Young Scientist Award to Our Faculty Member from Turkish Society of Immunology

ITU Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceren Çıracı Muğan was awarded the “Işıl Berat Barlan Scientist” award given by the Turkish Society of Immunology under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Talal Chatila.

ITU Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceren Çıracı Muğan was awarded the “Işıl Berat Barlan Scientist” award given by the Turkish Society of Immunology under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Talal Chatila from Harvard Medical School.

The Scientist Award is given to encourage important studies in the field of allergy and immunology and to keep alive the memory of the world-renowned scientist Işıl Berat Barlan, who passed away in 2015. Işıl Berat Barlan Awards, launched in 2016 with the support of the Turkish Society of Immunology under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Talal Chatila from Harvard Medical School, was given in the single category of Young Scientist Award in 2023.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çıracı Muğan’s “Young Scientist” award was presented at the 26th National Immunology Congress held in Ankara on 11-13 November.

About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceren Çıracı Muğan

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çıracı Muğan conducts research on chronic diseases such as asthma and allergies to understand the regulation mechanisms of the innate and adaptive immune system. Çıracı Muğan, who has taken part in many national and international projects, continues her studies with doctoral and master’s students focusing on molecular and cellular immunology at ITU Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.

We congratulate our faculty member and wish her success in her studies.