East University Vice Rector and TMC-TRNC Microbiology Platform Executive Board Member Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ chaired the session. Near East University Health Operations Research Center Director and Sharjah University Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilber Uzun Özşahin made a presentation titled “Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Microbiology”; Head of TMC-TRNC Microbiology Platform Assoc. Prof. Dr. Buket Baddal made a presentation titled “Organ Chips and Their Use in Infectious Diseases”; and TMC-TRNC Microbiology Platform Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emrah Ruh made a speech titled “Three-Dimensional Printer Technology”.

The research studies of researchers from Near East University attracted great attention…
In addition to the panel, researchers from the Near East University presented their work at the congress. Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilber Uzun Özşahin, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Buket Baddal, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cenk Serhan Özverel, Dr. Cemile Bağkur, PhD student Ayşegül Bostancı and graduate student Melis Kalaycı also presented their research studies in various fields, especially on artificial intelligence and mathematical modeling, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

While oral and poster presentations were highly appreciated, the joint study titled “The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides” and made by Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ, Prof. Dr. Kaya Süer, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilber Uzun Özşahin, Dr. Emrah Güler, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özbilgin, Dr. Mubarak Taiwo Mustapha and his doctoral students İbrahim Çavuş, Pembe Çınarlı and Dr. Emrah Güler, received the Third Prize in the Best Poster branch.

New research and collaborations with different institutions will continue…
TMC-TRNC Microbiology Platform Executive Board pointed out the importance of exchanging ideas and cooperation with different researchers and institutions for successful studies and stated that new research will be carried out jointly with different centers and the findings will be shared with the scientific world.