Z. OZLEM KESKIN
Koc University tel: 90-212-338-1538 (w)
College of Engineering, Chemical & Biological Engineering fax: 90-212-338-1548
Rumelifeneri Yolu, 34450 email: okeskin@ku.edu.tr
Sariyer, Istanbul -Turkey
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EXPERIENCE
10/10 – present Professor Koc University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
07/22 – 08/22 Visiting scientist University of Pittsburgh, Department of Comp & Systems Biology, Pennsylvania, USA
02/12 – 06/12 Visitor at Sabbatical leave National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, MD, USA
09/11 – 01/12 Visitor at Sabbatical leave Bogazici University, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Istanbul, Turkey
10/07 – present Associate Professor Koc University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
04/03 – 09/07 Assistant Professor Koc University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
02/04 – 09/04 Visiting Scientist Center for Cancer Research, Nanabiology program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA
08/01 – 03/03 Assistant Professor Koc University, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Turkey
07/02 – 09/05 Visiting Scientist (with R. Nussinov) for summers, Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA
06/01 – 07/01 Visiting Fellow (with I Bahar) Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
08/99 – 06/01 Post-doctoral Fellow (with DG Covell) Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center (FCRDC), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health & Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA
07/98 – 03/99 Visiting Fellow (with RL Jernigan and DG Covell), FCRDC, NCI, National Institutes of Health, , Frederick, Maryland, USA
10/93 – 07/99 Research and Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering Department, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
06/94 – 09/94 Visiting Fellow, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Intern
06/92 – 08/92 Akin Tekstil, Istanbul, Turkey
06/91 – 08/91 Akcimento Cement Plant, Istanbul, Turkey
EDUCATION
1995 – 1999 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dissertation: Computer-Aided Characterization of Proteins and Anticancer Agents
Advisor: Dr. Ivet Bahar
1993 – 1995 M.S., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Thesis: Preparation of Aerogel Catalysts Using Supercritical Drying and Comparison of Their Physical and Chemical Properties with the Properties of Xerogels
Advisor: Dr. Sermin Sunol & Bahattin Baysal
1989 – 1993 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
TRAINING
Fall 2000, Spring 2001 Biochemistry I & II, FAES Graduate School, NIH, USA
Sep 12-Dec 12, 2001 Current Topics in Genome Analysis, Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, USA
Jul 2-10, 1998: Practical Course: “Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Molecular Biology” by ICGEB), held in Trieste, Italy
HONORS and AWARDS
- Science Academy Member, (Elected), 2012
- Science Award, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), 2012
- KOC University Outstanding Faculty Award, 2012
- Turkish Academy of Sciences, Associate Member (Elected), 2010-2012
- Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)-Encourageent Award, 2009
- Turkish Academy of Sciences, Distinguished Young Scientist Award (TUBA-GEBIP), 2006
- UNESCO-L’OREAL Co-Sponsored Fellowsip for Young Women in Life Sciences, 2005
- Habilitation in Chemical Engineering by YOK (Turkish National Higher Education System), 2004.
- Best Presentation Award, ICSMB, 2003, Vienna, Austria
- RECOMB Travel Award, 2002, Washington DC, USA
- Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award, 1999, Bogazici University
- International Integrated Graduate Research Fellowship, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 1997-1999
- Graduate Research Fellowship, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 1996-1997
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
- Editorial Board Member, Advances in Bioinformatics (2021- )
- Associate Editor, BMC Structural Biology (2010 – 2018)
- Academic Editor, Plos ONE (2010 – )
- Guest Associate Editor, Plos Comp Biol (2013-2014)
- Associate Editor, Plos Comp Biol (2014 – )
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Bioinformatics (2020- )
- Section Editor, Current Opinion in Structural Biology (2015)
- Section Editor, Biophysical Journal (2015)
- Reviewer for Bioinformatics, BMC journals, Plos One, Plos Comp Biol, Nature Communications, Nature Protocols, Nature Scientific Reports, Biophysical J, Proteins, Protein Science, Nucl Acids Res, and many.
MEMBERSHIPS
Biophysical Society (2000-2014)
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
2001 – 2003 American Chemical Society
PERSONAL
Female, Turkish nationality