Zebrafish Research Laboratory
Projects

Ongoing projects and post-project studies

1.System Identification of Multisensory Integration in Zebrafish. TÜBİTAK, 3501-Career Development Program (CAREER) 2020-2023)

PI: Dr. Üyesi İsmail Uyanık

Advisor: Dr. Pervin Dinçer

2.Investigation of Ocular Growth Pathology by Generating LRP5 Mutant Zebrafish via CRISPR-Cas9. TÜBİTAK, 1002- Short Term R&D Funding Program (2021-2022)

PI: Dr. Sezen Güntekin Ergün

Advisor: Dr. Pervin Dinçer

3.Behavioral Mechanisms of Active Sensing. TUBITAK, 1001- The Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program (2021-2024)

PI: Dr. Üyesi İsmail Uyanık

Researcher: Dr. Pervin Dinçer

4.Investigation of the effect of a desmin mutation on desmin protein function by using zebrafish model. TUBITAK,1001- The Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program (2015-2018).

 PI: Dr. Pervin R. Dinçer

5. Investigation of phenotypic effects of variations in the tgfb1 gene created by genome editing techniques on zebrafish cornea.

-Research after PhD thesis

Fulya Yaylacıoğlu Tucay

Advisor: Dr. Pervin Dinçer    

6.Examination of corneal pathology by creating a chst6 mutant zebrafish model through Crispr-Cas9

(2020-2021) Awarded, XII. Dr. Aysun-Ahmet Küçükel Medicine Awards- the Young Researcher Project Support Award, research continues.

PI: Fulya Yaylacıoğlu Tucay

Advisor: Dr. Pervin Dinçer

European Union Projects

1.System Identification of the Dynamics of Multisensory Integration. H2020-EU.1.3.2 (2021-2023)

PI: Dr. Üyesi İsmail Uyanık

Advisor: Dr. Pervin Dinçer

2.Development of Bio-Pesticides and Herbicides for Sustainable Agricultural Product Production. TÜBİTAK, PRIMA 2020 Section 2 (2021-2024)

PI: Dr. Mete Yılmaz

ZF experiments assistant: Ecem Kural-Mangıt

International Projects

Clinical Protective Effect of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Induced Cardiovascular Diseases: Proposed Novel Mechanisms of Action – A Reverse Translational Study, QNRF – NATIONAL PRIORITY RESEARCH PROGRAM

PI: Dr. Hüseyin Çağatay Yalçın

Advisor: Dr. Pervin Dinçer

Projects Completed

 

1.Xmu-Mp-1 Application to Desma Mutant Zebra Fish Model for Treatment. HÜBAP (Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects), Post Graduate Thesis Support (2018-2021).

PI: Dr. Pervin R. Dinçer

 

2. Development of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools in zebrafish for rare diseases modeling. HÜBAP (Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects), Infrastructure Funding Program (2017-2020).
PI: Dr. Pervin R. Dinçer

 

3. Investigation of interaction partners of desmin and lamin B using high-resolution mass spectrometry. HÜBAP (Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects), Short Term Funding Program (2018-2019).
PI: Dr. Pervin R. Dinçer

 

4. Investigation of the effect of a desmin mutation on desmin protein function by using zebrafish model. TUBITAK,1001- The Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program (2015-2018).
PI: Dr. Pervin R. Dinçer