Postdoctoral Fellows
Mahshid Hashemkhani
Post Doc. – Material Science and Engineering
Room: SCI 228
e-mail: mhashemkhani17@ku.edu.tr
PhD: Koç University, Materials Science and Engineering, 2016-2020
M.Sc: Iran University of Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, 2014-2016
BS: Iran University of Science and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering-Ceramics, 2009-2014
Research focus:
Synthesis of aqueous cationic and anionic Ag2S and AgInS2 quantum dots with different capping agents
Surface functionalization with antibody, photosensitizer, and/or chemotherapeutic drug
Development of quantum dots as an imaging agent using confocal and fluorescence microscopes
Utilization of the nanoparticles in 2D and 3D cell cultures to induce cell cytotoxicity, apoptosis/necrosis, PpIX, ROS generation, ATP, and LDH release with/out laser irradiation (photodynamic/photothermal therapy)
Kübra Bilici
Post Doc. – Material Science and Engineering
Room: SCI 228
e-mail: kbilici@ku.edu.tr
PhD: Koç University, Materials Science and Engineering, 2015-2019
M.Sc: City University of New York-Brooklyn College, Physics, 2013-2015
BS: Gebze Technical University, Physics, 2008-2012
Research focus:
Development of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs)
Investigation of SPIONs’ potential for photothermal and photodynamic therapy
Surface functionalization with antibody, photosensitizer, and/or chemotherapeutic drug