Principal Investigator

Hüseyin Cumhur Tekin, PhD
Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Dr. Hüseyin Cumhur Tekin received his BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Turkey in 2005, and from Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland in 2007, respectively. He obtained his PhD degree in Microsystems and Microelectronics at EPFL in 2012 as being nominated for Lausanne City award for high quality of his thesis. He worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in EPFL, Harvard Medical School and Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection at Stanford School of Medicine, respectively. He then joined Bioengineering Department of Izmir Institute of Technology in 2016 and he established LBMS. His current interests lie in developing micro and nanotechnologies, point-of-care instruments and telemedicine systems for biomedical applications. He aims to make difference in healthcare services by providing rapid, easy to use and cost effective systems, devices and mobile apps for medical field. Furthermore, Dr. Tekin is a vice chair of IZTECH Bioengineering Department, a board member of IZTECH Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences, a board member of IZTECH Eurasian Centre for Advanced Research, a board member of IZTECH Biotechnology and Innovation Application and Research Center for Sustainable Development, an academic board member of IZTECH Biotechnology and Bioengineering Graduate Program, an academic board member of IZTECH Photonics Department and also an advisor of METU-MEMS center. Dr. Tekin was one of recipients of 2020 Outstanding Young Scientists Awards (GEBIP) from Turkish Academy of Science (TUBA) and 2022 Young Scientist Awards (BAGEP) from Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi). Furthermore, he has been advisory board member of Health Science Research Support Group (SBAG)/ The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) since 2022. 

PhD Students

Ergün Alperay Tarım
PhD, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing) 
MSc, Computer Science, Dokuz Eylul University (2017)
BSc, Mathematics,  Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey (2015)
Research Interests: telemedicine, medical devices, wearable sensors, machine learning, point-of-care testing 

Betül Karakuzu
PhD, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing) 
​BSc, Bioengineering, Ege University, Turkey (2016)
Research Interests: point-of-care testing, surface characterization, magnetic levitation, nanotechnology 

Cemre Öksüz
​PhD, Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing) 
​MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2022)
​BSc​, Bioengineering, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey (2019)
Research Interests: point-of-care testing, personalized medicine, tissue engineering

Hilal Döğer
​PhD, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing) 
MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey (2021)
BSc, Bioengineering, Ege University, Turkey (2018)
Research Interests​: microfluidics, biosensors, process engineering, microfluidic systems

Hüsniye Büyükçakır
​PhD, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing) 
MSc, Faculty of Medicine-Anatomy, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey (2013)
BSc, Secondary School Biology Teacher, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey (2008)
Research Interests​: microfluidics, magnetic levitation, tissue engineering

Seren Keçili
​PhD, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing) 
MSc, Biotechnology, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2019)
BSc, Biology, Istanbul University, Turkey (2015)
Research Interests​: microfluidics, microfabrication, magnetic levitation, tissue engineering

MSc Students

Hatice Ahsen Özcan
​MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing)
​BSc​, Biomedical Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey (2021 / 2022)
Research Interests: tissue engineering, microfluidics, biosensors

Öykü Doyran
​MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing)
​BSc​, Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2020)
Research Interests: microfluidics, magnetic levitation, microfabrication, simulation

Sadık Koç
​MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing)  
BSc, Biomedical Engineering, Pamukkale University, Turkey (2021)
Research Interests: point-of-care testing, microfluidics, tissue engineering

Şeyda Keleş
​MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing)
​BSc​, Biomedical Engineering, İstanbul Medipol University, Turkey (2021)
Research Interests: microfluidics, tissue Engineering

Interns

Züleyha Başaran
Intern (October 2022)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2024)

Tuğçe Haskavuk
Intern (October 2022)  
BSc, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2023)

Büşra Erimez
Intern (March 2021)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2023)

Hamza Erdem Bolat
Intern (February 2022)  
BSc, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2024)

Mehmet Değirmenci
Intern (October 2020)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2023)

Alumni

Ahmed Aydın
​MSc and PhD Student (2018-2022)  
PhD, Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing)
MSc, Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2021)
​BSc​, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Gaziantep University, Turkey (2015)
Research Interests: microfluidics, wearable sensors, epidermal electronics

Kerem Delikoyun
MSc and PhD student (2016-2021) 
​BSc, Engineering Physics,  Gaziantep University, Turkey (2015)
Research Interests: digital holographic microscopy, microfluidics, cell assays, point-of-care testing 

Sena Yaman
PhD student (2016-2020) 
PhD, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2020)
MSc, Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Turkey (2014)
BSc, Bioengineering, Ege University, Turkey (2011)
Research Interests: magnetic levitation, magnetic applications, bioassays, point-of-care testing

Esra Yılmaz
MSc and PhD student (2017-2020) 
MSc, Biotechnology, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2019)
BSc, Bioengineering, Ege University, Turkey (2016)
Research Interests: microfluidics, magnetic levitation, microfabrication, simulation

Özge Solmaz Özçelik
​MSc student (2019-2022) 
MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2022)
​BSc​, Physics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2019)
Research Interests: magnetic levitation, microfluidics, modelling of microsystems, tissue engineering

Nisa Demircan
​MSc student (2021-2022) 
MSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (ongoing) 
DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, Turkey (2018)
Research Interests: Cell sorting, microfluidics, veterinary applications

Ali Aslan Demir
​MSc student (2018-2021)
​MSc, Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2021)
​BSc​, Physics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey (2018)
Research Interests: digital holographic microscopy, biophysics, deep learning

Gamze Tamur
​MSc student (2016-2019) 
MSc, Biotechnology, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2019)
​BSc​, Computer Engineering, Yasar University, Turkey (2015)

Seda Sarıbaş
​MSc student (2017-2019) 
BSc, Software Engineering, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey (2017)

Yekta Gülmez
​MSc student (2016-2019) 
MSc, Biotechnology, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2019)
BSc, Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2015)

Eren Kose
Intern (Summer 2022)  
BSc, Genetics and Bioengineering, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey (2024)

Çağın Tunç
Intern (December 2021)  
BSc, Computer Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2024)

Metehan Güzelkaya
Intern (August 2021)  
MD, Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey (2022)

Reyhan Çoban
Intern (August 2021)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Ege University, Turkey (2022)

Gunça Niyazmetova
Intern (July 2021)  
BSc, Physical Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey (2024)

Elif Şifa Ataman
Intern (March 2021)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Celal Bayar University, Turkey (2021)

Göktük Cinel
Intern (October 2020)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2021)

İlayda Karaca
Intern (October 2020)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2023)

Sema Benzer
Intern (Summer 2020)
​BSc, Bioengineering, Ege University, Turkey (2022)

Öykü Beytorun
Intern (July 2020)  
BSc, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2022)

Pınar Buse Taşkıran
Intern (July 2020)  
BSc, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2022)

İlayda Tülü
Intern (March 2020)  
BSc, Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey (2023)

Osman Saraç
Intern (Summer 2019)
​BSc, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Abdullah Gül University, Turkey (2020)

Nilsu Dönmez
Intern (Summer 2017)
​BSc, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul Technology University, Turkey (2018)

LBMS Photos

Lab new year lunch, December 2022

Teknopark Izmir High Technology Awards, June 2022

Graduation ceremony, July 2022

Lab breakfast, June 2022

First place at Hack4treat, November 2021

Young Researcher Award at MicroTAS, October 2021

Dr. Tekin's Birthday, October 2021

Bioengineering Department, September 2021

LBMS, August 2021

Microfabrication at KUANTAM, March 2021

Patent Competition, October 2020

Dr. Tekin's Birthday, October 2020

Laboratory Meeting, June 2020

Laboratory Experiments, March 2020

New year lunch, December 2019

New year celebration, December 2019

Graduation ceremony, July 2019

Master thesis presentations, July 2019

Group photo, April 2019

Lab lunch, October 2018

Yekta's birthday event, February 2018

Seren's birthday lunch, November 2017

Kerem's birthday and Nilsu's farewell, August 2017

Lab lunch, February 2017